Learn2swim is the non-competitive teaching section of Milngavie & Bearsden ASC.
Location
Cleveden Secondary
42 Cleveden Road
Glasgow
G12 0JW
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Lessons take place on Monday & Wednesday
5.30
| Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| 6.00 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| 6.30 | Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 |
| 7.00 | Break |
7.15
| Level 4 | Stroke development |
8.00 - 9.00 | Minifit |
Levels
Level 1 | Level 2 | Level 3 | Level 4 | Stroke Developement | Mini-fit
| Level 1 | Beginner’s class
Max class size is 6 swimmers
Class held at the shallow end of the pool
Coach is in the pool
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| Level 2 requirements | Perform 10 bobs and submerge confidently (exhaling under the water) |
| Push, glide and kick half a width |
| Kick 8 meters front crawl with float - turning head to side to breathe (exhaling under water) |
| Swim 8 meters front crawl arms recovering over water with side breathing |
| Kick 8 meters back crawl with float |
| Swim 8 meters back crawl - arms recovering over the water |
| Half width breast stroke kick with float |
| Jump into water from the side assisted or unassisted |
| Demonstrate confidence in deeper water |
| Tread water for at least 5 seconds |
| Perform 10 bobs and submerge confidently (exhaling under the water) |
Max class size is 6 swimmers.
Class held at the shallow end of the pool.
Coach is in the pool
| Level 3 requirements | Swim 10 meters front crawl - kicking must be from hips, arms recovering over the water and breathing by rolling head to the side |
| Swim 10 meters back crawl - kicking must be from hips at surface of water straight arm recovery and correct body position |
| Swim 8 meters breaststroke with arms and legs circling and breathing to the front |
| Surface dive - pick up an object from a depth of at least 1 meter – head or feet first |
| Jump in confidently |
| Tread water for at least 10 seconds |
Max class size is 6 swimmers.
Class swimming widths of the deep end of the pool.
Coach may be in the pool
| Level 4 requirements | Swim 16 meters front crawl - arms recovering over the water, kicking from the hips and attempt at bilateral breathing |
| Swim 16 meters back crawl - correct body position, straight arm recovery |
| Swim 16 meters breaststroke - pull, breath, kick and glide - feet should be turned out |
| Kick 10 meters of butterfly kick - legs stay together and kick originates from the hips |
| Surface dive - pick up and object from a depth of at least 1.2 meters - head or feet first |
| Tread water for at least 30 seconds |
Max class size is 8 swimmers per coach
Class swimming lengths of the pool
Coach not in the pool
Stroke Development Requirements
| Swim 32 meters front crawl - kicking from the hips, bilateral breathing as arms go into recovery |
| Swim 32 meters breaststroke - pull, breathe, kick, glide- feet should be turned out |
| Swim 32 meters back crawl - correct body position, straight arm recovery |
| Kick 16 meters of butterfly kick - legs stay together and kick originates from the hips |
| Swim 10 meters of buttterfly - legs stay together and kick originates from hips |
| Tread water 20 seconds arms only, 20 seconds legs only |
| Surface dive 1.5 meters head and feet first |
Max class size is 8 swimmers per coach
Class swimming lengths of the pool
Coach not in the pool
Swimmers move from Stroke Development into Tadpoles in M & B club or into Mini-Fit
| Mini-fit | Mini-fit is for confident swimmers who have neither the time nor desire to commit to club swimming but wish to swim as a regular form of exercise.
Max class size is 8 swimmers per coach
Class swimming lengths of the pool
Coach not in the pool |