What ability level are you?

To help you work out what each class level is working on, please see a summary of each level’s skills below.

The swim program is divided into age groups, and then within each age-group there are different skill ability levels. You can join a class that is suited to your age and ability. To pass a level you need to be performing the skills well and consistently.

Once you know what level you are, you can look up the class availability for that level and progress from there. Skill assessments are done every 4-6 weeks, but teachers can recommend that students move levels at any time.

As part of the Victorian education syllabus, all children are expected to complete a minimum of Level 4 (the last yellow level in the diagram) by the time they finish primary school. When children achieve the requirements of this level they are awarded with the ‘Victorian Premier’s Water Safety Certificate’. We are accredited to award children with this certificate!

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Look up the class availability:

Under each level below is the link to look up that level’s timetable in the client portal. Alternatively, you can look for a specific level by logging in to your portal, going to the ‘Class Timetables and Bookings Tab’, click on the magnifying glass in the top right hand corner and put a class level code into the search function. The class level code is written below each level too.

Please toggle between pool locations by clicking on the location map icon in the top right hand corner.
Please toggle between viewing all classes, and viewing only the classes that have current availability by clicking on the ‘Openings’ filter.

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BrainWave Babies (4-6mths)

BrainWave Babies (4-6mths)
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- Use developmentally appropriate toys, games and equipment to encourage cognitive development, physical development, and social & emotional growth.
- Introduction to holds, floatation, kicking, cues, and other skills!
- Displaying role-modelling, learning and being comfortable in the water.

BrainWave Bubs & BrainWave Tots (6mths-3yrs)

BrainWave Bubs (6-12mths)
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = ABubs)
- Use developmentally appropriate toys, games and equipment to encourage cognitive development, physical development, social & emotional growth, swimming & water-safety skills.
- Introduction to holds, floatation, balance, kicking, scooping, breath control, and other skills!
- Displaying role-modelling, learning and anticipation of skills.
BrainWave Tots Beginner (1-3yrs)
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = ATBeg)
- Use developmentally appropriate toys, games and equipment to encourage cognitive development, physical development, social & emotional growth, swimming & water-safety skills.
- Introduction to holds, floatation, balance, kicking, scooping, breath control, and other skills!
- Developing role-modelling, learning and anticipation of skills.

BrainWave Tots Confident (1-3yrs)
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = ATConf)
- Use developmentally appropriate toys, games and equipment to encourage cognitive development, physical development, social & emotional growth, swimming & water-safety skills.
- Development of holds, floatation, balance, kicking, scooping, breath control, and other skills!
- Students’ are enthusiastically interested in their adult’s role-modelling.
- Displaying confident anticipation of skills and starting to attempt skills themselves.

BrainWave Tots Intermediate (1-3yrs)
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = ATInt)
- Use developmentally appropriate toys, games and equipment to encourage cognitive development, physical development, social & emotional growth, swimming & water-safety skills.
- Starting to introduce extensions to holds, floatation, balance, kicking, scooping, breath control, and other skills!
- Showing consistent anticipation of activities and skills.
- Regularly attempting skills themselves.
- Starting to attempt extension skills and combination skills.

BrainWave Tots Advanced (2-3yrs)
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = ATAdv)
- Use developmentally appropriate toys, games and equipment to encourage cognitive development, physical development, social & emotional growth, swimming & water-safety skills.
- Developing extensions to holds, floatation, balance, kicking, scooping, breath control, and other skills!
- Regularly attempting and displaying confidence with extension skills and combination skills.
- Students’ are enthusiastically interested in swimming with their eyes looking underwater (with or without goggles).

Pre-School Learn-to-Swim (3-5yr olds)

PreSchool Beginner
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = PSBeg)
- Introduction to floating skills – Use toys, games and equipment to encourage being comfortable and relaxed floating. (With help from teacher).
- Introduction to moving through the water with floatation aids – Attempt scooping & kicking actions to move around the pool. (With help from teacher.)
- Introduction to skills on tummy – Use toys, games and equipment to encourage being comfortable and relaxed swimming on tummy. (With help from teacher.)
- Introduction to skills on back – Use toys, games and equipment to encourage being comfortable and relaxed swimming on back. (With help from teacher.)
- Attempt breath control skills – Use toys, games and equipment to encourage blowing bubbles slowly for 3 seconds with mouth and nose submerged. (On own.)
- Attempt submerging face – Use toys, games and equipment to encourage attempting to submerge the face underwater. (On own.)

PreSchool Beginner Gold
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = PSGold)
- Be comfortable in class environment – Be able to follow instruction from the teacher without an assisting adult in the water. (On own.)
- Front float with teacher supporting body for 3 seconds – Eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, legs on water surface, recover to an upright position. (With help from teacher.)
- Move through the water 3 metres demonstrating scooping & kicking actions – With eyes underwater. May be with or without floatation aids. (With help from teacher.)
- Back float with teacher supporting body for 5 seconds – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, legs on water surface, recover to an upright position. (With help from teacher.)
- Kick on back for 3 metres with head on teacher’s shoulder – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, arms by side, toes kicking in the water. (With help from teacher.)
- Blow bubbles slowly for 3 seconds with face fully submerged. (On own.)

PreSchool Confident
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = PSConf)
- Front float with teacher supporting body for 3 seconds, staying relaxed throughout – Eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, legs on water surface, recover to a standing position. (With help from teacher.)
- Move through the water 3 metres demonstrating scooping & kicking actions – With eyes under water, staying relaxed throughout. May be with or without floatation aids. (With help from teacher.)
- Back float with teacher supporting body for 5 seconds, staying relaxed throughout – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, legs on water surface, recover to a standing position. (With help from teacher.)
- Kick on back for 3 metres with teacher’s hand supporting head – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, arms by side, toes kicking in the water. (With help from teacher.)
- Kick on back for 3 metres with teacher’s hand supporting head – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, arms by side, toes kicking in the water. (With help from teacher.)

PreSchool Intermediate
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = PSInt)
- Move through the water 3 metres unassisted, demonstrating scooping & kicking actions – With eyes under water, staying relaxed throughout. (On own.)
- Torpedo with board 10 metres – Eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, long arm, long legs to produce effective kicking action. (With help from teacher.)
- Breathe to the side in a one arm torpedo with board for 10 metres in both directions – Holding a kick board with one arm, blowing bubbles with face fully submerged, roll body to side keeping ear in the water in front of the extended arm. (With help from teacher.)
- Kick on back with board 10 metres – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, long legs, staying relaxed throughout to produce effective kicking action. (With help from teacher.)

PreSchool Advanced
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = PSAdv)
- Jump in, turn around, swim back to wall with help from flotation aids – Eyes underwater, scooping arms, kicking legs, staying relaxed throughout. (On own.)
- Tread water unassisted for 10 seconds – Using either scooping arm action or horizontal sculling & bicycle legs. (On own.)
- Torpedo with board 10 metres – Eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, long arm, long legs to produce effective kicking action. (On own.)
- Breathe to the side in a one arm torpedo with board for 10 metres in both directions – Holding a kick board with one arm, blowing bubbles with face fully submerged, roll body to side keeping ear in the water in front of the extended arm. (On own.)
- Introduction to Freestyle arm action – Big freestyle arms with kicking for 5 metres. Eyes underwater, no side breathing, long arms, long legs. (On own)
- Kick on back unassisted with arms by side 10 metres – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, long legs to produce effective kicking action. (On own.)
- Introduction to Backstroke arm action – Big backstroke arms with kicking for 5 metres with help from teacher. Eyes up, chin up, chest up, long arms, long legs. (With help from teacher.)

School-Age Learn-to-Swim (5+yr olds)

Level 1 Low
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 1L)
- Front float with teacher supporting body for 3 seconds, staying relaxed throughout – Eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, legs on water surface, recover to a standing position. (With help from teacher.)
- Move through the water 3 metres demonstrating scooping & kicking actions – With eyes under water, staying relaxed throughout. May be with or without floatation aids. (With help from teacher.)
- Back float with teacher supporting body for 5 seconds, staying relaxed throughout – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, legs on water surface, recover to a standing position. (With help from teacher.)
- Kick on back for 3 metres with teacher’s hand supporting head – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, arms by side, toes kicking in the water. (With help from teacher.)
- Kick on back for 3 metres with teacher’s hand supporting head – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, arms by side, toes kicking in the water. (With help from teacher.)

Level 1 High
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 1H)
- Move through the water 3 metres unassisted, demonstrating scooping & kicking actions – With eyes under water, staying relaxed throughout. (On own.)
- Torpedo with board 10 metres – Eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, long arm, long legs to produce effective kicking action. (With help from teacher.)
- Breathe to the side in a one arm torpedo with board for 10 metres in both directions – Holding a kick board with one arm, blowing bubbles with face fully submerged, roll body to side keeping ear in the water in front of the extended arm. (With help from teacher.)
- Kick on back with board 10 metres – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, long legs, staying relaxed throughout to produce effective kicking action. (With help from teacher.)

Level 2 Low
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 2L)
- Torpedo with board 10 metres – Eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, long arm, long legs to produce effective kicking action. (On own.)
- Breathe to the side in a one arm torpedo with board for 10 metres in both directions – Holding a kick board with one arm, blowing bubbles with face fully submerged, roll body to side keeping ear in the water in front of the extended arm. (On own.)
- Introduction to Freestyle arm action – Big freestyle arms with kicking for 5 metres. Eyes underwater, no side breathing, long arms, long legs. (On own)
- Kick on back unassisted with arms by side 10 metres – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, long legs to produce effective kicking action. (On own.)
- Introduction to Backstroke arm action – Big backstroke arms with kicking for 5 metres with help from teacher. Eyes up, chin up, chest up, long arms, long legs. (With help from teacher.)

Level 2 High
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 2H)
- Breathe to the side in a one arm torpedo with board for 20 metres in both directions – Holding a kick board with one arm, blowing bubbles with face fully submerged, roll body to side keeping ear in the water in front of the extended arm. (On own.)
- Freestyle with board 20 metres – Coordinate side breathing, arm strokes & kicking legs without lifting their head up out of the water. (On own.)
- Freestyle without a board 10 metres – Coordinate side breathing, arm strokes & kicking legs without lifting their head up out of the water. (With help from teacher.)
- Introduction to body rotation 10 metres – Kick on back turning body 3 seconds left & 3 seconds right. Head stays still, eyes up, chin up, hands by side. Watch for over rotation. Belly button should rotate approx. 45°. (With help from teacher.)
- Backstroke with board 20 metres – Demonstrate arm strokes & kicking legs with the little finger entering the water first, legs on water surface. (On own.)
- Backstroke without a board 10 metres – Coordinate arm strokes & kicking legs with the little finger entering the water first, legs on water surface. (With help from teacher.)

Level 3 Low
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 3L)
- Introduction to one arm freestyle drills with help from teacher 10 metres – One arm freestyle with board, demonstrating arm stretch at front & back of stroke, and correct breath timing when arm is stretched at back of stroke. (With help from teacher)
- Freestyle unassisted with correct side breathing technique 20 metres – Coordinate side breathing, arm strokes & kicking legs without lifting their head up out of the water. (On own.)
- Body Rotation 10 metres – Kick on back turning body 3 seconds left & 3 seconds right. Head stays still, eyes up, chin up, hands by side. Watch for over rotation. Belly button should rotate approx. 45°. (On own.)
- Introduction to one arm backstroke drills with help from teacher 10 metres – One arm backstroke without board, coordinating body rotation with when little finger enters the water. (With help from teacher.)
- Backstroke unassisted with correct technique 20 metres – Long arm strokes with little finger entering the water first, kicking continuously. (On own.)
- Survival backstroke for 10 metres – Horizontal body position, ‘V’ flexed feet when knees are bent, feet remain under water, ankles remaining outside of knees, propulsion generated using inside of feet and legs & two second glide. Should have coordination between leg & arm timing. (On own.)

Stroke-Correction

Level 3 High
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 3H)
- Introduction to other freestyle drills, breaking down the components of the stroke into individual parts. Eg. Body position, kicking, arm action, breathing and timing. (With help from teacher.)
- Freestyle demonstrating advanced technique 25 metres – Relaxed long arm strokes with arms extending at front & back of stroke. Perform side breathing & blowing bubbles without lifting their head up out of the water. Demonstrate ability to breathe both left and right, with rotating body position. Arms opposite each other. Kicking from the hip. (On own.)
- Introduction to other backstroke drills, breaking down the components of the stroke into individual parts. Eg. Body position, kicking, arm action and timing. (With help from teacher.)
- Backstroke demonstrating advanced technique 25 metres – Relaxed & long arm strokes with little finger entering the water first. Body rotation displayed. Arms opposite each other. Kicking from the hip. (On own.)
- Survival backstroke for 25 metres – Horizontal body position, ‘V’ flexed feet when knees are bent, feet remain under water, ankles remaining outside of knees, propulsion generated using inside of feet and legs & two second glide. Should have coordination between leg & arm timing. (On own.)

Level 4
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 4)
- Demonstrate freestyle drills, breaking down the components of the stroke into individual parts. Eg. Body position, kicking, arm action, breathing and timing.
- Freestyle with advanced technique 50 metres – Bent arm freestyle with slow & long arm strokes. Rolling body position & good head control. Efficient breath timing. Student should be developing a strong pull action.
- Demonstrate backstroke drills, breaking down the components of the stroke into individual parts. Eg. Body position, kicking, arm action and timing.
- Backstroke with advanced technique 50 metres – Slow & long arm strokes with rolling body position and good head control. Student should be developing a strong pull action.
- Survival backstroke for 50 metres – Flexed feet, ankles remaining outside of knees, propulsion generated using inside of feet and legs & two second glide. High body position. Student should be developing strong kick and sculling actions.
- 100 metres continuous swimming of their choice, maintaining efficient technique throughout.

Squad

Level 5 Squad
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 5)
- Using efficient technique, such that arm and leg actions are both independently effective.
- Freestyle for 100 meters
- Backstroke for 100 metres
- Survival backstroke for 100 metres
- Breaststroke for 50 metres
- Swim continuously for 500 metres, maintaining efficient technique throughout.

Level 6 Squad
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 6)
- Using efficient technique, such that arm and leg actions are both independently effective.
- Freestyle for 150 meters
- Backstroke for 150 metres
- Survival backstroke for 150 metres
- Breaststroke for 100 metres
- Side stroke for 50 metres
- Butterfly for 25 metres
- Swim continuously for 1000 metres, maintaining efficient technique throughout.

Level 7 Squad
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = 7)

Adult Learn-to-Swim

Adult Level 1
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = Adult1)
- Move through the water 3 metres unassisted, demonstrating scooping & kicking actions – With eyes under water, staying relaxed throughout. (On own.)
- Torpedo with board 10 metres – Eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, long arm, long legs to produce effective kicking action. (With help from teacher.)
- Breathe to the side in a one arm torpedo with board for 10 metres in both directions – Holding a kick board with one arm, blowing bubbles with face fully submerged, roll body to side keeping ear in the water in front of the extended arm. (With help from teacher.)
- Kick on back with board 10 metres – Eyes up, chin up, chest up, long legs, staying relaxed throughout to produce effective kicking action. (With help from teacher.)
Adult Level 2
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = Adult2)
- Breathe to the side in a one arm torpedo with board for 20 metres in both directions – Holding a kick board with one arm, blowing bubbles with face fully submerged, roll body to side keeping ear in the water in front of the extended arm. (On own.)
- Freestyle with board 20 metres – Coordinate side breathing, arm strokes & kicking legs without lifting their head up out of the water. (On own.)
- Freestyle without a board 10 metres – Coordinate side breathing, arm strokes & kicking legs without lifting their head up out of the water. (With help from teacher.)
- Introduction to body rotation 10 metres – Kick on back turning body 3 seconds left & 3 seconds right. Head stays still, eyes up, chin up, hands by side. Watch for over rotation. Belly button should rotate approx. 45°. (With help from teacher.)
- Backstroke with board 20 metres – Demonstrate arm strokes & kicking legs with the little finger entering the water first, legs on water surface. (On own.)
- Backstroke without a board 10 metres – Coordinate arm strokes & kicking legs with the little finger entering the water first, legs on water surface. (With help from teacher.)

Adult Level 3
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(Level Code to Search Class Timetable = Adult3)
- Introduction to other freestyle drills, breaking down the components of the stroke into individual parts. Eg. Body position, kicking, arm action, breathing and timing. (With help from teacher.)
- Freestyle demonstrating advanced technique 25 metres – Relaxed long arm strokes with arms extending at front & back of stroke. Perform side breathing & blowing bubbles without lifting their head up out of the water. Demonstrate ability to breathe both left and right, with rotating body position. Arms opposite each other. Kicking from the hip. (On own.)
- Introduction to other backstroke drills, breaking down the components of the stroke into individual parts. Eg. Body position, kicking, arm action and timing. (With help from teacher.)
- Backstroke demonstrating advanced technique 25 metres – Relaxed & long arm strokes with little finger entering the water first. Body rotation displayed. Arms opposite each other. Kicking from the hip. (On own.)
- Survival backstroke for 25 metres – Horizontal body position, ‘V’ flexed feet when knees are bent, feet remain under water, ankles remaining outside of knees, propulsion generated using inside of feet and legs & two second glide. Should have coordination between leg & arm timing. (On own.)

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