Aquatic activities or AQUATIVITY created in 2001 which evolved from a junior lifesaving sessions by SwimSmart founders Rob Bent and Steve Whitley who devised a specialized class for competent swimmers who wished to pursue their interest in swimming. Our unique programme allows swimmers to improve their strokes but also learn and develop new skills in the form of lifesaving, personal survival, water polo, basketball. We believe that physical fitness in our younger generation is at an all time low and its health implications are far reaching for future generations. Our club is addressing this problem by keeping children active and interested in all forms of aquatic activity.

• Class duration

These classes run for one hour at all venues.

• Class size

A class can have a maximum of 25 swimmers. Please call the office on 0208 998 7907 to check class availability.

• class levels

• We have devised four ability levels; Bronze, Silver, Gold and Challenger. All groups work to award standard. Within each class students will learn:
  
• Informative water safety education
  
• Deep water adaptation and skills
  
• Areas of accident prevention, survival and rescue, emergency life support and first aid.
  
• A variety of aquatic skills through physical activity such as diving, stroke technique, fitness training and treading water.
  
• An opportunity to learn and enjoy new water based games including water polo, basketballl.
  
• Enter internal competitions and tournaments.

• Specification of levels

BRONZE LEVEL

AIM:
o Deep water adaptation
o To improve strokes and introduce lifesaving strokes
o To teach basic water safety
o To increase fitness level
o To create a sense of enjoyment in the water
o Develop survival skills
o Introduction of ball handling skills for water polo and basketball
o Basic first aid and life support skills

SILVER LEVEL

AIM:
o To teach fundamental principles and techniques on survival, lifesaving and water safety
o To increase level of fitness and competence in all strokes
o To develop skills further on water polo and basketball.
o To improve communication, teamwork and leadership skills.
o To develop first aid and life support skills such as cardio pulmonary resuscitation and treatment for bleeding and fractures.

GOLD LEVEL

AIM:
o To achieve excellence in all areas of lifesaving.
o To develop skills and tactics in water polo and basketball
o To achieve a high level of fitness and efficient stroke technique
o To gain a knowledge and understanding of more advanced first aid and casualty care.

CHALLENGER LEVEL

AIM:

o Swimmers will have to pass 10 sections based on the skills they have learnt and applied during the previous 3 levels. Each student will be assessed on skill, fitness, knowledge and judgement. The tests include, challenge times through speed swimming, distance swimming, personal and group survival incidents, timed rescues, first aid and life support and simulated emergency scenarios.
o Royal Lifesaving Society (RLSS) Bronze Medallion. (13 years+)
o RLSS Award of Merit
o RLSS Life Support 1, 2 and 3