Toddlers & Preschool
10 Level Program
A structured 10 level program catering for young children from beginners through to the swimming the formal strokes. Our program also includes the vital lifesaving skills your child needs - treading water, survival strokes, safe entries & clothed swimming.
Preschool Levels
TESS A
- Participate happily
- Splash water with my hands
- Wash my face with wet hands
- Do a humpty dumpty
TESS B
- Enter safely and eagerly from a sitting position
- Relax in both front & back cradle position
- Climb out of the pool with assistance
- Move legs whilst being towed
- Go to the deep water
TESS C
- Attempt intentional movement towards an object
- Wet my hair with toys or hand
- Am comfortable to have my face splashed wet
- Blow bubbles
- Enjoy games and eagerly join in
- Attempt kicking
- Relax in both front and back position – assisted
TESS D
- Walk through the water independently
- Imitate my parents/teacher by putting my face in the water
- Kick a short distance with a board – assisted
- Regain a standing position from a board
- Blow bubbles whilst paddling & kicking
- Jump from the edge to my parent or teacher
TESS E
- Relax in both front and back float position using floatation aids
- Roll over from front to back float
- Submerge in a sitting position & blow bubbles
- Tread water for 10 sec
TESS F
- Torpedo (2 metres)
- Kick on my back using floatation aids (5 metres)
- Relax in a back float position (unaided) & stand with help
- Open eyes under water
- Know to ‘Never run around the pool’
- Dog paddle with aids (5 metres)
TESS G
- Jump from edge and recover to a back float – assisted
- Unaided back float (5 seconds)
- Unaided front float (5 seconds)
- Kick on back with floatation aids (8 metres)
- Swim unaided (3 metres)
- Submerge & pick up an object from waist deep water
- Be rescued in deep water
TESS H
- Glide on front & back
- Kick on my front or back with a board (10 metres)
- A torpedo through a hoop
- Swim unaided (5 metres)
- Freestyle arm action on a kickboard (8 metres)
- Backstroke arm action (aided) (8 metres)
- A kneeling dive
- A basic rescue
- Be involved in deep water experience (wearing clothes)
- Tread water for 15 seconds unaided
- Roll from a front to back float
- A safe jump entry
TESS I
- Kick 25 metres or more using a kickboard
- Breathe & blow bubbles – correct head position
- Use freestyle arms for a short distance (No breathing)
- Back kick – unaided (8 metres)
- Backstroke – unaided (4 metres)
- Perform a standing dive
- Back float for 15 seconds
- Tread water in deep water for 15 seconds
- Recover an object in chest depth water with one hand
TESS J
- Freestyle with breathing (8 metres)
- Backstroke (8 metres)
- ‘Whip kick’ with a kickboard
- Tread water in deep water for 30 seconds
- Tread water in a shirt & long trousers for 15 seconds & be rescued
- A slide in entry & standing dive
