School Aged Advanced

The Aquatots School's advanced program helps kids improve their strokes. This prepares them for the exciting world of squad-level swimming.


These skilled swimmers show good technique in freestyle and backstroke. Now, they’re set to learn the details of breaststroke and butterfly.


Our advanced program slowly boosts swimming distances. It focuses on proper strokes to build stamina and endurance. This is key for success at the squad level.

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Mini Sharks

Ages 5 to 7 years of age

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  • Mini Sharks gathers our youngest advanced swimmers. They have skills like their older Shark teammates. This special group for 5 to 7 year olds helps children feel relaxed. They can work on tough skills with friends their age.

    Your Mini Shark can swim technical freestyle and backstroke. Now, it will build distance in these strokes for important life-saving skills. They'll also discover the technical refinements that transform good breaststroke into great breaststroke.


    This level represents the pinnacle of the Aquatots learn to swim journey.


    To graduate from Mini Sharks, you must show your skills in freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. You need to swim these strokes over set distances. Children also have the exciting opportunity to attempt their Bronze Star life saving award.


    Mini Sharks who turn 7 before mastering these strokes will join the Shark level. This lets them keep developing with their new age group.


    These comprehensive classes run for 30 minutes.

Sharks

Ages 7 to 12 years

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  • Shark level swimmers have strong freestyle and backstroke skills. They are ready to swim these strokes over longer distances. This builds important stamina and develops the endurance needed for life-saving situations.

    The technical mastery of breaststroke becomes a key focus at this level. Sharks build on the strong foundation laid earlier. They learn to blend all elements into one smooth, powerful stroke.


    This achievement marks the completion of the Aquatots learn to swim program.


    To graduate from Sharks, you must show your skills in freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. You’ll need to swim these strokes over set distances. The Bronze Star life-saving award lets eager swimmers earn extra recognition.


    These comprehensive sessions extend to 45 minutes to accommodate advanced skill development.

Mini Squad Prep

Ages 5 to 7 years

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  • Mini Squad Prep honors kids who have mastered freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke techniques. These young achievers are now working on building distance in all three strokes. They aim for excellence in squad swimming.

    Our 5 to 7 year old Mini Squad Prep swimmers embark on learning technical butterfly. Children have already built butterfly foundations throughout earlier levels. Now, they discover how to coordinate every element into this spectacular stroke.


    Squad level swimming requirements also feature prominently in this advanced program.


    Graduation from Mini Squad Prep comes with technical mastery of all four strokes over required distances. Kids who turn 7 before mastering four strokes move to Squad Prep. Here, they keep learning with peers their age.


    Mini Squad Prep classes provide 30 minutes of focused instruction.

Squad Prep

Ages 7 to 12 years

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  • Squad Prep represents the final stepping stone before squad swimming begins. These skilled swimmers master technical butterfly. They also excel in freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke, covering great distances.

    After years of preparation, Squad Prep swimmers come together. They unite all their skills in this challenging stroke.


    This level also emphasises meeting the specific requirements for squad level swimming success.


    To graduate from Squad Prep, you must excel in all four strokes at the required distances.


    Squad Prep sessions run for 45 minutes to accommodate extensive skill refinement.

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