Beginner 1 (Parent & Baby 1)
Step 1 of 8 in the LRC Learn to Swim programme, the first step, for babies with a parent in the water.
Minimum age
Child should be at least 6 months old
Skill level
Your child has no water experience
Class aim
- Ensure that the child is ‘water happy’.
- Basic motor skills including kicking, splashing, and blowing bubbles
- Float on their own on front and float on back (with parental assistance)
- Place head underwater and glide through water for 1-2 meters
- Demonstrate voluntary leg kick on front and back (with parental assistance)
- Hold onto side of the wall and climb comfortably a distance of 5m
- Demonstrate a seated drop off edge of the pool side into water comfortably with parental assistance
Criteria for promotion
- Swim on to the wall and hold on.
- Relaxed belly up float (with support)
- Fully submerged under water (comfortably)
- Swim through water for 1-2 m under water (without support)
Questions about Learn to Swim?
Our Learn to Swim Programme Coordinator, Michelle Lo, can help you find the right class. Email michellelo@lrc.com.hk.