Independent swimmers building confidence, technique, and endurance — from first solo strokes to strong multi-stroke swimming.
Just starting their swimming journey — basic skills, water safety, and building confidence. No prior skills required.
For swimmers just starting out — learn basic skills, gain confidence, and be introduced to water safety and treading water.
Skills Entries/exits, floating, kicking, confidence.
Progression Comfortable moving short distances independently.
For swimmers who can paddle independently — introduction to freestyle and backstroke, plus independent treading water.
Skills Freestyle arms intro, strong kicking, body position, breath control.
Progression Can independently paddle 5m; coordinating arms and legs.
Building technique, distance, and mastery across freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke.
Refines freestyle with bilateral breathing and strength — comfortable treading water for extended periods.
Skills Bilateral breathing, strong back kick, backstroke arms.
Progression Can swim 7m independently; learning all steps of freestyle.
Strong freestyle and backstroke — breaststroke is introduced with a focus on technique and distance.
Skills Bent elbow freestyle, distance swimming, breaststroke kick.
Progression Can swim 10m full freestyle; mastering freestyle and backstroke.
Advanced stroke development and endurance — mastering distance and full breaststroke.
Skills Strong freestyle/backstroke, full breaststroke, butterfly kick.
Progression Can swim 25m freestyle & backstroke; learning full breaststroke.
Coming from our parent-baby classes? Graduates of Star 5 or Star 4 are ready for Fish 1 — or explore our Star program for little ones still building water confidence with a caregiver.
Tell us about your swimmer's experience and we'll help place them in the right Fish level. Warm water, small classes, and experienced teachers — Torquay's learn-to-swim specialists.
Prefer to chat? 0431 243 959 · 4/10 Winki Way, Torquay VIC 3228
