The focus of the curriculum at SWIMZ Bendigo is teaching water safety first then progressing into the foundations of learning freestyle and backstroke through body position, kick then arm stroke. The progressions through the curriculum will also introduce Breaststroke and Butterfly allowing the student to be safe in the water and competent in all four swimming strokes.

This will prepare the students for a lifelong skill in swimming allowing them to swim for fun, fitness, compete in their school carnivals or participate in the sport of swimming at their local club and enjoy that experience.

The SWIMZ Bendigo program has 8 levels;

Ducklings This level teaches water confidence, survival skills and breathe control.

Turtle This level continues to build water confidence, survival skill and introduction to freestyle streamline & backstroke kick

Platypus This water confidence, survival skill and introduction to freestyle streamline & backstroke kick

Penguin While still maintaining water safety & confidence, this level focuses on good kick foundation, correct body position and head position. This level introduces both freestyle and backstroke arms.

Sting Ray Freestyle – Focus is on body position, kicking and improving the timing of the arms. Backstroke should become more flowing with good body position, chest up, head still, arms straight and slow.

Snapper Freestyle and Backstroke main focus. Freestyle technique starts to develop with introduction of high elbow recovery. Both Freestyle and Backstroke timing and body position will be improved through conditioning. It is at this level that we introduce the breaststroke kick.

Tuna Freestyle and Backstroke continue as main focus. Introduction of Breaststroke Arms with the aim to complete full breaststroke.

Dolphin The final level of the program has an emphasis on refining Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke with the introduction of Butterfly kick.