The Jolly Roger Pirates Programme

Our Pirates programme is designed for children five years and above, and offers six different class levels – all running for 25 minutes.  Each class has a clear objective, as well as a water safety element and the child has four goals to achieve before they progress to the next class, along with a water safety skill being taught.  Children then graduate to the Russell Geange Swim Academy after passing the Jack Sparrow level.  All classes are taken by one of our qualified instructors.

Our six class levels follow the swimming progression objectives of submerging, floating, kicking, stroking and breathing, and are set out as follows:

1. Black Beard

  • Submersion
  • Breath control
  • Assisted floating - front and back
  • Assisted kicking - front and back
  • Safe entries/exits/monkey walk

2. One Eyed Jack

  • Unassisted front float
  • Unassisted back float
  • 7m+ streamlined kicking - front
  • 7m+ kicking on back with board
  • Back - front rotation with kick

3. Sinbad

  • 7m+ endurance kicking
  • 7m+ kicking in breathing position
  • 7m+ freestyle - no breathing
  • 7m+ backstroke with board
  • Front → back rotation with kick

4. Captain Kidd

  • 8m+ breathing rotation
  • 8m+ freestyle with board
  • 8m+ streamlined back kick
  • 8m+ backstroke
  • Rotation with armstrokes

5. Captain Hook

  • 25m freestyle with board
  • 12m+ freestyle
  • 12m+ backstroke
  • 12m+ breaststroke kick
  • Sculling action

6. Jack Sparrow

  • 25m freestyle - bilateral breathing
  • 25m backstroke
  • 2x 12.5m breaststroke
  • Dives and turns
  • Clothed swim
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