POSEIDON AQUATIC CLUB

Poseidon Aquatic club Learn to Swim Guppy helps to build water confidence, while introducing water safety skills and the basic skills needed to build swimming ability.Learn to Swim Guppy is the first step of the core PoseidonLearn to Swim Guppy Awards.Learners will develop basic safety awareness, learn basic movement skills and water confidence skills.They will also be introduced to a structured class setting. Swimmers may use flotation equipment, such as armbands and floats, throughout this stage.Once your child has completed Learn to Swim Guppy, they will be able to unlock Star fish

Poseidon Aquatic club Learn to Swim Star fish sees swimmers develop streamlining to their strokes and travel without their feet on the floor, using a recognized leg kick. Learn to Swim Star fish is the second step of the core Poseidon Aquatic club Learn to Swim Guppy Awards.Swimmers are also introduced to aquatic breathing and taught to make safe entries into the water, including jumping.They will develop basic floating and learn how to rotate to regain an upright position without support.All travel must be achieved without the use of flotation equipment, though buoyancy aids may be used when swimmers aren’t travelling.Star fish further develops water confidence and teaches swimmers to breathe confidently while in the water.Being confident with the face in the water, or having water on the face, is crucial to stroke development.Learning to be happy in the water at an early stage will allow swimmers to develop other skills more quickly later on.This stage also introduces various safety skills, such as being able to float, while also developing a swimmer’s kicking ability, leading to independent travel in water.Swimmers will achieve the Star Fish Award. once they completed. And unlock the Swim Super frog level

In Learn to Swim Super frog, swimmers will develop their kicks, on both their front and their back.In Learn to Swim Super frogis part of the core of PAC competitive training, swimmer will streamline through push and glides, also swimming underwater.Swimmers will develop safe entries into the water, including submersion, and travel up to 25 metres on their front and back. Water safety knowledge and rotation skills will also be progressed.One of the fun areas of this stage is learning to go under the water to pick up an object.This helps develop skills for a number of different disciplines, including synchro, diving and competitive swimming. Swimmers will earn the Award of Super frog. If they can't complete 25 meter length, then swimmers will have their first opportunity to earn the Swim Distance 10m Award.