Children’s swimming lessons

Introduction to swimming skills

Recommended for children who have turned 6 and are timid in water or cannot swim, and who will not put their heads under water. The group practises the basics of swimming skills. The aim of the group is to complete a swimming badge.

Fundamental swimming skills

Recommended for children who have turned 6 and cannot swim but who do not mind putting their heads under water. The aim of this group is to be able to swim 10 metres of dog paddle with the face lowered and of beginner's back crawl and to obtain a beginner's badge.

Improvers

Recommended for children aged 7 or older who can swim 10 metres of dog paddle with the face lowered and of beginner's back crawl using correct techniques. The aim of the group is to be able to swim 25 to 50 metres and to improve their fundamental swimming techniques. The group practises different water sport skills. The instruction mostly takes place in deep water.

Recreational group

Recommended for children over 7 years old who can swim 10 meters on their stomach and back. The teaching uses both the children's pool and the 25-meter pool, depending on the skill level. The goal is to obtain a hobby badge or swim a distance of 25/50 meters.

Water skills group

Recommended for children aged 9 or older who can do at least 50 metres of distance swimming. The aim is to obtain a swimming badge.

Swimming instruction is organised for pupils in the lower grades of basic education in cooperation with schools. Swimming instruction is an integral part of physical education in schools: children become used to water, and all schoolchildren get at least basic instruction in swimming. As part of the instruction, children are taught about the dangers associated with water, and they learn basic life-saving skills.

The fundamental skills group for young people is intended for children aged from 9 to 12 who cannot swim (who are able to swim less than 5 metres), and who are timid about getting wet and moving around in water. The aim is to swim the distance of 10 metres on the front and the back.

The improvers’ group is for young people aged from 9 to 12 who can swim 10 metres on their front and back. The aim is to obtain a badge for 25 to 50 metres’ distance swimming. Some of the instruction takes place in deep water.

Basic course

For girls and boys aged 10 to 15 who can swim (at least 100 metres). The group practises water safety and life-saving with authentic equipment and techniques. The training programme includes resuscitation, life-saving and swimming techniques and diving.

Course II

For those who have completed the basic course. Among other things, the participants improve the life-saving skills they learned at the first level, practise emergency first aid skills, train with a mask and flippers, and take level II life-saving and swimming tests. Overall, the course is about fun activities in water, improving your swimming skills and getting fitter while completing challenging and exciting tasks.

Course III

For those who have completed course II. The course offers the participants tough problems and fast action and teaches them to anticipate and recognise problems. They learn first aid skills that can also be used out of water and to acknowledge the limits of their abilities. In addition to life-saving exercises, the course aims for good swimming skills and endurance.