Swimming

SWIM SCHOOL TERMS & CONDTIONS

The North London Water  Polo Club runs  Swim School from 4.5 years to adult swimmers.

We offer classes to provide greater individual attention and continued development for your child. The lessons are for all abilities, from non-swimmers to those who need to develop confidence and competence in the water.

The Swim School is committed to providing the best teaching for your child. The lessons follow the Swim England Learn to Swim Program. This offers a structure for progression within a fun environment.

Our dedicated Swim School team will make sure your child is in the right group and provide assessment reports at the end of each term.

Please ensure you have read and understood the following terms and conditions before committing to swimming lessons.

Your Booking
Payment is required in full, 24 hours after your booking has been made. By making a booking and attending our swimming lessons, you are agreeing to these terms & conditions. We reserve the right to amend our terms & conditions at any time.
If payment hasn’t been received by the deadline date (usually 24 hours after your booking) we will assume the booking is no longer required.

Payment
Lessons are paid for on monthly basis. All fees are to be paid in advance in full.

Our teachers are contracted for the term in advance, therefore no refunds can be given for missed lessons, lessons missed cannot be transferred to other lessons. regardless of the circumstance.

New joiners can register their interest by filling the application form using the following form in below.

Please explain your requirement using the extra information box at the end of the registration form.

Please note: Completing our registration form does not automatically enrol you in our swimming classes.

Missed or cancelled – Single Lesson
Single Lesson missed or cancelled for any reason cannot be refunded, made up or transferred to other swimmers, including siblings.

Cancelled lessons by the club
In the unfortunate event that Swim School must cancel a lesson, we will notify you by email. We will endeavour to add an alternative date to the course. If you are unable to make the alternative date, the lessons will not be refunded, credited or transferred.

If Swim School unable to provide an alternative date, a credit in lieu of payment will be issued for next term course.

Refunds cannot be offered if the cancelled lessons were due to circumstances out of our control such as adverse weather conditions, power interruption, ‘acts of God’, pandemic which are deemed to be contractually outside of our control.

Your Responsibilities
No abuse will be tolerated towards teachers, pupils or other parents/guardians.

You are responsible for your children at all times before and after the lessons, The Swimming School will take no responsibility. Please do not let your children play around the car park. This includes children that are friends or family that are not swimming.

the Club takes no responsibility for loss or damage to property.

Poolside
The use of cameras, camcorders or mobile phones on poolside or in the changing area is strictly prohibited.
Food or drink is not permitted on poolside. Pushchairs are not permitted on poolside.
Parents and Careers are encouraged to watch lessons from the outside the Swimming Pool windows. Please ensure any young children who are not attending lessons do not walk around the poolside unaccompanied.

Insurance
All swimmers are covered by our Public Liability Insurance. The Water Club does not accept any liability for sickness, personal injury or death of any swimmers unless directly caused by the proven negligence of the company or its staff.

Other Information Please Note

• Some physical contact with your child is unavoidable. Please be aware all staff adhere to the Swim England Child Protection Procedures
• No refunds can be offered due to missed lessons
• Parents must supervise children at all times in the changing area
• The Club, unfortunately, cannot accept responsibility for any damage or loss of property or articles left on the premises. This includes the carpark
• All Teachers and coaches  are qualified

 OUR SWIM STAGES

STAGE 3

Children who have successfully completed Level 2 or have comparable skills will focus on developing specific strokes and other safety skills.

Stage 3 Outcome

1   Streamlined kick on front and back maintaining a good flat body position and straight legs

2   Swim 5 meters Front crawl with arms clearing the water and breathing to the side

3   Swim 5 meters Backstroke with straight arms clearing the water and a good body position

4   Perform Breastroke kick on their front with either 2 floats or a noodle

5   Perform a log roll from a streamlined position on their front and back

6   Perform a front tumble from a streamlined position

STAGE 4

Children who have successfully completed Level 3 or have comparable skills will focus on developing confidence in their skills and improving their strokes.

Stage 4 Outcome

1   Swim 10 meters front crawl, starting from a push and glide, breathing to the side and arms clearing the water

2   Swim 10 meters backstroke, starting from a push and glide, with good body position and straight arms

3   Perform 10 meters legal breaststroke kick on their front using 1 float or in a streamlined position

4   Swim 5 meters of good breaststroke arms with a noodle

5   Knowledge of the correct Breaststroke timing using a noodle

6   Swim 5 meters butterfly kick on front and back with arms by the side

STAGE 5

Children who have successfully completed Level 4 or have comparable skills will focus on refining strokes and aquatic skills.

Stage 5 outcome

Swim 15 meters front crawl with good body position, arms clearing the water and bilateral breathing

Swim 15 meters backstroke with good body position, straight arms and good strong continuous pull

Swim 15 meters good legal breaststroke with timing

Swim 10 meters butterfly with correct legs

Jump in deep water and tread water for 30 seconds confidently, swim to the side

Attempt front crawl turn at the wall

STAGE 6

Children who have successfully completed Level 5 or have comparable skills will focus on refining strokes and aquatic skills.

Stage 6 outcome

Swim 25 mtrs front crawl with good body position, arms clearing the water and bilateral breathing

Swim 25 mtrs backstroke with good body position, good leg kick and straight arms and good strong continuous pull

Swim 25 mtrs Breastroke with good timing and legal stroke

Swim 15 mtrs butterfly and then turn on back and finish length with fly kick on back, arms by side

Attempt front crawl and backstroke turns at the wall

Attempt sitting dive

STAGE 7

Children who have successfully completed Level 6 or have comparable skills will focus on refining strokes and aquatic skills.

Stage 7 outcome

Swim 50 meters front crawl with good body position, arms clearing the water, bilateral breathing and attempt turn at wall

Swim 50 meters backstroke with good body position, good leg kick and straight arms, attempt turn at wall

Swim 50 meters breaststroke with good timing and legal stroke

Swim 20 meters butterfly with good arm recovery and legs together

Perform breaststroke and butterfly turns with a good push and glide streamlining

Perform a sitting dive

North London Swimming Squad Information 

Introduction:

High-quality training and long-term athlete development.

Training Levels 
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LEVEL 1 — 

 Learn to Swim 

& 

Foundation
Sessions per week: 2
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LEVEL 2 — 

Stroke Development 

& 

County Age Group

Sessions per week: 4
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LEVEL 3 — 

Regional Age Group 

&

Performance 

Sessions per week: 6

Water Polo

Water Polo National Age Group

Competitions

A bright future is ahead for talented young players for National Age Group Competitions.

Our sessions are aimed for elite players in North London who wished to participate in North London Water Polo sessions to improve and play in National Age Groups competitions and British water polo league

The sessions are supplemented by a Term of North London Water Polo