Wimbledon

Wimbledon College

Length 25 m

Width 10m

Temperature 30c

Shallow End 1m

Deep End 2.7m 

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Here at our Wimbledon College pool we hold lessons for children aged 3 years upwards, we have a maximum of 6 children per teacher and 7 children from Beg + onwards, then 8 from Int & Imp with helpers in the water to help assist the teachers with the most pupils in the class.

Our lessons are split into 6 different levels and are all separated using a different coloured hat for each.

We complete a badge scheme which is enforced by the ASA and STA governing bodies for Swimming, here is a brief breakdown of what needs to be achieved in each level.

      SS-NOVICE (WHITE CAPS)

•    For children ages 3 years upwards looking to gain confidence in the water.
•    Backpacks provided by us and need to be worn until child can swim without.
•    Aiming to swim between 3-5 meters without any flotation being used/worn           before moving to the next level.

     SS-BEGINNER (RED CAPS)

      For children who can swim between 3-5 meters unaided.
     Aiming to swim 10 meters Front Crawl using an arm over action.
     Aiming to swim 10 Meters Back Crawl.

      SS ADVANCED BEGINNER (ORANGE CAPS)

•    For children who can swim 10 meters on their Front and 5 meters on their             Back.
•    Aiming to swim 25 meters Front Crawl showing correct breathing to the side         technique  and showing arms over.
•    Aiming to swim 25 meters Back Stroke using a straight arm action with the           thumb coming out the water first and little finger re-entering the water first.

      SS-BEGINNER+ (YELLOW CAPS)  

•    Breaststroke is introduced at this level.
•    Working on stamina and more advanced techniques.
•    Aiming to swim between 100-200 meters showing a good technique in Front,         Back and Breaststroke.

      SS-INTERMEDIATE/IMPROVER (GREEN/BLUE CAPS)

•    Swimming lengths building stamina and working on advanced techniques in         all strokes.
•    Butterfly is introduced. 
•    Aiming to swim between 200-1000 meters with a precise swimming                       technique on all four strokes.

      PRELIMINARY CLUB

•    Building up for competition Swimming.
•    Learning starts and turns for each stroke.
•    I hour swimming to build up more stamina
•    Time trials on each stroke for 25 and 50m swims.

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Wimbledon College

Edge Hill

London

SW19 4NS

MItcham | Wimbledon  | 020 86404488