Stage 4

Swimmers will focus on refining kicking techniques for all four strokes and develop a better understanding of buoyancy.

  • Swimming Lessons at Malvern Active

By the end of Stage 4 of the Swim England Learn to Swim Framework, your child should have reached 10 outcomes. Swimmers should complete these outcomes without support:

1. Perform a sequence of changing shapes (minimum of three) whilst floating on the surface and demonstrate an understanding of floating.
2. Push and glide from the wall towards the pool floor.
3. Kick 10 metres backstroke (one item of equipment optional).
4. Kick 10 metres front crawl (one item of equipment optional).
5. Kick 10 metres butterfly on the front or on the back.
6. Kick 10 metres breaststroke on the front (one item of equipment optional).
7. Perform a head first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back.
8. Travel on back and log roll in one continuous movement onto front.
9. Travel on front and log roll in one continuous movement onto back.
10. Push and glide and swim 10 metres, choice of stroke is optional.


Email swimlessons@malverncollege.org.uk for more information