Adult Learn-to-Swim — Levels 1–4

Building Confidence for Life

Focus: Confidence • Water Safety • Breathing • Floating • Independence • Stroke Development • Fitness • Wellbeing

Adult Program Philosophy

Learning to swim as an adult can be a very different experience from learning as a child.

Some adults may have never had the opportunity to learn. Others may have experienced fear, embarrassment or a negative experience around water.

Some may already swim and simply want to improve their technique, endurance or fitness.

At Melissa Corby’s Learn to Swim, adults are treated with patience, dignity and respect.

There is no expectation that every adult will progress at the same pace.

Confidence comes before technique.

Our progression is:

Trust → Confidence → Water Safety → Independence → Technique → Endurance → Fitness

Adult Program Goals

• Develop confidence and comfort in the water

• Reduce fear and anxiety around water

• Develop safe pool entry and exit

• Develop controlled breathing

• Learn front and back floating

• Develop recovery to standing

• Develop kicking and body position

• Develop streamline

• Learn independent swimming

• Develop freestyle

• Develop backstroke

• Introduce and develop breaststroke

• Develop swimming endurance

• Improve stroke efficiency

• Develop survival swimming skills

• Develop treading water

• Improve fitness

• Support physical and mental wellbeing

• Develop confidence for lifelong aquatic participation