Learn-to-Swim Program

Available at the DLSA Wilsonton & Centenary Heights Aquatic Centers

Our Learn to Swim program is a series of levels designed to put together the many different aspects of swimming all four strokes.

Our classes are specifically designed to enable your child to progress at his or her own pace, with a focus on achieving their own personal best.

Learn-to-Swim Levels

* LEARN-TO-SWIM 1 (LTS1)

This level will take your child through the last few steps of total water confidence. Deep water treading and submerging will ensure that your child is confident and competent in the water environment.
Your child will set up a strong body position for freestyle and backstroke in preparation for learning freestyle and backstroke arms.

* LEARN-TO-SWIM 2 (LTS2)

Children progressing to LTS 2 have achieved a comfortable, well balanced head and body position. These are very important ingredients for swimming efficiently. We now concentrate on freestyle and backstroke arms while maintaining the body position.

* LEARN-TO-SWIM 3 (LTS3)

Children at this level are swimming freestyle and backstroke with great efficiency. 

LTS 3 sees a greatly increased learning curve with the introduction of breathing in freestyle, breaststroke arms and legs and butterfly legs.

* LEARN-TO-SWIM 4 (LTS4)

We now start to increase the distance your child can swim while maintaining efficiency.

We will further develop breaststroke and butterfly while introducing bi-lateral breathing (breathing both sides in freestyle) and an advanced shoulder roll for backstroke.

* STROKE DEVELOPMENT (SD)

We will finish off/correct any stroke deficiencies in our Stroke Development level as well as increasing the amount of swimming your child can do at a high efficiency level.

Upon completion of this level, swimmers will be swimming all four strokes with a high level of skill and efficiency and ready to take on the challenges of Mini Squad.

.....learning to swim is an asset for life!