Learning breaststroke, an introduction to flip turns and building endurance.
The development level is where children who already swim two strokes comfortably learn the third, breaststroke, and build distance endurance. From this level on, lessons are structured as short training sets: warm-up, technique, main set and cool-down.
By the end of the term a blue-cap swimmer is expected to complete 100 metres of mixed strokes (25 metres each of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle again) without stopping. This is also the threshold for swimming safely in school pools and in open water on summer holidays.
A swimmer who completes the 100 metres, swims 25 metres of breaststroke without a rule error and can attempt a flip turn moves up to the navy cap.
Breathing, floating and safe entry through play in the teaching pool, for ages 4-5.
Ages 6-12: floating and kicking basics for children who are comfortable in water but cannot swim yet.
Reaching 25 metres in freestyle and backstroke and settling side breathing.
