Level 1: Water Confidence
Safe entry and exit, moving through the water in every direction, putting your face in, floating and finding your feet again, and your first push and glides. Float aids are welcome at this level.
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A new era of swim plans
Start with the seven skill levels, or pick a focused plan — family games, a single stroke, or one skill to nail.
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The pathway · 7 levels
Skill levels
Level 2: Floating & First Travel
The Level 1 skills without any support: jumping in, rhythmic bubbles, floating and standing unaided, gliding front and back, a recognised leg kick for 5 metres, tuck rotations and log rolls.
Buy nowLevel 3: Submersion & Safety
No floats at all — jump in and submerge, streamlined push-offs, gliding with a log roll, collecting an object from the pool floor, the four water safety messages, and travelling 10 metres on your front and back.
Buy nowLevel 4: Kicking Every Stroke
Floating shape sequences, pushing and gliding towards the pool floor, 10 metres of leg kick for all four strokes, head-first sculling, continuous log rolls and a 10-metre swim.
Buy nowLevel 5: Sculling & Deep Water
Stationary and feet-first sculling, a partner sequence, treading water, shaped jumps into deep water, 10 metres of every stroke to a recognised standard, handstands, a forward somersault and getting help.
Buy nowLevel 6: Breathing & Rescue
Preparing your body for exercise, side push-offs into a stroke, swimming in clothes, bilateral breathing on front crawl and rhythmic breathing on breaststroke and butterfly, a 25-metre swim, a shout-and-signal rescue and a surface dive.
Buy nowLevel 7: Distance & Strokes
Swimming 25 metres of each stroke, a one-minute group movement sequence, a dive, 50 metres of one stroke, 100 metres using three strokes, eggbeater treading water and an obstacle course.
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Question 1 of 6
Are they calm putting their face in the water, and moving around the shallow end?
Keep it fun
Family games
Splash & settle
Gentle first-visit games — pouring, copycat splashes and bubble songs — for nervous starters.
See sessionsTag & races
Chase games, relays and target swims that turn effort into fun.
See sessionsTreasure dives
Sink-and-fetch games that build confidence going under the water.
See sessionsFloat & balance
Starfish holds, log rolls and statue floats for a relaxed body position.
See sessionsRhythm & breathing
Humming bubbles, bobbing and breath-timing songs for calm, steady breathing.
See sessionsDryland games
Land games that rehearse strokes and safety before you get in.
See sessionsOne stroke at a time
Stroke plans
Front crawl
Long body, small fast kicks, a smooth arm recovery and calm side breathing.
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Flat hips, a still head, straight-arm recovery and a steady flutter kick.
See sessionsBreaststroke
Glide, timing and a clean whip kick with a small, round pull.
See sessionsButterfly
A relaxed body wave, two kicks per pull, and rhythm over power.
See sessionsStroke starter
Build any stroke step by step: glide, then kick, then pull, then breathe.
See sessionsNail one thing
Focused skills
Tumble turns
Approach, tuck, roll, plant your feet and push off into a tight streamline.
See sessionsFreestyle breathing
Bilateral timing, one goggle in, and a long, calm exhale under water.
See sessionsTouch turns
Two-hand touch, tuck, rotate and push away fast on every wall.
See sessionsDiving
From sitting to kneeling to standing — hands lead, streamlined entry.
See sessionsStreamline push-offs
A tight arrow shape off the wall to carry speed into every length.
See sessionsTreading water
Eggbeater and sculling to stay calm, vertical and unhurried.
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Hand angles for a still float, with head-first and feet-first control.
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1:1 coaching to perfect one skill
Three personalised sessions with Emily Norris herself, planned around your child and focused on the one thing you want to nail — a stroke, a sticking point, or getting ready for the next level.
- ✓ 3 × 1:1 sessions with Emily, not a generic pack
- ✓ A plan built around your child’s specific goal
- ✓ Delivered by video call, so you can join from anywhere
- ✓ Feedback and practice notes between sessions
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