Age : 5 - 15 yrs

In order for your child to progress their swimming skills the tuition they receive should be well planned, structured and organized. Our swimming lessons provide continuous aquatic development using a combination of many years of combined experience's, along with the PSTCA (Professional Swimming Teachers and Coaches Association) and Swim SA (Swimming South Africa) recognized teaching method, concentrating on stroke technique and building on endurance levels, whilst allowing for each pupil's personal progressions. At TINCO Swimschool we place great importance on your child's safety.

Lesson sizes are small, ensuring more individual attention for your child. TINCO Swimschool beginner class's have a PSTCA and/or Swim SA qualified instructor with an additional helper in the water with them. When people are introduced to swimming lessons they can feel anxious - our assistant's are in the water for your comfort and aquatic progression.

We allocate awards by using the PSTCA and Swim SA award system to monitor the children's progress and encourage the child to move on to the next level.

For the Beginners:

Tommy Turtle Awards:

1)      Bronze
        Introduction and basic swimming skills in the water.

2)      With Boyancy Aids
        Boyancy aids is not needed in the Learn Top Swim program, although it will make the child more independent and increase his self esteem.

3)      Silver
        Without the use of any boyancy aids, the child will maintain himself in the water and start floating.

4)      Gold
        Now the child is fully independent and will move through the water on his own, using his arms and legs in no specific style, for about five meters.

For the Young Swimmers :

1)      Novice swimmer
        More attention will be given to floating movements like mushroom float and pencil float, front and back. The child will also learn breathing control.

2)      Primary swimmer
        Start with front crawl and back stroke. Sculling will be learned together with kicking. Teach life saving kick.

3)      Junior swimmer
        Mastering of the front crawl, back stroke and breast stroke.

 

Other Awards :

        Diver award
       Basic skills in diving to be mastered. This includes all the different hand stand positions. It ends by diving from a standing position from the side of the pool.

        Distance award
        Different styles must be apparent in swimming 5m, 10m, 25m, 50m, 100m and 200m.