Little Fins Levels

Little Fins - Levels

Learn to Swim: Little Fins levels I - IV

Lower Level I
Fun and engaging introduction to the properties of water, key safety skills, confidence-building, submergence, floating, propulsion, breathing control. Teaching delivered through structured play without arm-bands.
Level I
Establishing the core principle of the optimum swimming body position, balance and co-ordination in front-crawl, back-stroke and breast-stroke initially with focus on leg kicks and basic breathing.
Level II
Continued focus on the core principle of the optimum swimming body position, balance and co-ordination in front-crawl and back-stroke with focus on arm movements to combine with both kicking and bilateral breathing to perform unassisted swimming over 10m.
Level III
Pupils repeatedly demonstrate front-crawl and back-stroke with established body position with timing in each stroke in deep water over 15m; introduction of breast-stroke arms to combine with kicking; focus on the basic bio-mechanics of all three strokes, plus diving.
Level IV
Advanced drills and bio-mechanics in front-crawl, back-stroke (body rotation) and breast-stroke to improve stroke efficiency and stamina over 20m; introduction of the butterfly kick and tumble-turns, plus continued diving practice.

Swim Training: Little Fins Levels V - VII

Level V
Principal focus is on the retention of technique competence in back-stroke, front-crawl and breast-stroke over longer distances, plus speed and stamina swimming and learning the full butterfly stroke.
Level VI
Principal focus is on the retention of technique competence in back-stroke, front-crawl and breast-stroke over longer distances, plus speed and stamina swimming and learning the full butterfly stroke.
Level VII
Further attention to the fine-tuning in all four strokes, style and optimum, streamlined body position to demonstrate swimming excellence and athletic prowess, plus introduction to – and on-going development of – the principal facets of professional swimming.
Holiday Intensive Courses
Make a flying start to the holidays with a FastFins® intensive swimming course. Our 1:1 and 2:1 courses are an ideal way to correct and improve swimming technique, increase stamina and practice newly-acquired skills. FastFins® intensive courses run every half-term and throughout the school holidays.

FastFins® summer intensive course programme starts on Mon 11 July 2016 at Ethos, Sport Imperial.

Little Fins Classes & Training

Levels I - VII
M   4pm - 6pm
T    4pm - 7pm
W  4pm - 8pm
T    4pm - 7pm
F    4pm - 7pm
S    9am - 3pm
S    9am - 3pm



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Locations

Ethos, Sport Imperial
Imperial College London
7 Prince's Gardens
South Kensington
London SW7 1NA
Class Format: Group
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Sport Imperial W2
Imperial College School of Medicine
Norfolk Place
London W2 1PG
Class Format: 1:1/2:1
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Calendars

AUTUMN TERM 2017

Mon 4 Sep – Sun 17 Dec
Half-term: Mon 16 – Sun 29 Oct

HALF-TERM INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

Mon 16 – Fri 20 Oct
Mon 23 – Fri 27 Oct

CHRISTMAS 2017 INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

Mon 18 – Fri 22 Dec


SPRING TERM 2018

Mon 8 Jan – Sun 25 Mar
Half-term: Mon 12 – Sun 18 Feb

HALF-TERM INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

Mon 12 – Fri 16 Feb 

EASTER 2018 INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

Mon 26 – Thu 29 Mar
Tue 3 – Fri 6 Apr
Mon 9 – Fri 13 Apr


SUMMER TERM 2018

Mon 16 Apr – Sun 8 Jul
Half-term: Mon 28 May – Sun 3 Jun

HALF-TERM INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

Tue 29 May – Fri 1 Jun

SUMMER 2018 INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

Mon 9 – Fri 13 Jul
Mon 16 – Fri 20 Jul
Mon 23 – Fri 27 Jul
Mon 30 – Fri 3 Aug
Mon  6 – Fri 10 Aug
Mon 13 – Fri 17 Aug
Mon 20 – Fri 24 Aug
Tue 28 – Fri 31 Aug
Mon 3 – Fri 7 Sep


AUTUMN TERM 2018

Mon 10 Sep – Sun 16 Dec
Half-term: Half-term: Mon 15 – Sun 28 Oct

HALF-TERM INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

Mon 15 – Fri 19 Oct
Mon 22 – Fri 26 Oct

CHRISTMAS 2018 INTENSIVE COURSE PROGRAMME

Mon 17 – Fri 21 Dec

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