Learn to Swim
Papamoa Swimming Club follows the SwimSafe curriculum used by Swimming New Zealand. The children have two 20 minute lessons each week over a 6 week block. We have two blocks one in Term 4 and the other beginning Term 1 of the following year. We take children from age 5 and up.
Registration Nights for 2009
Monday 2nd & Tuesday 3rd February 2009
5.00-6.30pm @ Club Rooms
Term runs from
Monday 9 February -Thursday 19th March
Cost: $60.00
for 12 lessons (20 mins each) over 6 weeks – Mon & Thurs nights
Learning to Swim Enrolment Form [click here] 
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SwimSafe Levels
LEVEL 1 – For cautious beginners ie no under yet
Your child will learn how to safely enter and exit the pool. Various activities will be played to make your child comfortable with moving in the water, moving onto voluntary – submersion. Most if not all will end the season floating and hopefully regaining their feet.
LEVEL 2 – For beginners who are under, maybe floating, doing arm actions.
This is a very busy level with a lot to learn. Your child will learn to float on front and back and regain feet, glide on front and back, freestyle arm action, sculling and rigid aid assistance. They will need to do these things well to learn other aquatic skills. This level is the foundation for great swimming.
LEVEL 3 – For the child to learn to breathe, beginner breast stroke arms and legs.
Level 3 is where your child could spend both ends of the season as learning to breathe properly and effectively can take a while to achieve. The children also have to achieve the rudiments of breast stroke legs and arms to be able to achieve in the next levels.
LEVEL 4 – For the child to get fine tuning of breast and start distance swimming.
Your child will swim three strokes the distance of 25 m and start to realise good technique is essential to be able to swim a lot of lengths. They will learn survival backstroke and individual survival initiatives.
LEVEL 5 – Last group of Lts. Increased distances, survival stepped up.
They will learn sidestroke. Build up their stamina which will make them breath properly, as they won’t complete the distances if their technique is bad.
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