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ESSENTIAL WATER UNDERSTANDING

COORDINATION

Applies to all aspects of swimming

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Used in all of the strokesDemonstrates understanding of the waterCrucial in water safetyDevelops competitive skills

REQUIRED IN EVERY SECOND OF BEING IN THE WATER

Coordination of your body correctly in the water allows you to float, swim, move, reorientate, and so much more.

All of the strokes requires coordination as well as specialised movements (diving, tumble-turning, treading water, sculling, log rolling, push and gliding). Just being in the water practicing these movemnets enables progression of coordination.

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USED IN

ALL STROKES

Coordinating correctly drives technique

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ESSENTIAL IN

EMERGENCIES

Prepare for the unexpected

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REQUIRED WHEN

COMPETING

Provides indispensable skills

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MASTER

COORDINATION

COORDINATION — Competent Swimming

MOVING IN THE WATER

  • Know how to position your body correctly in the water
  • You need to be in control to help you move without using a stroke
  • Orientation and specific movement will help you progress quicker in other areas of swimming
COORDINATION — Competent Swimming

DEVELOP SKILLS

  • Know how to perfom techniques such as treading water, diving, floating, push and gliding.
  • These skills help demonstrate your understanding of the water through coordination
  • They will also help you in an emergency allowing you to move quickly and effectively to get to safety
COORDINATION — Competent Swimming

USED COMPETITIVELY

  • Specialised skills require coordination in racing.
  • Examples are developed attributes that require effective coordination and includes race starts (diving, log rolling), tumble-turning (forward rolling, push and gliding, log rolling) underwater kicking (streamlined, undulation).
  • With an understanding of the water, more advanced techniques become significnatly easier to progres through.

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FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS

Competent Swimming is suitable for any child above the age of four and any adult regardless of their age.
It depends on how much effort you put in to each Competent Swimming lesson and if you practice what you have learnt outside of Competent Swimming. However many people who take lessons learn how to swim with foundational technique after 5 weekly lessons.
Absolutely. Tell your teacher you would like to learn a specific stroke or skill (i.e. Treading Water) and they will run through specific exercises to help you learn this.
If you can't swim on your front with foundational technique your instructor will be in the pool with you. This is to keep you safe and give you more confidence to push you beyond your comfort zone.
All of the details such as what you will need to bring, parking, what you will learn will be explained in your introductory information pack. However; swimming suit, goggles, water bottle and a towel.
Go to "contact Competent Swimming" to email us or fill in a form and we will get to you within 24 hours.
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