Advanced Learn to Swim, Bass Hill
Dolphin
This is where we introduce breaststroke while continuing to work on our freestyle and backstroke.
- Ages
- 7 years and over
- Class length
- 30 minutes
- Class size
- 5 children
- Instructor
- In the water
About Dolphin
Dolphin group is where we start to prepare you for squad training. The instructor is still in the water, and our focus is on further developing your child's skills while introducing more advanced techniques.
Lessons run for 30 minutes and we recommend one to two sessions per week.
What we work on
- Refining freestyle and backstroke to an intermediate level
- Introduction of breaststroke kick
- Endurance
- Drills for body position, kick and breathing
- Race starts
Moving up
- Your child is able to swim 12 metres of freestyle and backstroke with good technique and a continuous strong flutter kick
- They can maintain correct head position and breathing for freestyle and backstroke over a longer distance
- They have good technique in breaststroke kick
- They move into Sharks, our last level before leaving us to go to squads
In the pool
