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Intensive Lessons

Our lesson programme follows the Scottish Swimming Learn To Swim syllabus. This Learn to Swim programme has been developed by the national governing body of swimming in Scotland: the Scottish Amateur Swimming Association.

The pre-competitive & competitive swimming classes’ levels of Bronze/Silver/Gold/Arion Aquatics have been developed by Olympic coach Gary Vandermeulen. These classes will assist swimmers become much more proficient in all the strokes they have been taught in their lesson programme, and continue to take steps towards becoming excellent swimmers. The competitive swimming class will introduce swimmers to test sets which will ensure they have a training programme which covers all energy systems. This will ensure each athlete who competes in a multitude of swimming events will have the ability to race to an extremely high standard at all distances and strokes.

Our instructors at Sheppard Swim School have been selected by owners: Alison Sheppard MBE and Gary Vandermeulen. Each instructor will have completed an Enhanced Disclosure Scotland check that applies specifically to working with vulnerable groups such as children. We adhere to the Pool Safety Operating Procedures and Emergency Action Plans of each pool we work at.

A summary of the programme has been provided in this table:

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LEVEL

AWARENESS OF

INTRODUCES

REINFORCES

1

The water environment

Floating and breathing

Not applicable unless child has been to the Adult & Child lessons.

2

The underwater environment

Submerging and manoeuvrability with no assistance in water

Being safe around water, building confidence

3

Moving through the water

Freestyle and Backstroke and a greater confidence with entries

Floatation skill and being confident underwater

4

The swimming strokes

Being upside down, and treading water & diving

Varied methods of entry

5

Orientation of the body in water

Basics of tumbling & streamlining

Swimming & kicking on the front and back

6

Linking skill, timing and distance.

Undulation & sculling & use of good technique in the swimming strokes

Manoeuvrability underwater & builds on diving techniques

7

Personal safety in water

Continuous for 50m and personal survival

Butterfly stroke & varied methods of moving through water

8

Competence in water

Rhythm, endurance and underwater swimming

Streamlining, sculling & pulling technique.

BRONZE

PRE-COMPETITIVE

Four competitive strokes, underwater dolphin kick, starts, turns.  Stretching.

Refining technique and fitness. Esp. in underwater dolphin kicking

Timed swims, IM turns, timed underwater kicks

SILVER

PRE-COMPEITIVE

Four competitive strokes, underwater dolphin kick, starts, turns

Refining technique and fitness.  Esp. in underwater dolphin kicking. Stretching.

Timed swims, IM turns, starts refined, underwater kick speed

GOLD

PRE-COMPETITIVE

Balance in all strokes, timing, breathing strategies.

Refining technique and fitness.  Esp. in underwater dolphin kicking. Track starts,  alternative turns.

Timed endurance & sprint swims, IM event strategy, timed kicks;speed/endurance.

Competitive swimming class

Arion Aquatics

Test sets, Lactate sets, speed sets, endurance swims.  Training etiquette.

Race Pace.  Timing. Specialised drills. Scapular stabilization exercises.

All techniques in all areas of competitive swimming.