Swimming & Water Safety
Learn To Swim
Levels
For help in deciding an appropriate level email our Learn to Swim Coordinator at: aquatic@plc.vic.edu.au
Program Levels
Level 1 - White
a child who:
- is new to swimming or never had lessons
- is happy and likes the water
- is still not confident in water
- is learning to put their face (eyes, nose and mouth) under the water
- enjoys the water but cannot float independently
- is learning to kick through the water
Level 2 - Red
a child who:
- can float independently on their back and front (with face in the water)
- can kick on their front (face in the water)
- can kick independently on their back with an aid
- is beginning to learn freestyle
- is beginning to learn backstroke
Level 3 - Orange
a child who:
- can torpedo at least 5m without an floatation aid
- can freestyle 5m without breathing
- can backstroke 5m with a floatation aid
- is learning breaststroke kick
Level 4 - Purple
for a child who:
- can freestyle 7m, breathing to the side
- can backstroke 7m without a floatation aid
- can breaststroke kick with feet turned out (dorsiflex)
- is confident in deep water of up to 1.8m
Level 5 - Pink
a child who:
- can swim fluent freestyle with bi-lateral breathing at least 12m
- can backstroke at least 12m
- learning breaststroke, arms/legs/breathing-timing
- can dolphin kick 12m
- can competently and confidently swim in water up to 1.8m deep, unaided
Level 6 - Royal Blue
a child who:
- can fluently swim 25m freestyle and backstroke
- can fluently swim 15m breaststroke (correct timing kick has dorsiflex feet)
- is learning butterfly
- can swim 25m lifesaving backstroke
Level 7 - Light Blue
a child who:
- can fluently swim 50m with correct start/turn/finish in freestyle and backstroke
- can fluently swim 25m breaststroke with correct start/turn/finish
- can swim 10m butterfly with fins
Level 8 - Green
a child who:
- can fluently swim 75m with correct start/turns/finish in freestyle and backstroke
- can fluently swim 50m breaststroke with correct start/turns/finish
- can fluently swim 15m butterfly
- knows the correct turns for breaststroke and butterfly
Lesson Times
White - Light Blue (Levels 1-7)
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (40 min lessons)
3:50pm | 4:30pm | 5:10pm | 5:50pm & Private classes
Saturday (40 min lessons)
8:00am | 8:40am | 9:20am | 10:00am | 10:40am | 11:20am
Green Squad (Level 8)
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday (50 min lessons)
3:50 | 4:40pm | 5:30pm
Saturday (50 min lessons)
8:00
Babies, Infants and 2-3 yr olds
Saturday (40min)
8:00am | 8:40am | 9:20am | 10:00am