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The Learn to Swim Stage 1-7 Awards are divided into progressive stages. They make up the core, national syllabus of learning to swim for children.

They are designed to reward your child for their development of the essential aquatic skills they need to be confident, competent and safe in the water.

Each of the Learn to Swim Stage 1-7 Awards has a list of clear outcomes that need to be completed in order to gain each Award.

At request and subject to availability, 1 to 1 swimming lessons are available.

• Enter and exit the water safely.
• Move forward, backwards and sideways for a distance of 5 metres, feet on or off the floor.
• Scoop the water and wash the face.
• Be comfortable with water showered from overhead.
• Move from a flat floating position on the back and front and return to standing.
• Push and glide in a flat position on the front and back from a wall.
• Give examples of two pool rules.

• Jump in from poolside safely and exit water without support.
• Blow bubbles a min. of 3 times rhythmically, with nose and mouth submerged.
• Move from a flat floating position on the back and front and return to standing without support.
• Push from a wall and glide on the back - arms can be by the side or above the head. Same on front with arms extended.
• Travel using a recognised leg action with feet off the pool floor on back and front for 5 metres, without use of floatation equipment.
• Perform a tuck to rotate from a flat floating position on the front, to a back floating position, then return to standing. Same on back to front.
• Perform a log roll from the back to the front and front to the back.

• Jump in from poolside and submerge. Exit without using steps.
• Sink, push away from wall and maintain a streamlined position.
• Push and glide on the front with arms extended and log roll onto the back. Same on back to front.
• Travel 5 metres on the front, perform a tuck to rotate onto the back and return on the back.
• Fully submerge to pick up an object.
• Correctly identify 3 of 4 key water safety messages.*
• Push and glide and travel 10 metres on the back and also front.
• Perform a tuck float and hold for three seconds.

*The four key water safety messages include: always swim in a safe place, always swim with an adult, if you fall in, float, breathe, relax and if someone else is in trouble, call 999/112

• Perform a sequence of changing shapes (minimum of 3) whilst floating on the surface and show an understanding of floating.
• Push and glide from the wall towards the pool floor.
• Kick 10 metres each stroke backstroke, front crawl, and breaststroke (one item of equipment optional).
• Kick 10 metres butterfly on the front or on the back.
• Perform a head first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
• Travel on back and log roll in one continuous movement onto front and the same onto back.
• Push and glide and swim 10 metres, choice of stroke is optional.

• Perform a flat stationary scull on the back.
• Perform a feet first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
• Perform a sculling sequence with a partner for 30-45 seconds to include a rotation.
• Tread water for 30 seconds.
• Perform three different shaped jumps into deep water.
• Push and glide and swim 10 metres backstroke, front crawl, breastroke and butterfly (performed to Swim England expected standards).
• Perform a handstand and hold for a minimum of 3 seconds.
• Perform a forward somersault.
• Demonstrate an action for getting help.

• Give 2 examples of how to prepare for exercise and understand why it is important.
• Sink, push off on side from the wall, glide, kick and rotate into backstroke and also front crawl
• Swim 10 metres wearing clothes.
• Push and glide and swim front crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and backstroke to include at least six rhythmical breaths.
• Push and glide and swim 25 metres, choice of stroke is optional (performed to Swim England expected standards).
• Perform a ‘shout and signal’ rescue.
• Perform a surface dive.

• Push and glide and swim 25 metres each stroke - backstroke, front crawl, breaststroke and butterfly (performed to Swim England standards).
• Perform a movement sequence (linking skills with strokes and sculls) of one minute duration, in a group of 3 or more, incorporating a number of the following skills:
• Sculling: head first, feet first
• Rotation: forward or backward somersault, log roll
• Floating: star on the front or back, tuck float, create own
• Eggbeater: Moving, lifting one or both arms out of the water
• Perform a sitting dive or dive.
• Push and glide and swim 50 metres continuously using one stroke and 100 metres (performed to Swim England standards).
• Tread water using eggbeater action for 30 seconds.
• Complete an obstacle course (minimum of 4 objects) with feet off the pool floor throughout.