Upon booking your child for our Learn to Swim programme, we will assess what level they join.

Find out the levels your child will achieve through each stage of our programme.

Water babies

• Minnows(6-14 months)
• Frogs (12-24 months)
• Seahorses (24-36 months)

Aged 3-5 years (pre-school)

CRABS

• Safe entry and exit
• Take part in games
• Full submersion with bubbles
• Explores pool environment

GOLDFISH

• Safe entry and exit
• Float on back and front with help
• Kicks on back and front with help

PENGUINS

• Safe entry and exit
• Floats on back and front (no help)
• Streamline glide and float on front
• Kick on front and back with aid

Aged 5+ learners

JELLYFISH

• Safe and confident entry and exit
• Safe and confident water play
• Exploration of pool environment
• Full submersion and blowing bubbles
• Starfish float front and back with aid

STARFISH

• Starfish float on front (no help)
• Starfish float on back with aid
• Streamline glide on front
• Kick front and back width of learner’s pool with board
• Streamline kick holding body position

TURTLES

• Streamline kick on front and back for width of learner’s pool
• Starfish float on back (no help)
• Freestyle and backstroke unassisted for 4 metres
• Sculling on back (no kicking)Kick front and back length of learner’s pool (or equivalent) with board

SNAPPERS

• Freestyle and backstroke unassisted (with basis of correct style)
• Freestyle breathing assisted
• Streamline kick front 5–10m

• Sculling on back (no kick)

SALMON

• Competent and consistent freestyle (25m)
• Competent and consistent backstroke (25m)
• Basic breastroke kick (15m)

MARLINS

• Competent and consistent freestyle (25 metres)
• Competent and consistent backstroke (25 metres)
• Basic breast stroke kick (15 metres)
• Streamline on back (25 metres)

DOLPHINS

• 50 metres freestyle, with emphasis on good bodyline, style and competent breathing technique
• 50 metres backstroke (good technique)
• 50 metres streamline on back
• 25 metres breaststroke kick
• Streamline fly kick

CROCODILES

• 100 metres freestyle (good technique)
• 100 metres backstroke (good technique)
• 50 metres streamline kick on back
• 25 metres breaststroke
• Basic butterfly
• Dive and streamline

SHARKS

• Timed 200 metres freestyle (4:30)
• 150 metres backstroke (good technique)
• 75 metres streamline kick on back
• 50 metres breaststroke
• 25 metres butterfly
• Dive and streamline

The Aquatics Hastings Learn to Swim programme offers classes for pre-school and school-aged children at Clive War Memorial Pool and Swim Heretaunga Pool.

Classes are offered at a range of times with pre-school and water baby classes available during the day Monday to Friday and on Saturday mornings. Classes for school aged children are available.

Classes are run during the school term with breaks coinciding with the school holidays. Please note, lessons are not available on public holidays.

If your child is school-aged, we require them to be assessed as part of their initial registration. This is to ensure your child is placed in the best class for their current swimming ability.

Clive Pool also offers intensive Learn to Swim block courses and stroke technique clinics during most term breaks.

Adult Learn to Swim classes are offered either individually or in small groups at Clive Pool.

To secure your child’s place in our Learn to Swim programme contact Flaxmere Pool on phone +64 6 879 7676 or Clive Pool on phone +64 6 870 0492 or visit the pool during open hours.