ASA Swim School

LED Swim Schools offes lessons for all ages and abilities. Build confidence, increase fitness and have fun along the way. Swimming is not only an essential life skill but an enjoyable and hugely effective way of keeping fit. We offer a comprehensive programme to ensure that every individual has the opportunity to learn to swim, improve their skills and to maintain fitness through the variety of sessions on offer.

The ASA Teaching Plan enables swimmers, young and old, to develop a wide range of skills in proficiency in the recognised swimming strokes. The emphasis on developing a feeling of ‘being at home in the water’ and of experimenting with a variety of movement patterns lays a solid foundation for developing a skillful swimmer.

DUCKLINGS: Water Activities for adults and pre-school children.  Providing the accompanying adult with the knowledge and skills to help the child gain confidence, competence and independence in the water.

LEVEL 1: Classes for children who have started school. Introduction and development of orientation and travelling independently around the pool, with the use of swimming aids.

LEVEL 2: Consolidation of movement leading to the introduction of stroke development over 5 meters without the use of swimming aids.  Introduction of controlled and rhythmical breathing.

LEVEL 3: Development of flotation methods and underwater vision. Introduction to sculling and feet first entries. Development of alternating and simultaneous movement.

LEVEL 4: Development of streamlining, kicking & water breathing, leading to basic technique in Front crawl, Back crawl, Back crawl & Breaststroke. Introduction of undulating action & co-ordination skills.

LEVEL 5: Progression in basic technique of Front crawl, Back crawl & Breaststroke. Introduction to basic skills such as, treading water & rotational movement.

LEVEL 6: Transition from shallow to deep water. Development of undulating dolphin kick. Basic stroke technique in Front crawl, Back crawl & Breaststroke with regular, smooth & controlled breathing.

LEVEL 7: Consolidation of arms, legs & breathing in Front crawl, Back crawl & Breaststroke to produce an efficient  technique. Development of butterfly to show basic technique. Introduction to touch turns & somersaults in the water.

LEVEL 8: Performance of efficient strokes over longer distances. Development of aquatic skill sequences in deep water. Development of starts & touch turns.

LEVEL 9 Consolidation of aquatic skill sequences showing efficient technique throughout. Increase of distances swum continuously maintaining correct & efficient stroke patterns.

LEVEL 10 Introduction to ball control with team work in deep water. Development of tumble turns, Medley skills & use of a pace clock. Progression of personal survival circuits.

LEVEL 11 Introduction to endurance work, with use of a pace clock, showing efficient technique in Front crawl, Back crawl, Breaststroke & Butterfly. Further development & consolidation of personal survival skills.

ADULT BEGINNERS: Structured lessons for ages 18 and over to acquire the basic swimming strokes and build water confidence.

ADULT IMPROVERS: Building on skills and encouraging more efficient use of strokes to allow smoother and more effective movement in the water.

Why not take that step and enrol yourself or your child for lessons and gain that water confidence and fitness.