Swimming

Swimming and water safety

 

All schools must provide swimming instruction either in key stage 1 or key stage 2.

In particular, pupils should be taught to:

 

- Swim competently, confidently and proficiently over a distance of at least 25 metres

 

- Use a range of strokes effectively [for example, front crawl, backstroke and breaststroke]

 

- Perform safe self-rescue in different water-based situations.