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heck out aquaDucks’ lessons for all levels and ages, from 5 years onwards.
LESSONS BY LEVEL Level A1 (30-minute lesson) • Safe entry • Breath control/Submersion • Assisted front float, back float • Assisted front flutter kick Level A2 (30-minute lesson) • Front float, back float • Streamline glide – 3 metres • Flutter kick with kickboard – 10 metres • Learning to breathe – 5 metres Level A3 (45-minute lesson) Average time to complete this level: 15-20 hours • Streamline flutter kick – 7 metres • 7 metres freestyle – no breathing/ 5 metres backstroke kick • 50 metres breaststroke legs with correct turning of feet, no push and glide (with kickboard) • Swimming 10 metres without kickboard with breaststroke legs
Level A4 (45-minute lesson) Average time to complete this level: 15-20 hours • 10 metres freestyle/10 metres backstroke • 100 metres breaststroke legs with correct turning of feet, push and glide (with kickboard) • Swimming – 15 metres froggy (not perfect) • Diving from wall swim 3 metres underwater Level A5 (45-minute lesson) Average time to complete this level: 5-10 hours • 10 metres freestyle/10 metres backstroke • Learning breaststroke – 50 metres with correct breaststroke timing • Learning lifesaving backstroke – 50 metres A Diploma/A Award (45-minute lesson) Average time to complete levels 3,4,5 and receive the A Diploma: 40 hours • 50 metres of breaststroke/50 metres of lifesaving backstroke • Dive from the wall followed by 10 metres of freestyle • Push off from the wall, directly followed by 10 metres of backstroke
APRIL CAMPS Registration commences 4 March. Look out for more information in the Club’s e-newsletter. Learn to Swim Camp 5-8 years old, 9am to 12 noon Members $70, Non-members $80 (per day) Swim/Gym Camp 9-16 years old, 9am to 12 noon Members $70, Non-members $80 (per day) Week 1: Tuesday 30 March to Friday 1 April (3 days) Promotion for Members only: All 3 days at $195 Week 2: Tuesday 6 to Friday 9 April (4 days) Promotion for Members only: All 4 days at $250 INTERESTED IN SWIMMING? To book a FREE TRIAL lesson or join our classes, please contact aquaDucks at: E swiss@aquaducks.com.sg Article courtesy of Koen Verhoef, Founder and Managing Director, aquaDucks
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