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Every skill our certified instructors teach, explained in plain words: what it looks like, how we teach it, and the milestones along the way.
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Every skill our certified instructors teach, explained in plain words: what it looks like, how we teach it, and the milestones along the way.
Starts, turns and finishes are everything that happens at the wall: arriving safely, pushing off, turning and finishing a length. They help lap swimmers and children heading to a swim team, and any diving is taught in lessons only, where the instructor has confirmed the water is deep enough.
Your child learns to push off the wall with their feet, stretch out long and glide straight into swimming. It gives every length a smooth, easy start.
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Your child learns to swim all the way to the wall, ease up just enough and take hold without bumping it. It keeps heads and fingers safe, and it turns the wall into a place to rest.
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Your child learns to touch the wall, turn around and push off into the next length without standing up. It turns short swims into continuous swimming, and it is the turn many lap swimmers use for life.
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Your child learns to finish breaststroke and butterfly with both hands on the wall at once, then turn and swim on. It is the natural way to end these strokes, and a must for anyone heading to a swim team.
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Your child learns to roll forward just before the wall, push off with their feet and swim straight on. It is the fast, smooth turn used by swim team swimmers, and many lap swimmers enjoy it too.
In reviewKids · Teens · Adults
Your child learns to do a forward roll in the water and come up facing the right way. It is great fun, and it is the first step towards a flip turn.
In reviewKids · Teens
Your child learns to count strokes into the wall on their back, then turn and push off again without bumping their head. It makes backstroke safer and smoother, whether they swim for fun or on a team.
In reviewKids · Teens · Adults
Your child learns the special start to each breaststroke length: a glide, one long underwater pull and a kick up into swimming. It gives every push-off a smooth burst of speed, and it is part of every breaststroke race.
In reviewKids · Teens · Adults
Your child learns to rise from a glide and start swimming without stopping or losing speed. It makes every push-off and turn flow into the length, in front crawl and backstroke.
In reviewKids · Teens · Adults
Your child learns to go into the water hands first, safely and in control, only where the instructor has confirmed it is deep enough. It is a proud milestone, taught with safety at the centre of every step.
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Your child learns to hold still on the starting mark and go the moment the signal sounds, without losing control. It helps them feel ready and calm at their first swim meets.
In reviewKids · Teens
Your child learns to keep swimming right to the wall and touch it cleanly, instead of drifting in at the end. It helps racers finish strong and helps lap swimmers end every length calmly.
In reviewKids · Teens · Adults · Seniors
Your child learns to change from one stroke to the next at the wall, as swimmers do in a medley. It brings all four strokes together, and it is a proud step for young team swimmers.
In reviewKids · Teens · Adults