STANLEY 5

STAnley 5 looks a little more in depth at the breathing and technique needed for front and back crawl.  Once completed children will also be able to retrieve an object from the bottom of the pool, tread water and push and glide on their front keeping their face in the water using their bubble blowing technique learned in earlier STAnleys.

What you will learn

  1. Answer 2 questions on poolside rules.
  2. Swim 2 metres front paddle or back paddle.
  3. Hold 3 different types of floating positions for 3 seconds each.
  4. Breathe rhythmically 4 cycles supported or moving
  5. Jump in from poolside, tread water, turn and swim back to wall
  6. Push off on back, swim 5m using simultaneous leg action
  7. Perform a push and glide on their front, keeping the face in the water and blowing bubbles.
  8. Retrieve an object from bottom of pool.
  9. Demonstrate front crawl arm action.
  10. Demonstrate back crawl arm action.