Learn to Swim Ducklings
About the Ducklings Programme
Give your toddler a confident start in the water with our fun, structured Learn to Swim ‘Ducklings’ programme at the Sports and Wellness Hub.
Expert teachers, playful lessons and small class sizes help pre-school aged children build water confidence and develop a skill for life.
- Swim lessons for 3-4 year-olds
- 4 progressive awards to achieve - each award is celebrated with a certificate and badge
- From Duckling 1 (first splashes and bubble blowing) to Duckling 4 (jumping in, floating and swimming up to 10 metres)
- Every stage is carefully structured to build confidence, independence and essential swimming skills
Discover the Ducklings stages
Ducklings 1
- Make a supervised safe entry with adult support if required
- Float on back with adult support behind the head without floatation equipment
- Blow bubbles at the water surface
- Wet the head without submersion
- Kick 5 metres on back with adult support
- Travel without adult support for 2 metres to a floating object
- Enter the pool, rotate and return to the side with adult support
- Exit the water safely with minimal adult support
Ducklings 2
- Make a sitting entry with adult support if required
- Rotate 180 degrees either using a log roll or an upright position, using floatation equipment and without adult support
- Submerge the face with confidence and without force under adult supervision
- Blow an object for a distance of 2 metres
- Travel 3 metres using arms and/or legs without adult support
- Move 5 metres along the rail or wall without adult support
- Enter the pool, rotate and return to the side with minimal adult support
- Exit the water safely with minimal adult support
Ducklings 3
- Make a supervised jump to an adult with or without support
- Float on the front or back without adult support
- Push off on the front or back in a streamlined shape from a supporting adult
- Blow bubbles with the mouth and nose underwater
- Travel 5 metres on the front to the side of the pool without adult support
- Kick 5 metres on the front holding a float (the adult may hold the other end of the float)
- Enter the pool, rotate and return to the side without adult support
- Climb out of the water with adult support if required
Ducklings 4
- Jump into the water unaided, but supervised
- Perform a mushroom or star float
- Rotate 360 degrees either using a log roll or an upright position
- Push and glide achieving a streamlined position on the front or back
- Submerge completely
- Travel 10 metres on the front or back, without adult support
- Jump into the water, turn around, swim back to the point of entry and hold on to the side or rail
- Climb out of the water with adult support if required
Need to know
- Monday-Friday daytime swim lessons (1 x 30-minute lesson each week)
- Our Ducklings programme follows the Swim England Learn to SwimLink opens in a new window framework
- £40 per month direct debit
- Child to teacher ratio better than industry standard
- No parent is needed in the pool during Ducklings sessions
- Our swim booking portal shows all available times
- Free parking during your lesson
- Members can enjoy family swimming in the shallow end of the pool
- 14-day cooling off period, then Terms & Conditions apply
- Please read our privacy policy
How to enrol
Send us an email and we will help enrol your child on the Learn to Swim 'Ducklings' programme:
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If you need some help or have a question about the Ducklings toddler swim lessons, please get in touch with our swim team.
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