Stage 2 Swimming Journey
From 3 years – 10 metres distance
Kaia is developing her stroke and now travelling using front crawl and a recognised leg kick. She also practises jumping in safely unaided.
What a star!
Kicking on back, board on knees
Float on back for 5, front for 5, back for 5
Kick on back, board on knees, focussing on proper turn around, grab the wall
‘Backstroke-Kick, Kick, Kick, Pull’ with board, roll and grab the wall in-between
‘Backstroke-Kick, Kick, Kick, Pull’ with board, focussing on arms
Superman, focussing on pushing off wall into glide, bubbles and kicking
Working on underwater confidence
‘Backstroke-Kick, Kick, Kick, Pull’ with board
Picking up sinker from floor and pushing back up to surface
Float on back for 5, front for 5, back for 5
Front noodle races, to work on rhythmical breathing, whilst kicking quickly
Back noodle races, to work on proper push off, head position, and grabbing wall at end
Superman with board, working on rhythmical breathing
Front Speedboat with the board and noodle, putting rhythmical breathing and kicking together
Cheesy sandwich, with proper push off and grabbing at the end
Safety jump into the pool, turn around and grab the wall, then safe monkey walking on wall
Fun with daddy in the jacuzzi
Singing in the jacuzzi
Swimming underwater with daddy
Sequence: showing bubbles…
Sequence: into face in…
Sequence: into breathing…
Sequence: and face back in…
Great statue arms and legs!
Anything for a sinker!
Listening carefully to Rainbow
Front Speedboat, focussing on rhythmical breathing
A great starfish
Correct holding of the wall
Correct pushing off the step to the wall
Cheesy sandwich two at a time
Introducing waving under the water to a friend
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