Swim England Stage 1 Certificate

Congratulations! Your swimmer has achieved their Swim England Stage One!

If we have emailed you to ask you to buy a Stage One badge and certificate, please add this product to your cart and checkout. We will bring your badge and certificate to the next lesson for you to present to your child. Please ensure you have added your child’s name in full as you would like it to appear on the certificate when prompted to do so at checkout.

The Swim England Learn to Swim scheme is an inclusive syllabus for delivering structured and progressive swimming lessons for all ages. The activities are designed to be effective and engaging for children with a key focus on water safety. Swimmers who have achieved Stage One will have demonstrated the following skills:

1. Enter the water safely.
2. Move forward for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
3. Move backwards for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
4. Move sideways for a distance of 5 metres, feet may be on or off the floor.
5. Scoop the water and wash the face.
6. Be comfortable with water showered from overhead.
7. Move from a flat floating position on the back and return to standing.
8. Move from a flat floating position on the front and return to standing.
9. Push and glide in a flat position on the front from a wall.
10. Push and glide in a flat position on the back from a wall.
11. Give examples of two pool rules.
12. Exit the water safely.

Please note: certificates are only available for purchase by Next Level Swimming Academy swimmers