Junior Swimming Academy - Sharktastic - Level 8
Swimming and water safety lessons for 5 to 13 year old girls and boys.
Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise
Sundays @ 10:45am
Instructors
Amber Kelly
Not Yet Booking
Course description
The swimmer can now swim all four main strokes to a high standard keeping a controlled pace leading the swimmer to increase their distance while most importantly maintaining the good quality of the stroke. On the completion of the level the swimmer is now a “Swimmer” and a junior lifesaver given the swimmer and option to follow the competitive swimming route or become a Rookie lifeguard.
Course Details
Course Length
11 Lessons
Lesson Duration
40 minutes
Class Size
8 Places
Curriculum Levels
16
Course Skills
- Perform the transition from push and glide to the four main strokes
- Perform Front crawl for 50m
- Perform Back crawl for 50m
- Perform Full breaststroke 50m
- Perform full butterfly 25m
- Sculling on back headfirst and feet first for 6m
- Thread water for 60 seconds raising one hand every 10 seconds calling for help
- Use a buoyant aid hold the HELP position for 2 minutes 30 seconds
Term
Autumn 2025
Course Dates
Lesson 1
24 August 2025
Lesson 2
07 September 2025
Lesson 3
14 September 2025
Lesson 4
21 September 2025
Lesson 5
28 September 2025
Lesson 6
05 October 2025
Lesson 7
12 October 2025
Lesson 8
19 October 2025
Lesson 9
02 November 2025
Lesson 10
09 November 2025
Lesson 11
16 November 2025
Break on 31st August and 26th October
€145.00
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