Surrey Swim School is based on the ASA’s National Plan for Teaching Swimming. It is a national syllabus for delivering aquatics and provides Stages for your children to progress and become competent, confident and safe in the water. The framework is divided into seven Stages and once the swimmer has gained the core range of skills required for the seven Stages he/she is ready to progress to Stages 8 to 10 in a variety of aquatic disciplines:- competitive swimming, rookie lifesaving, diving, water polo and synchronised swimming. Various other badges will be incorporated to enhance the programme such as distance awards.
Assessments are completed on each swimmer towards the end of term and a Progress Report is then prepared so that the swimmer and parent can see progress made. The Progress Report will have each skill attempted so that a clear picture is given on progress and goals for the following term.
| CLASS | BADGES | DISTANCE | PRE-REQUISITE |
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Parent and Child
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Starfish and Ducklings
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n/a
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Six months to 3 years. Swimmer to be accompanied by an adult
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Tadpoles
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Duckling 1 to 5
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n/a
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Three to four years old.
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Minnows
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Stage 1
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n/a
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Has little or no water confidence
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Seahorses
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Stage 2
Water Skills 1 |
5 m
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Is a water confident non-swimmer that can achieve 5m with buoyancy aids
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Frogs
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Stage 3
Water Skills 2 |
10m Front and Back
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Is a swimmer able to swim 5m on front and back without buoyancy aids or Stage 2
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Seals
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Stage 4
Water Skills 3 |
25m Front and Back
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Is a swimmer able to swim 10 Front and Back or Stage 3
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Dolphins
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Stage 5
Water Skills 4 |
50m Front and Back,
10m Front Crawl, 10m Backstroke, 10m Breaststroke 10m Butterfly |
Is a swimmer able to swim 25m Front and Back or Stage 4
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Otters
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Stage 6
Water Skills 5 |
100m – recognisable strokes
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Is a confident swimmer able to swim 50m front and back and 10m on all strokes. or Stage 5
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Marlins
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Stage 7
Bronze |
200m/400m
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Is a confident swimmer able to swim 100m on a recognisable stroke and 25m on all strokes or Stage 6.
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Penguins
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Stage 8
Water Skills 6 Silver Rookie Bronze |
800m
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Is a strong swimmer able to swim 50m on all 4 strokes and 200m using three strokes or Stage 7.
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King Penguins
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Stage 9
Gold Challenge Rookie Silver |
1,000m/1 mile
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Is a strong swimmer able to swim 200m on three strokes and able to turn on all strokes
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Emperor Penguins
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Stage 10
School Speed Swims Spring Rookie Gold |
2,000m/3,000m
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Is a strong swimmer as above with turns and starts on all strokes.
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Junior Fitness
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Winter – Fitness and Diving
Spring – Fitness and Syncro Summer – Fitness/Water Polo |
n/a
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n/a
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Swim Fitness
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n/a
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n/a
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Able to swim 100m front and back
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SWIMMING – THE FUN WAY TO FITNESS