RIVERSIDE SWIM SCHOOL - CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
Class	Description	Pool	Size
Water Babies 1	Classes Start at 3 months.	Leisure	10
	(After child's triple injections) and work towards a range of skills to
	the age of 3 years. Beginner level babies are from 3 months. First ever class.
Water Babies 2	Babies have had pool experince and are comfortable to be submerged	Leisure	10
	under water
Water Babies 3	Babies are comfortable to be submerged.	Leisure	10
	ready to follow instructions. (2 - 2.5 yrs)
P + T	A variety of fun and games with a formal lesson. Children are 2.5 - 3.5 yrs	Leisure	6
	and able to follow instructions. Use of buoyancy aids to help achieve child's
	individual potential.
Non-Swimmers	3 - 4.5 yrs with floats. Nervous children who are using swimming aids. Class	Leisure	4
	aims to build confidence and water awarness in preparation for Beginners class.
Beginners	Children must be water confident, try and swim without aids and to be happy to	Leisure	4
	put their face into the water. Aim to achieve 5m by the end of the term.
Beginners 1	Child must be able to swim 5m on front and back. Class aims to start to	Leisure	6
	introduce technique for correct strokes and breathing in back - stroke,
	breaststroke and frontcrawl as well as other water based skills.
Beginners 2	Class aims to develop stroke technique in frontcrawl, backstroke and breast-	Leisure	6
	stroke as well as develop other water skills. Must be able to show out of water
	recovery of arms for back and front crawl.Must be able to swim 10m on front
	and back.
Beginners 3	Confident at frontcrawl, breaststroke and backstroke. Class is aimed at	Training	8
	improving stamina and stroke development. Must be able to swim 25m.
Improvers 1	Able to swim 50m comfortably front and back. Technique in three major strokes	Leisure	8
	to fair standard. Confident in deep water. Class aims to develop stamina and
	understanding of th three main strokes.
Improvers 2	Good, developed, stroke co-ordination in three main strokes. Able to swim	Training	8
	200m using one designated stroke. Class will introduce dolphin kick, butterfly.
Improvers 3	Competent and strong in three main strokes and basic understanding of	Training	8
	butterfly. Development of butterfly to include arms. Introduction of interval
	training to improve stamina.
Pre - Squad	Competent in all four strokes, junior swimmers looking to develop competitive	Training	8
	swimming. Able to swim 800m using one designated stroke.
	Introduction to timed swims and competitive swim techniques in line with ASA.
Squad	Development of competitive swimming. Must be able to swim 1000m, must be	Training	8
	able to swim 50m butterfly. Interval training to improve swim fitness and timed
	swims, races and relays at the end of each session.
Senior Squad 12+	For children 12yrs+ must be able to swim 1500m in any one stroke and 100m	Training	12
	butterfly. Children will be preferably school/club borough swimmers who are
	looking to continue developand maintain fitness.
Junior Swim Clinic	Clinic is aimed at providing stroke analysis and quality tuition for children who	Training	10
	may not be competitive swimmers but wish to continue to benefit from stroke
	improvement and stamina work. Must be able to swim 600m in any one stroke.
	Swim clinics are also ideal for cross training purposes for children who are
	participating or competing in other sports.
Senior Swim Clinic	As above. Must be able to swim 1000m in any one stroke.	Training	10
Competitive	This session is invite only. Swimmers will be selected and invited to attend with	Training	12
Club Night	a view to create a swim team to represent the club and take part in internal
	galas.
Adult Beginners	This class is for adults who are complete beginners and have not been able to	Training	6
	swim before. Class aims to improve water confidence and teach participant to
	swim.
Adult Improvers	Adults looking to improve and develop the three main strokes.	Training	6
Adult Swimfit	This Class is for adults who are looking to use a training pool session to keep	Training	12
	fit or to cross train with another sport. Swimmers will perform interval training
	and timed swims as well as stroke drills.
Adult Triathlon Club	Session for 12yrs+ currently training or looking to participate in a triathlon event	Training	12
	such as the Windsor Triathlon.