Our intensive courses are a block of swimming lessons in one week and follow the same framework as the Learn to Swim Programme. We also run Stroke Specific courses to work on a specific movement and stroke throughout the week. Swimmers work with the same teacher allowing for continuity.
Swimming courses
What are intensive courses?
What are the benefits of the courses for the children?
- Through repetition and constant swimming, we often see swimmers improve significantly throughout the intensive courses
- Continually practicing or being in the water has a huge impact not only on the progression of the swimmers learning but also on their confidence in the water
- Our intensive courses are great for those swimmers who are new to swimming and want to gain confidence quickly or those who are close to moving up a stage
- With 5 lessons in one week, we often see swimmers move up a stage that would usually have taken them 5 or 6 weeks to complete
- For our higher stage swimmers, constantly swimming throughout the week sets them in good stead to join club swimming
- With Taunton Deane, swimmers can often swim up to 16 hours a week and so through our intensive courses, swimmers build up the stamina and confidence to jump straight in with the club
What is the cost, and what does the cost include?
- The cost of a week’s intensive course is: £52.50
- The price can differ and is subject to change
Your swimming journey
STAGE 1
Let’s get wet
- Develop basic safety awareness
- Learn to swim, float and glide with aids
- Blow bubbles and submerge the face
- Work towards swimming without aids
- Jump in with assistant
STAGE 2
Let’s swim by ourselves
- Jumping in independently
- Swim independently up to 5m
- Float, glide and submerge without aids
- Develop kick on front and back
STAGE 3
Let’s swim strokes
- Swim front crawl and back crawl up to 10m
- Go under and retrieve an object
- Push and glide and rotate
STAGE 4
Let’s get kicking
- Kick 10 metres backstroke, front crawl, butterfly, and breaststroke
- Perform a sequence of shapes
STAGE 5
Let’s get skillful
- Develop confidence in the deep end
- Perform three different shape jumps into deep water
- Push, glide, and swim 10 metres backstroke, front crawl, butterfly, and breaststroke
STAGE 6
Let’s dive in
- Perform a surface dive
- Develop coordinated breathing, swim all strokes with at least six rhythmical breaths
- Understand water safety, perform a ‘shout and signal’ rescue
- Swim 10m with clothes on, swim 25 metres (optional stroke)
Interested in Swim School Courses?
Whether you’re looking to book a place, check availability or ask a question, our team is here to help.
Use the form below to enquire about our swim programmes for all ages and abilities.
Email: learntoswim@tauntonschool.co.uk
Telephone: 01823 703109