Swimming: an introduction to core aquatic skills and survival swimming

This swimming unit is the second in a series of four swimming units and is the first pool-based unit. This unit starts to develop pupils' ability to move through the water, ensuring confidence is being built and familiarity with the swimming pool is developed. Having already learnt the basic knowledge on land for arm and leg actions, this unit introduces the movement in the water. It builds on their knowledge of healthy, active lifestyles in the previous unit and begins to prepare them for competitive swimming in the next, by developing both stroke technique and physical fitness.