ASA Swim England Learn to Swim Award Stage 4

At the end of this stage your child should be able to:

• Perform a sequence of changing shapes (minimum of three) whilst floating on the surface and demonstrate an understanding of floating
• Push and glide from the wall towards the pool floor
• Kick 10 metres backstroke (one item of equipment optional)
• Kick 10 metres front crawl (one item of equipment optional)
• Kick 10 metres butterfly on the front or on the back
• Kick 10 metres breaststroke on the front (one item of equipment optional)
• Perform a head first sculling action for 5 metres in a flat position on the back
• Travel on back and log roll in one continuous movement onto front
• Travel on front and log roll in one continuous movement onto back
• Push and glide and swim 10 metres, choice of stroke is optional

The Learn to Swim Awards 1-7 are divided into progressive stages. They make up the core, national syllabus of learning to swim for primary school aged children. They are designed to reward your child for their development of the essential aquatic skills they need to be confident, competent and safe in the water. Each of the Learn to Swim Awards 1-7 stages has a list of clear outcomes that need to be completed in order to gain each award. Stages 1-7 help develop the core range of FUNdamental skills your child needs to be confident, competent and safe in the water, while Stages 8-10 offer the opportunity to develop skills from disciplines such as diving and water polo.