About our swimming classes at Muir Swimming
Infant classes
We have 3 levels in our infant classes.
- 6-12 months
- 12-24 months
- 24-36 months
Our infant classes are an introduction into an aquatic environment for our young swimmers with the aim being to gradually attain skills and competence in the water with fun activities appropriate to each stage of development.
A parent must be in the water with their child in our infant classes. Parents play a key role in the development of our young swimmers at this early stage. You are there to provide support and security for your child and enhance their confidence in the water.
3 to 5 years (preschool)
Our preschool classes focus around developing independence in the water. Swimmers will develop basic stroke principles on their front and back and will begin to swim unaided for short distances.
This stage is a crucial part of your child’s development. Swimmers will be taught how to correctly, float, tread water and recover to safety independently in these classes.
Ages 5+ (school age)
Our school age swimming program consists of 4 levels. All swimmers at this level will focus on 4 key aspects of swimming development:
- Body position and streamline
- Stroke Development of the 4 primary strokes – Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke & Butterfly.
- Efficient kicking Technique
- Sculling and water feel techniques
Along with these 4 key principles of learning to swim, swimmers will learn water awareness and water safety procedures.
Our 4 levels of achievement
- Turtle 12.5m Freestyle and Backstroke with a board
- Seal 12.5m Freestyle and Backstroke unaided. Understanding of Breaststroke and Butterfly Kick
- Swordfish 25m Freestyle and Backstroke. 12.5 Breaststroke. 12.5m Butterfly kick
- Shark 50m Freestyle and Backstroke 25m Breaststroke. 12.5m basic Butterfly