School Aged Advanced
Building Confident,

Capable Swimmers for Life

Our School Age  Advanced program supports confident swimmers to refine technique, build endurance, and strengthen water safety awareness. We focus on stroke development, efficiency, and strong foundations — helping your child swim with confidence, control, and purpose.

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Structured Progression for Strong, Skilled Swimmers

Our School Age Advanced program is designed for children who are already confident in the water and ready to refine their technique. Lessons are structured, engaging, and purposeful. We strengthen stroke mechanics, breathing patterns, and endurance while reinforcing safe swimming habits.


Each session balances technical skill development with encouragement and support — helping children grow not only as swimmers, but as confident young people.

Technique Refinement Across All Four Strokes

We focus on freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly technique. Children improve body position, timing, breathing control, and efficiency in the water.

Endurance & Skill Development

Swimmers build stamina through structured sets and progressive challenges. We teach pacing, turns, and coordinated movement to strengthen overall swimming performance.

Confidence

with Purpose

As skills grow stronger, so does independence. Children develop resilience, discipline, and pride in their progress — all within a supportive, encouraging environment.

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 in this level will also be moving on to more advanced life saving skills.


    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. Children in this level will also be moving onto more advanced life saving skills.


    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.

Is Our School-Aged Advance Program Right for Your Child?

This program is ideal for:

  • Children aged approximately 7–12 years who can confidently swim multiple strokes.


  • Swimmers ready to refine technique and build endurance.


  • Families who value structured progression without pressure.


  • Children preparing for squad pathways or wanting stronger overall swim ability.

This program may not be the right fit for:

  • Beginners who are still building foundational water confidence.


  • Families seeking high-pressure competitive training only.


  • Children not yet comfortable swimming laps independently.

Aquatots Advanced School Age Programs

Your Questions Answered

  • What skills should my child already have?

    Children should be able to swim independently and demonstrate basic coordination in freestyle and backstroke before entering Advanced levels.

  • Is this a competitive squad program?

    No. This is a technique-focused progression program. While it strengthens skills for future squad swimming, our focus remains confidence, safety, and strong foundations.

  • How long are the lessons?

    Lessons are 30 minutes and structured to maximise skill development, fitness, and technical refinement.

  • What does my child need to bring?

    Swimwear, goggles, and a towel. At advanced levels, swimmers may also benefit from a swim cap and drink bottle for hydration.

Strengthen Skills. Build Confidence. Swim for Life.

Give your child the opportunity to refine their skills and grow into a strong, capable swimmer. Contact our friendly team to learn more about our School Age Advanced program or book an assessment today.

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