The following lessons are designed for children. The first lessons are age-based, and then from around 5-years, the lessons are ability based.
Water Babies | Tadpoles | Goslings | Ducklings/Ducks | Cygnet/Swan | Puffin/Penguin | Heron | Flamingo | Personal Survival | Bronze/Silver/Gold | Ultimate | Honours
WATER BABIES
Age: 6 months to 21/2 years
Description: An introduction to the water promoting a secure introduction to the swimming pool environment. Parents/carers must accompany children in the water.
Class size: 12
Location: Crown Pools
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Monday 09.00/10.00/11.30
Tuesday 09.30/11.30
Wednesday 09.30/11.30
Friday 09.30/10.00
TADPOLES
Age: 21/2 - 31/2years
Description:Aims to improve water confidence, get face wet and float unaccompanied. Starts basic float and water work. Parents/carers must accompany children in water.
Class size: 12
Location: Crown Pools
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Monday 10.30/11.00
Tuesday 10.00/11.30
Wednesday 10.00/13.30
Friday 10.30/11.00
GOSLINGS
Age: 31/2 - 41/2 years
Description:Aims to successfully teach the basics of swimming at an early age suitable for those pupils who are water confident and ready for something more structured.
Class size: 8
Location: Crown Pools
Cost per 8-week course: £42.00
Days & Times:
Monday 9.30
Tuesday 10.30/11.00/13.00/13.30/14.00/14.30
Wednesday 10.30/11.00/13.00/14.00/14.30
Friday 11.30/12.00/5.30
Saturday 08.00/08.30/13.00
DUCKLINGS
Age: from 5 years
Description: Aims to successfully complete front and back crawl style, push and glide on their front and back. Be able to jump into the water from the poolside, and blow bubbles for 5 seconds.
Class size: 12
Location: Crown Pools
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Tuesday 16.00/16.30/17.00
Wednesday 17.00
Thursday 16.00/16.30/18.00
Friday 16.30/17.00/17.30
Saturday 09.00/09.30/10.30/11.30/12.30
Thursday at Fore Street - 16.00/17.30
PERSONALISED DUCKLINGS
Age: from 5 years
Description: Aims to successfully complete front and back crawl style, push and glide on their front and back. Be able to jump into the water from the poolside, and blow bubbles for 5 seconds.
Class size: 6
Location: Crown Pools
Cost per 8-week course: £46.00
Days & Times:
Monday 16.00/16.30/17.00/17.30
Tuesday 18.00/19.00
Wednesday 16.00/16.30/18.00/18.30
DUCKS
Description: In addition to all of the Ducklings requirements, children must also be able to mushroom float for 5 seconds.
Class size: 12
Location: Crown Pools
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Monday 18.00
Tuesday 17.30
Wednesday 17.30/19.00
Thursday 17.00 (plus 16.00/18.00 at Fore Street)
Friday 16.00
Saturday 10.00/11.00/12.00
CYGNET
Description: Aims to successfully complete front and back crawls, with good co-ordination. Early breast stroke is introduced here as well as push and glide for 10 seconds.
Class size: 12
Location: Fore Street
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Tuesday 16.30
Wednesday 16.00/17.00
Thursday 16.00/16.30/18.30
Friday 17.00
Saturday (all at Crown Pools) 09.00/09.30/10.00/10.30
CONDENSED CYGNET
Description: Aims to successfully complete front and back crawls, with good co-ordination. Early breast stroke is introduced here as well as push and glide for 10 seconds.
Class size: 8
Location: Crown Pools
Cost per 8-week course: £46.00
Days & Times:
Monday 18.30
Tuesday 18.30
Thursday 18.00/18.30
Friday 18.30
SWAN
Description: Aims to be able to swim on front and back, develop a good crawl style and breast stroke with correct technique. They learn to scull for 5 metres head and feet first and mushroom float for 10 seconds.
Class size: 12
Location: Fore Street
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Tuesday 17.00
Wednesday 16.30
Thursday 17.00/18.30
Friday 16.30
Saturday (all at Crown Pools) 09.00/09.30/10.00/10.30
PUFFIN
Description: Aims to successfully complete front and back crawl swims in a good style in deeper water, scull 10 metres head and feet first. Treading water is taught here.
Class size: 12
Location: Fore Street
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Tuesday 16.30
Wednesday 16.00/16.30
Thursday 17.00
Friday 16.00/18.00
Saturday (all at Crown Pools) 09.00/09.30/10.00/10.30
PENGUIN
Description: As well as the abilities of the Puffin level (above) - the penguin aims to display an improved technique with correct breathing.
Class size: 12
Location: Fore Street
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Tuesday 17.00
Wednesday 16.00
Thursday 18.00
Friday 18.00/18.30
Saturday (all at Crown Pools) 09.00/09.30/10.00/10.30
HERON
Description: Aims to successfully complete 400 metres, swim using 3 different strokes. Swim 5 metres underwater and surface dive head and feet first. Surface dive and retrieve a brick from 1.5 meters and tread water for 2 minutes.
Class size: 12
Location: Fore Street
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Tuesday 17.00
Wednesday 17.00
Thursday 16.30
Friday 17.00
Saturday (all at Crown Pools) 09.00/09.30/10.00
FLAMINGO
Description: Aims to successfully complete a straddle jump into the water and tread water for 2 minutes. To complete a 5 metre underwater swim in a good standard of swimming, using three different strokes, plus a surface dive.
Class size: 12
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Wednesday 17.00 at Fore Street
Thursday 17.30 at Fore Street
Friday 17.30 at Fore Street
Saturday 09.00/09.30/10.00 all at Crown Pools
BRONZE/SWIM CHALLENGE
Aims: To be able to jump into water of at least full reach depth. Swim 10 metres, followed by a surface dive into water of at least full reach depth and swim underwater for 5 metres. Tread water in a vertical position for 3 minutes. To scull head first on the back for 15 minutes, with feet near the surface throughout and to swim 400 metres using two strokes. To be able to climb out of the deep end unassisted.
Class size: 12
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Bronze - Saturday 10.30 at Crown Pools or Wednesday 17.30 at Fore Street
Swim Challenge - Friday 17.00 at Fore Street
PERSONAL SURVIVAL 1 AND 2 (Junior Personal Survival Awards Swim Challenge 1 and 2)
Aims: To be able to enter the water of at least full reach depth from the side by sliding in from a sitting position. Tread water for 2 minutes. Swim 25 metres to a floating object and take up the HELP position for 5 minutes. Swim 50 metres retaining the floating object and climb out of the water from a full reach depth without assistance. Must be able to answer 3 questions on when skills learned may be used.
Class size: 12
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Saturday 10.30 at Crown Pools
Friday 17.30 at Fore Street
SILVER
Aims: To be able to plunge dive into water of full reach depth and swim 100 metres in less than 3 minutes. Tread water for 2 minutes with one hand behind the back. Swim 10 metres immediately followed by two surface dives into full reach depth, one head first and one feet first, bringing an object to the surface each time. Scull head first on the back for 10 minutes and return by sculling 10 metres feet first. A horizontal position must be maintained throughout.
Class size: 12
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Thursday 19.00 at Fore Street
Saturday 11.10 at Crown Pools
SWIFT/KINGFISHER
Aims: To successfully complete 1000 metres. Be able to swim using 3 different strokes and surface dive and swim 5 metres along the bottom of the pool. Tread water for 2 minutes with hands above head and float motionless for 2 minutes. Scull 10 metres head and feet first.
Class size: 12
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Kingfisher - Saturday 11.40 at Crown Pools
Swift - Thursday 18.30 at Fore Street
Saturday 11.10 at Crown Pools
GOLD
Aims: To plunge dive into water of at least full depth, and swim 100 metres in 2 1/2 minutes using two different strokes. Tread water for 3 minutes with one hand above head throughout, although hand may be changed up to 5 times. Scull head first on the back for 10 minutes, move into a tucked position and turn 360° keeping the head above the water. Return to the starting point by sculling feet first with the feet at or near the surface and hands close to hips. To swim 10 metres, perform a somersault without touching the bottom and continue to swim in the same direction for a further 10 metres.
Class size: 12
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Thursday 19.00 at Fore Street
Saturday 11.10 at Crown Pools
ULTIMATE
Description: Consists of a number of difficult manoeuvres, in a role-play scenario of a helicopter crashing in the North Sea, following a mayday call.
Class size: 12
Cost per 8-week course: £32.00
Days & Times:
Saturday 11.10 at Crown Pools
HONOURS
Aims: To straddle jump into full reach depth and swim 5 metres into a tucked surface dive to retrieve an object weighing approximately 2kg from bottom of the pool. Carry the object using backstroke or sidestroke for a distance of 20 metres to deposit it on poolside. Scull 10 metres head first on the back, complete a back somersault, finishing in a back layout position - perform a roll to take up a front layout in a fully extended prone position. Carry out a front somersault finishing in a front layout position, tuck and rotate backwards into a back layout position and continue to scull feet first or 15 metres. Swim 200 metres freestyle during which surface dive twice head first and twice feet first - and on each surface dive swim through two hoops, 4 metres apart without surfacing at least 1 metre below surface.
Class size: 12
Cost per 8-week course: £42.00
Days & Times:
Saturday 12.10 at Crown Pools
booking information
All swimming courses are for 8 weeks. If you are trying to book your child on a course for the first time, we suggest that you phone us to establish when booking is open to new members, this will be within a five week period. You then have the option to book over the phone using a credit or debit card or you can book in person at Crown Pools by card, cheque or cash. Once your child is on the programme, we operate a priority booking system and you will be given an envelope by your teacher on week 5, which you must complete and leave at the pool.
Aquamark
We are extremely pleased to say that we are the first local authority leisure facility in East Anglia to achieve a Premier Status Aquamark for our Swimming Development programme. For full details of the Aquamark scheme and the criteria for achieving Premier Status, can be found on the on the Aquamark pages of the ASA website (www.britishswimming.org)