School-age children

Ages 5 years and up

Caters for all levels - from nervous beginners to children who can swim lengths. Develops and extends your child’s swimming and water safety skills. Block courses are available in the school holidays.

Boy swimming under water.
 

Jellyfish 

This course is designed for children who are five years old, unconfident about putting their head under the water, and still learning to float independently. No assessment is required to enter this class.  

In this class your child will learn to:

  • float on their front and back independently for at least 5 seconds, and get back on their feet

  • pick up an object off the bottom of the pool

  • push and glide on their front and back independently  for 6 metres

  • glide while rolling from their front to their side

  • practise a water safety skill: regain their feet easily from a front and a back float.

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Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Kingfish

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can float independently for five seconds on their front and back, regaining their feet; go underwater and pick up an object off the bottom of the pool; and glide on their front and back independently for 6 metres.

In this class your child will learn to: 

  • kick on their back independently for at least 8 metres

  • kick while practising freestyle arms independently for at least 8 metres

  • push and glide independently on both sides

  • kick on both sides with a board

  • practise a water safety skill: do a u-turn independently from the side of the pool and back.

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Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Barracudas

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can kick on their back for 8 metres; kick with freestyle arms independently for 8 metres; glide independently on both sides; and kick on both sides with a board.

In this class your child will learn to:

  • kick on both sides and roll their body to breathe independently for 8 metres

  • swim at least 8 metres freestyle arms with bilateral breathing

  • swim at least 10 metres backstroke with continuous arms

  • do a basic breaststroke kick

  • practise a water safety skill: kick and stroke on their front and roll to breathe for at least 8 metres.

Find lessons at:
Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Snappers

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can kick independently on both sides and roll their body to breathe for 8 metres; swim 8 metres freestyle with bilateral breathing; swim 10 metres backstroke; and demonstrate basic breaststroke kick.  

In this class your child will learn:

  • 2 x 12 metres freestyle with bilateral breathing

  • 2 x 12 metres backstroke with rotation

  • 12 metres breaststroke kick

  • butterfly kick

  • a water safety skill: do 3 types of scull.

Find lessons at
Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Dolphins

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can swim 2 x 12 metres freestyle with bilateral breathing; swim 2 x 12 metres backstroke with rotation; 12 metres breaststroke kick; and demonstrate butterfly kick. 

In this class your child will learn:

  • 3 x 12 metres freestyle with bilateral breathing

  • 3 x 12 metres backstroke with rotation

  • 2 x 12 metres breaststroke kick on their front and back

  • breaststroke arms with breaststroke kick

  • butterfly kick

  • a water safety skill: move through the water non-stop with clothes on for at least 20 metres.

Find lessons at:
Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Marlins

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can swim 3 x 12 metres freestyle with bilateral breathing; 3 x 12 metres backstroke with rotation; 2 x 12 metres breaststroke kick on their front and back; and breaststroke arms with breaststroke kick.

In this class your child will learn:

  • 4 x 12 metres smooth continuous freestyle

  • 4 x 12 metres smooth continuous backstroke

  • 12 metres breaststroke using breath, kick, glide

  • 6 metres butterfly arms and body undulation with no breathing

  • a water safety skill: move through the water non stop for at least 50 metres.

Find lessons at
Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Bronze Sharks

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can swim 4 x 12 metres freestyle; 4 x 12 metres backstroke; 12 metres breaststroke; and 6 metres basic butterfly with no breathing.  

In this class your child will learn:

  • 2 x 50 metres freestyle

  • 2 x 50 metres backstroke

  • 25 metres breaststroke  

  • 15 metres butterfly

  • to dive safely

  • a water safety skill: tread water for 2 minutes with sculling.

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Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Silver Sharks

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can swim 2 x 50 metres freestyle; 2 x 50 metres backstroke; 25 metres breaststroke; and 15 metres butterfly.

In this class your child will learn:

  • 200 metres freestyle

  • 200 metres backstroke

  • 100 metres breaststroke

  • 25 metres butterfly

  • tumble and touch turns

  • water safety skills: perform safety and survival sequences.

Find lessons at
Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Gold Sharks 

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can swim 200 metres freestyle; 200 metres backstroke; 100 metres breaststroke; and 25 metres butterfly. All with the appropriate tumble / touch turns.

In this class your child will learn:

  • 300 metres freestyle

  • 300 metres backstroke

  • 200 metres breaststroke

  • 50 metres butterfly

  • 100 metres individual medley

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Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Platinum Squad

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can swim 300 metres freestyle; 300 metres backstroke; 200 metres breaststroke; and 50 metres butterfly.

In this squad your child will learn:

  • 400 metres freestyle

  • 400 metres backstroke

  • 300 metres breaststroke

  • 100 metres butterfly

  • 200 metres individual medley.

Find lessons at
Karori · Keith Spry · Tawa · WRAC

 
 

Titanium Squad

An assessment is required to enter this class. We will check that your child can swim at least 400 metres freestyle; 400 metres backstroke; 300 metres breaststroke; and 100 meters butterfly.

Designed for swimmers who have reached a level where they no longer require lessons, and want to increase their endurance and stamina while maintaining stroke efficiency. A great way to keep fit for water polo, surf lifesaving and other sports.

Find squad times at
Keith Spry · WRAC