Stage 3 Swimming Journey
From 4 years – 15 Metre distance
Kaia is now developing her kicks on both her front and her back, diving for sinkers as well as having a lot of fun!
Kicking on back, board on knees 1
Kicking on back, board on knees 2
Kicking on back, board on knees
Kicking on back, no board!
Kick, kick, kick pull Backstroke with no board
Back speedboat with sinker
Kick, kick, kick pull Backstroke, working on straight arm
Back speedboat with board, mom is multitasking
Back pillow into front pillow, with board
Back speedboat into front speedboat, with sinker
Backstroke with board 1
Backstroke with board 2
Kick, kick, kick pull Backstroke, with proper grabbing the wall – 2 lengths!
Mom explaining Kick, kick, kick pull Backstroke
Verbalising Kick, kick, kick pull Backstroke in action!
Tau watching how it’s done by Kaia
Swimming on our side with board
Swimming on our side with board
Proper breathe before rolling over onto front pillow
And 1,2,3 roll!
Cheesy sandwich, long tummy, chin up
Correct head position in cheesy sandwich
Kick your legs!
Lifting hips to correct position in Back speedboat
Focussing on maintaining high leg position
Back speedboat, working on high leg position
Back speedboat, working on tummy up
Getting ready to push off into Back speedboat, with board
Backstroke, working on straight arms
May half term crash course fun 1
May half term crash course fun 2
May half term crash course fun 3
May half term crash course fun 4
May half term crash course fun 5
May half term crash course fun 6
Jumping in
Diving to sinker
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