DEVELOPMENT 1
Skill No. Skill description
1 To be confident diving in from the block, with streamlined underwater fly kicks
2 To be able to perform a backstroke start, with streamlined underwater fly kicks
3 To be doing tumble turns on frontcrawl most of the time
4 To be doing tumble turns on backstroke most of the time
5 To have an understanding of IM turns
6 To be able to do at 10m underwater streamlined fly kicks (no fins)
7 To have a good understanding of 2x drills for each stroke
8 To be able to do 100m of any stroke comfortably
9 To be able to do 50m of frontcrawl with good technique/turns/breathing
10 To be able to do 50m of Breaststroke comfortably with good technique
11 To be able to do 50m backstroke comfortably with good technique
12 To be able to do 50m butterfly with fins
DEVELOPMENT 2
Skill No. Skill description
1 To be confidently diving in from the block, with streamlined underwater fly kicks past 5m
2 To be able to confidently perform a backstroke start, with streamlined underwater fly kicks
past 5m
3 To be able to do breaststroke underwater phase
4 To be able to do underwater fly kicks off turns most of the time
5 To be able to perform legal IM turns most of the time
6 To have a good understanding of 3x drills for each stroke
7 To be able to complete 150m of any stroke comfortably
8 To be able to complete 50m frontcrawl with good technique and turns
9 To be able to complete 50m backstroke with good technique and turns
10 To be able to complete 50m breaststroke with good technique and turns
11 To be able to complete 50m butterfly with fins but good technique and turns
ACADEMY 1
Skill No. Skill description
1 To have very good understanding of competition rules and feel confident being introduced to
competitive environments
2 To be able to confidently perform a backstroke start, with streamlined underwater fly kicks
to 10m
3 To be able to do breastroke underwater phase most of the time
4 To be able to do underwater fly kicks off all turns most of the time
5 To be able to perform legal IM turns most of the time
6 To have a good understanding of 3x drills for each stroke
7 To be able to complete 200m any stroke comfortably
8 To be able to complete 100m multiple times without excessive fatigue
9 To be able to complete 50m of butterfly without fins
ACADEMY 2
Skill No. Skill description
1 To have an understanding of land warmup before a session - turning up at least 5 minutes
early to do this
2 To be able to do 200m frontcrawl with good technique and not excessively fatigued
3 To be able to do 200m backstroke with good technique and not excessively fatigued
4 To be able to do 200m breaststroke with good technique/legal turns
5 To be able to do 50m fly with good technique, no fins and good turns
6 To have a good understanding of 3x drills for each stroke
7 To be able to complete 100m at a time, multiple times
8 To be able to do breaststroke underwater phase off turns/dives all of the time
