Water Creatures
(Ages 5 years and up )
The Water Creatures programme is a 6 level stepping stone to becoming a swimmer that understands all areas of water safety. The principals of all 5 swimming strokes are covered (butterfly, backstroke,breaststroke, freestyle and underwater).
Children at the end of this level are able to complete the following:
• Freestyle change to backstroke across pool
• Streamlined front kick across pool
• Freestyle arms 4 metres
• Backstroke arms with noodle 4 metres
• Breathing drills
• Freestyle breathing with board 4 metres
• Basic backstroke -unassisted
Children at the end of this level are able to complete the following:
• Backstroke relaxed for 6 metres
• Freestyle breathing with board 6 metres
• Freestyle breathing unassisted 6 metres
• Breaststroke kick with board 6 metres
• Basic butterfly undulation
• 4 metres underwater streamline
• Basic butterfly with kick





