Wondering How To Get Nervous Swimmers Excited About Swimming?

Check Off Success Level 1 Skills Tracker

Now you can help young, first time swimmers feel confident and excited about the water with our swim skills checklist designed for absolute beginners and nervous swimmers. 

The water familiarisation PDF combines a visual progress tracker with simple teaching cues, making it easy for parents and swim teachers to support early swimming skills.

Designed for children aged 3–10. Turn learning into a fun, achievable experience, helping swimmers build confidence with getting wet, blowing bubbles, and exploring the water safely.

💡It’s a confidence-building system!

✔ Visual “bingo-style” skill tracker

✔ Simple, child-friendly teaching cues

✔ Encourages independence and ownership of improving abilities

✔ Turns lessons into fun, achievable goals

🏊 What’s Included

✔ Water Familiarisation Skills Checklist (Level 1)

✔ 12 beginner-friendly swim skills

✔ Simple teaching cues for each skill

✔ Printable PDF (easy to use poolside or at home)

🧠 Perfect For

• Nervous or first-time swimmers

• Kids learning to get their face wet

• Parents supporting swim lessons at home

• Swim teachers planning beginner classes

• Backyard pool practice & family swim days

🎯 How To Use

✔ Tick off skills as your swimmer completes them

✔ Use as a lesson guide or teaching plan

✔ Reinforce skills between lessons (did someone say homework?!)

✔ Motivate swimmers with clear, visual goals

🌊 Why It Works

Starting swimming can feel overwhelming for children. Our checklist breaks learning into small, manageable steps, helping swimmers feel safe, successful, and ready to progress.

💬 Confidence first, skills next.