Swimming- Water Safety Skills (Kathy from Swimming NZ)

 Swimming- Water Safety Skills (Kathy from Swimming NZ)

Split into two groups- crocodiles and sharks.

Sit on the bottom of the pool.

Run to the other side.

Run with hands on your head.

Crocodiles first- float on your back to the other side. Sharks have their hands up to stop them.

Swap over.

Sharks- duck dive to the other side make sure you touch the bottom of the pool with your hand. Crocodiles duck dive over.

Find a space in the middle and spread out. Sculling hands- shoulders down and scull out and in. Thumbs up and thumbs down. A bit faster.

Give yourself a bit more space and lie on your back and do sculling hands. Sit up as if you are in a chair knees up and continue sculling hands.

Two lines again- but in the middle of the pool. Pretend there is a rough sea. Two at a time travelling between as the children are splashing. Make lots of splashes. Continue until each pair have had a turn.

Crocodiles and sharks again over by the rails. Turn and put your hands ont he shoulders of the person in front of them to make a big snake. Move to the end and then separate and children monkey back along the wall.

Find a partner and split up into two halves.

One half practice floating with a variety of objects such as: balls, bottles and buckets.

Other group- in pairs link arms and run to the other side. Do not let go of your buddy.

Swap over activities.

All children starfish on their backs and then practice floating with a board. Kicking on back with a board across the pool. Sharks first and then Crocodiles.

Last challenge to sit on a flutter board and use their sculling hands.