As a motivation we offer so called SwimStars. Those are representing at the same time the goals for our groups. If a child achieves a swimStar it means that he or she is ready for the next higher group the following swimming semester.
Blue (= goals beginner)
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- Rocket with flutterkick and breasstroke arms ~6m
- The boat (flutterkick on the back ~6m)
- Jump a candle and dive back to the pool edge
- Dive ~1m depth
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Black (= goals advanced beginner)
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- Rocket with flutterkick and breasstroke arms ~12m
- Backstroke ~12m
- Crawl catch up hands ~12m
- Breaststroke legs
- Basics of a header + dive about 3m length
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Red (= goals intermediate)
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- 2 laps backstroke
- 2 laps breasstroke
- 2 laps crawl
- A header + diving 5m length
- 1 lap butterfly legs
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Gold (= goals expert)
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- 8 laps backstroke + 1 flip turn
- 8 laps breaststroke
- 12 laps crawl + 2 flip turns
- 1 lap butterfly
- Race dive + dive half a lap with dolphin kicks
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White
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- No kid come away empty handed!
- Not all requests for a blue/black/red/golden Swimstar are fullfilled
- Keep on training and you will definitely get your next swimstar
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