Swimming Lessons for children aged 4+Ethan Electric Eel
Three stages of learning
Learning to Swim for beginners - aged 4+
Swimming with Ethan Electric Eel
Ethan guides swimmers (4yrs+) through a 3 stage programme. This programme marks the beginning of swimmers experience being in the water for the first time on their own (without 1:1 adult supervision)!
Swimming lessons will be conducted in small groups by the swimming instructor enabling optimum swimming and rest periods for our beginner swimmers.
Did you know? – Eel’s discharge electricity from their body like a taser! Their favourite foods are shrimps, crabs and meat.
Learning Outcomes
- Stage 1
- Stage 2
- Stage 3
- Intro – Aquatic Environment
- Safe Entry / Exits
- Water Confidence Practices – Breathing, Blowing Bubbles
- Movement – Various methods (Spatial Awareness)
- Push & Glide
- Floating – Regain to Feet
- Rotation
- Introduction to Propulsion using Leg and Arm Practices
- Introduction to Treading Water
- Equipment Use
- Water Safety
- Aquatic Environment
- Develop Push and Glide
- Propulsion
- Movement
- Alternating Leg and Arm Practices
- Introduce Basic Breaststroke Type Action
- Breathing Practices
- Submerging
- Treading Water
- Entries / Exits
- Floating Front / Back
- Environment Education
- Aquatic Environment
- Entry / Exit
- Develop Push and Glide
- Swim Distance – Breathing
- Treading Water
- Introduction of Front and Back Arm Actions
- Basic Breaststroke Type Action
- Develop Submerging
- Floatation –At least 3 positions
- Propulsion
- Equipment Use
- Water Safety