Penguin

Penguin 1 – Backstroke

  • Submerge to sit on the pool floor, humming bubbles from nose
  • Swim one width basic backstroke
  • Swim half a width using fly leg kick
  • Demonstrate two continuous forward somersaults with a nose clip
  • Submerge underwater with confidence in the deep end; feet first surface dive. (May use the bar to push down in the deep end)
  • Float on back for 10 seconds (deep end)

Penguin 2 – Backstroke

  • Swim one width backstroke with stiff arms.
  • Demonstrate forward somersault without nose clip
  • Swim one width any stroke without goggles
  • Blow, blow, back and breath for one width
  • Safe jump into the water, turn around and return to poolside (deep end)
  • Swim one width across the deep end and climb out of the pool (deep end)

Penguin 3 – Frontcrawl

  • Swim one width any stroke with T shirt
  • Blow, blow, side and breath for 1 width (teacher support) with flippers
  • Swim one width backstroke stiff arms, strong kick
  • Demonstrate all elements of warm up correctly
  • Demonstrate forward somersault and land feet on the wall
  • Demonstrate head-first sculling for 1 width
  • Pencil Jump into the water, float on back for 10 seconds and return to poolside (deep end)

Penguin 4 – Frontcrawl

  • Swim 3 metres underwater, collecting two objects from the pool floor
  • Demonstrate blow, blow, side and breath for one width
  • Demonstrate forward somersault, land feet on the wall and push off.
  • Attempt a straddle entry(deep end)
  • In T shirt: Blind jump, swim one width across the deep end and climb out of the pool (deep end)
  • Surface dive, showing pike at hips, legs in the air, and touch big hoop (deep end)

Penguin 5 – Breaststroke

  • Push, glide and forward somersault against the wall
  • Swim 5m fly legs
  • Straddle jump in clothes and swim across deep, no goggles
  • Swim one width front crawl with good technique
  • Tread water for 20 seconds(deep end)
  • Swim through a hoop(deep end)
  • Perform a Penguin dive into the pool, arms squeezing ears, hands pancake flat, hold position throughout until hands break the surface on recovery.