As instructors, we'll try our best to keep our teaching method effective, simple and straight forward. And we will always keep ourself updated with the swimming techniques development and simplify the teaching method without neglecting the swimming strokes and techniques.
In order to create a more effective, communicable, efficient yet simplified swimming teaching method and program, we came up with this ESS (Everyone Should Swim) progression chart for students/alumni to self-review your own progress. As swimmers, you should be aware of your own progress and thus this chart is developed for your reference. This chart consists of knowledge levels and which skills are taught and learned at each level. By end of each level, you should be able to demonstrate the skills taught before progressing to the next level.
We believe that this chart is adequately prepared with necessary skills progression in order for you to become competent swimmers. Different progress chart are constructed for both adults and kids. For kids, we'll concentrate more on preparing them to be ready for swimming up to competitive level and as for adults, program is more towards leisure swimming, lifesaving and exercise for fitness and stamina.
We encouraged you to swim more and do a lot of practise to get the comfort in swimming.
I Hear and I Forget, I See and I Remember, I Do And I Understand..:)
ESS PROGRESSION CHART FOR ADULTS
Beginner Level 1 : Basic Water Foundation (BWF)
Breathing (exhaling thru both mouth and nose)
Head submerge below surface
Float (front and prone float only) and recovery (both assisted and unassisted)
Push and Glide
Streamlining and Torpedo Glide
Beginner Level 2
Able to do all BWF skills
Breaststroke Kick (whip/wedge kick)
Breathing & Hand Pull
Kicking with kickboard
Breaststroke with two kicks
Other 3 floats – back float, star & mushroom float with recovery
Duck Dive & recover objects from pool bottom
Beginner Level 3
Able to do all BWF skills
Able to kick with kickboard 30m
Able to swim breaststroke single kick at least 25m non-stop
Able to do other 3 floats comfortably
Able to Duck Dive & recover objects from pool bottom
Flutter kicks with & without board
Single arm freestyle
Intermediate Level 1
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 50m
Able to swim freestyle at least 25m
Water Treading
Flutter kicks with fin
Freestyle with hand paddles + pull buoy
Open turns
Streamlining on back
Kicking on back while holding a float
Intermediate Level 2
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 50m nonstop
Able to swim freestyle at least 25m non-stop
Able to tread water for 1 minute
Able to kick on back at least 20m
Flutter kicks with fin
Freestyle with hand paddles + pull buoy
Intro to Bilateral breathing
Open turns
Kicking on back while holding a float
Backstroke arm pull
Intermediate Level 3
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 50m nonstop within 2 minutes
Able to swim freestyle at least 50m nonstop within 2 minutes
Able to tread water for 1 minute
Able to kick on back at least 25m nonstop
Open turns
Kicking on back while holding a float
Backstroke arm pull
Precise breaststroke
Advanced Level 1:
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to do all Intermediate Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 100m nonstop
Able to swim freestyle at least 50m nonstop within 2min
Able to tread water for 2 minutes
Able to kick on back at least 25m nonstop
Able to swim backstroke at least 25m
Open turns
Dolphin kicks
Starts
Advanced Level 2:
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to do all Intermediate Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 300m nonstop
Able to swim freestyle at least 200m nonstop
Able to tread water for 2 minutes
Able to kick on back at least 25m nonstop
Able to swim backstroke at least 25m
Open turns
Dolphin kicks
Butterfly arm strokes
Starts
Flip turn
Advanced Level 3
All skills in Beginner and Intermediate Level
Endurance Training (able to swim at least 400m in breaststroke and freestyle)
Starts and Turns
Dive
Sculling and Water Treading (egg beater kick)
Lifesaving skills (elementary breaststroke, scissors kick)
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In order to create a more effective, communicable, efficient yet simplified swimming teaching method and program, we came up with this ESS (Everyone Should Swim) progression chart for students/alumni to self-review your own progress. As swimmers, you should be aware of your own progress and thus this chart is developed for your reference. This chart consists of knowledge levels and which skills are taught and learned at each level. By end of each level, you should be able to demonstrate the skills taught before progressing to the next level.
We believe that this chart is adequately prepared with necessary skills progression in order for you to become competent swimmers. Different progress chart are constructed for both adults and kids. For kids, we'll concentrate more on preparing them to be ready for swimming up to competitive level and as for adults, program is more towards leisure swimming, lifesaving and exercise for fitness and stamina.
We encouraged you to swim more and do a lot of practise to get the comfort in swimming.
I Hear and I Forget, I See and I Remember, I Do And I Understand..:)
ESS PROGRESSION CHART FOR ADULTS
Beginner Level 1 : Basic Water Foundation (BWF)
Breathing (exhaling thru both mouth and nose)
Head submerge below surface
Float (front and prone float only) and recovery (both assisted and unassisted)
Push and Glide
Streamlining and Torpedo Glide
Beginner Level 2
Able to do all BWF skills
Breaststroke Kick (whip/wedge kick)
Breathing & Hand Pull
Kicking with kickboard
Breaststroke with two kicks
Other 3 floats – back float, star & mushroom float with recovery
Duck Dive & recover objects from pool bottom
Beginner Level 3
Able to do all BWF skills
Able to kick with kickboard 30m
Able to swim breaststroke single kick at least 25m non-stop
Able to do other 3 floats comfortably
Able to Duck Dive & recover objects from pool bottom
Flutter kicks with & without board
Single arm freestyle
Intermediate Level 1
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 50m
Able to swim freestyle at least 25m
Water Treading
Flutter kicks with fin
Freestyle with hand paddles + pull buoy
Open turns
Streamlining on back
Kicking on back while holding a float
Intermediate Level 2
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 50m nonstop
Able to swim freestyle at least 25m non-stop
Able to tread water for 1 minute
Able to kick on back at least 20m
Flutter kicks with fin
Freestyle with hand paddles + pull buoy
Intro to Bilateral breathing
Open turns
Kicking on back while holding a float
Backstroke arm pull
Intermediate Level 3
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 50m nonstop within 2 minutes
Able to swim freestyle at least 50m nonstop within 2 minutes
Able to tread water for 1 minute
Able to kick on back at least 25m nonstop
Open turns
Kicking on back while holding a float
Backstroke arm pull
Precise breaststroke
Advanced Level 1:
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to do all Intermediate Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 100m nonstop
Able to swim freestyle at least 50m nonstop within 2min
Able to tread water for 2 minutes
Able to kick on back at least 25m nonstop
Able to swim backstroke at least 25m
Open turns
Dolphin kicks
Starts
Advanced Level 2:
Able to do all Beginner Level Skills
Able to do all Intermediate Level Skills
Able to swim breaststroke at least 300m nonstop
Able to swim freestyle at least 200m nonstop
Able to tread water for 2 minutes
Able to kick on back at least 25m nonstop
Able to swim backstroke at least 25m
Open turns
Dolphin kicks
Butterfly arm strokes
Starts
Flip turn
Advanced Level 3
All skills in Beginner and Intermediate Level
Endurance Training (able to swim at least 400m in breaststroke and freestyle)
Starts and Turns
Dive
Sculling and Water Treading (egg beater kick)
Lifesaving skills (elementary breaststroke, scissors kick)
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