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Kids Swimming Lessons Walkden

Learn to swim at Total Fitness Walkden

For ages 4+ years, your child will develop their swimming skills through seven stages, focused on developing their water safety awareness, competence in the water and most importantly, confidence in the water.

Meet Team Splosh

An experienced team of friendly teachers, here to ensure your child develops positive and long lasting experiences in the water, led by Splosh, a lover of the water and big fan of making learning fun.

At a glance

6 swimmers per lesson
Lesson stages based on ability rather than age
Parents not required to be in the water
Those completely new to swimming/beginner in the water will start on Magic Movers
Dedicated group feedback time at the end of each lesson to help support your child’s progress

Lesson Stages

1

Magic
Movers

Using fun games and floatation equipment, children will develop their basic movement skills and water confidence, along with safety in and around the water, helping to build the foundations for future swimming skills and techniques.

Using fun games and floatation equipment, children will develop their basic movement skills and water confidence, along with safety in and around the water, helping to build the foundations for future swimming skills and techniques.

This stage is for children who are non swimmers, having their first experiences with the water.

2

Awesome
Adventurers

Children will start to learn how to get in and out of the water safely, including jumping in, along with basic floating and traveling through the water. They will also learn to get themselves in an upright position, unaided.

Children will start to learn how to get in and out of the water safely, including jumping in, along with basic floating and traveling through the water. They will also learn to get themselves in an upright position, unaided.

To begin this stage, your child must be able to:

Enter the water safely
Move 5 metres in multiple directions
Push and glide on the front and back from a wall
Give examples of two pool rules
Exit the water safely

3

Pool
Pioneers

Now we go below the surface, as children learn to submerge themselves safely under water and continue to develop safely getting into the water. Further techniques will help them achieve a 10 metres swim on the front and back, unaided.

Now we go below the surface, as children learn to submerge themselves safely under water and continue to develop safely getting into the water. Further techniques will help them achieve a 10 metres swim on the front and back, unaided.

To begin this stage, your child must be able to:

Jump in from poolside safety
Travel 5 metres using their legs
Perform a log roll
Exit the water without support

4

Kicking
Kids

Let's get moving, as children learn to master their kicking technique for all four strokes (Front stroke, Back Stroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly Stroke) and further develop their buoyancy skills, bringing it all together to swim a minimum of 10 metres.

Let's get moving, as children learn to master their kicking technique for all four strokes (Front stroke, Back Stroke, Breaststroke and Butterfly Stroke) and further develop their buoyancy skills, bringing it all together to swim a minimum of 10 metres.

To begin this stage, your child must be able to:

Jump in from poolside and submerge
Travel 10 metres on the front or back with feet off the pool floor
Identify three of the four water safety messages
Perform a tuck float for three seconds or more
Exit the water without using steps

5

Terrific
Treaders

Standing on their own two feet (in the water at least) it's time to tread water and develop lifesaving water skills. Children will also perform all strokes to the standard of the Swim England framework.

Standing on their own two feet (in the water at least) it's time to tread water and develop lifesaving water skills. Children will also perform all strokes to the standard of the Swim England framework.

To begin this stage, your child must be able to:

Push, glide and swim 5 metres, using any stroke
Push and glide from the wall towards the pool floor
Kick 10 metres in all four strokes

6

Club
Champs

Now we really master all four strokes as children develop efficient and effective swimming techniques and coordinated breathing. They will also develop their safety skills, by learning to swim in clothes.

Now we really master all four strokes as children develop efficient and effective swimming techniques and coordinated breathing. They will also develop their safety skills, by learning to swim in clothes.

To begin this stage, your child must be able to:

Tread water for 30 seconds
Perform three different shaped jumps into deep water
Perform a forward somersault
Perform a handstand for three seconds or more
Push, glide and swim 10 metres in all four strokes

7

Aqua
Athletes

Using all the skills developed through the previous stages, children will develop their stamina, timing of all four strokes and perform them for a minimum of 25 metres. Three of the strokes will be combined to create a 100 metres linked routine.

Using all the skills developed through the previous stages, children will develop their stamina, timing of all four strokes and perform them for a minimum of 25 metres. Three of the strokes will be combined to create a 100 metres linked routine.

To begin this stage, your child must be able to:

Swim 10 metres wearing clothes
Push, glide and swim all the four strokes
Perform a 'shout and signal' rescue
Perform a surface dive
Swim 25 metres in all four strokes

Still not sure which stage is right for your child?

If your child has attended swimming lessons with a different provider, follow our guide below to help you match their experience to our lesson stages.