Junior Swimming Academy - Sharktastic - Level 8
Swimming and water safety lessons for 5 to 13 year old girls and boys.
Midlands Park Hotel, Portlaoise
Mondays @ 4:15pm
Instructors
Zuzanna Chwolka
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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
Spring 2026
Course Dates
Lesson 1
23 February 2026
Lesson 2
02 March 2026
Lesson 3
09 March 2026
Lesson 4
16 March 2026
Lesson 5
23 March 2026
Lesson 6
30 March 2026
Lesson 7
13 April 2026
Lesson 8
20 April 2026
Lesson 9
27 April 2026
Lesson 10
11 May 2026
Lesson 11
18 May 2026
Breaks - 6th April & 4th May
€145.00
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