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The Swimming Room Syllabus

Our team of seasoned coaches has crafted a distinctive and thorough curriculum comprising 8 levels. This syllabus is meticulously designed to shape individuals, guiding them from complete beginners to proficient swimmers.

At the end of Swim Foundation course, you will be awarded a TSR Certificate of Completion 

and will be eligible to take SwimSafer Stage 1 Test (Optional).

swim foundation

level 1: water familiarisation

starfish course

  • Understanding pool safety rules

  • Entry into and exit from chest deep pool from ladder and pool edge

  • Ability to perform hand-walking in horizontal position in pool

  • Moving along the pool edge using hands only in chest deep pool

  • Assisted movement on front and back through the water for 5 counts

  • Comfortable in letting water flow down from head without goggles 

  • Confident jump into chest deep pool with support without goggles

level 3: breath management

goldfish course

  • Ability to perform facedown forward glide for 5 counts.

  • Recover to standing position from front and back float.

  • Exhaling from the nose for 5 counts in water.

  • Supported Flutter Kick with breath exchange.

  • Ability to perform 5 breath exchanges in deep pool.

  • Dog Paddle with bubbling for 5 meters.

  • Safety float for 5 counts and rollover on back float for 5 counts.

  • Flutter kick on front for 5 counts and rollover on back to breathe for 5 counts and roll back to front for 5 counts with flutter kick.

  • Retrieve submerge objects from chest deep pool without goggles.

level 2: water confidence

frog course

  • Floating with kicking board with feet at pool edge.

  • Flutter Kick on front for 5 meters with kick board.

  • Inhaling comfortably using the mouth.

  • Demonstrate the ability to hold breath for 5 counts.

  • Demonstrate front float for 5 counts

  • Demonstrate back float for 5 counts.

  • Open eyes in water without goggles.

  • Confident jump into chest deep pool without support without goggles.

swim foundation

At the end of Swim Foundation course, you will be awarded a TSR Certificate of Completion 

and will be eligible to take SwimSafer Stage 1 Test (Optional).

level 1: water familiarisation

starfish course

  • Understanding pool safety rules

  • Entry into and exit from chest deep pool from ladder and pool edge

  • Ability to perform hand-walking in horizontal position in pool

  • Moving along the pool edge using hands only in chest deep pool

  • Assisted movement on front and back through the water for 5 counts

  • Comfortable in letting water flow down from head without goggles 

  • Confident jump into chest deep pool with support without goggles

level 2: water familiarisation

frog course

  • Floating with kicking board with feet at pool edge.

  • Flutter Kick on front for 5 meters with kick board.

  • Inhaling comfortably using the mouth.

  • Demonstrate the ability to hold breath for 5 counts.

  • Demonstrate front float for 5 counts

  • Demonstrate back float for 5 counts.

  • Open eyes in water without goggles.

  • Confident jump into chest deep pool without support without goggles.

level 3: breath management

goldfish course

  • Ability to perform facedown forward glide for 5 counts.

  • Recover to standing position from front and back float.

  • Exhaling from the nose for 5 counts in water.

  • Supported Flutter Kick with breath exchange.

  • Ability to perform 5 breath exchanges in deep pool.

  • Dog Paddle with bubbling for 5 meters.

  • Safety float for 5 counts and rollover on back float for 5 counts.

  • Flutter kick on front for 5 counts and rollover on back to breathe for 5 counts and roll back to front for 5 counts with flutter kick.

  • Retrieve submerge objects from chest deep pool without goggles.

swim technique

In this course, at the end of each Level, you will be required to take our TSR Swim Test.  A TSR Certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the test and you will also be eligible for SwimSafer Stage 2 test onwards.

level 4: frontcrawl

flying fish course

  • Kneeling Dive.

  • Demonstrate Sculling for 5 meters (feet first and head first).

  • 25 meters Frontcrawl Swim with support.

  • 15m Side flutter kicking.

  • Underwater Flutter kick in streamline position for 2 meters.

  • Retrieve submerge objected from chest deep pool without goggles. 

  • 25 meters Frontcrawl Swim with bilateral breathing.

  • Flutter kick on the back without support for15 meters 

  • Swim on back for 15m w/o goggles.

level 5: breaststroke

stingray course

  • Dorsi-Flexed breaststroke kick with support.

  • Perform Squatting Dive.

  • Tread water for 1 minute.

  • 25 meters Breaststroke Swim.

  • Straddle jump.

  • Demonstrate head and feet first surface dives.

  • Moving through the water for 10m without goggles.

  • 25 meters Frontcrawl Swim with bilateral breathing.

  • 25 meters Survival Backstroke Swim.

level 6: backstroke

swordfish course

  • 5 meters underwater swim.

  • Perform standing dive.

  • 200 meters continuous swim.

  • 25 meters Backstroke Swim.

  • 100 meters swim with shorts and t-shirt.

  • 25 meters survival sidestroke swim.

  • Perform forward somersault.

level 7: butterfly

dolphin course

  • 50 meters Frontcrawl Swim.

  • 50 meters Breaststroke Swim.

  • 50 meters Backstroke Swim.

  • 100 meters continous swim with long sleeves shirts and long pants.

  • Tread water for 3 min (leg only, hand and leg, hand only).

  • Remove clothing in water and make float with pants and float for 1 minute and use float to move 15 meters.

  • 400 meters continuous swim.

  • 50 meters Butterfly Swim.

swim excellence

There will be Advanced TSR Skills Tests and TSR Achievement Badges will be awarded upon successful completion of these test. At this stage, you will also be eligible to take the SwimSafer Gold Test.

level 8: speed & endurance

shark course

  • Understand FINA Swimming rules.

  • Able to perform competitive Starts and Finish.

  • Able to perform competitive turns.

  • 200 meter Frontcrawl swim with bilateral breathing.

  • 4 x 50m Individual Medley within 6 minutes.

  • 100 meters Frontcrawl swim within 3 minutes.

  • 100 meters Breaststroke swim within 4 minutes.

  • 100 Meter BackStroke swim within 3 minutes 20 seconds.

  • 50 Meter Butterfly swim within 1 minute 30 seconds.

  • 1000 meters continuous swim.

  • 200 Meters Open Water Swim.

There will be Advanced TSR Skills Tests and TSR Achievement Badges will be awarded upon successful completion of these test.

At this stage, you will also be eligible to take the SwimSafer Gold Test.

swim excellence

level 8: speed & endurance

shark course

  • Understand FINA Swimming rules.

  • Able to perform competitive Starts and Finish.

  • Able to perform competitive turns.

  • 200 meter Frontcrawl swim with bilateral breathing.

  • 4 x 50m Individual Medley within 6 minutes.

  • 100 meters Frontcrawl swim within 3 minutes.

  • 100 meters Breaststroke swim within 4 minutes.

  • 100 Meter BackStroke swim within 3 minutes 20 seconds.

  • 50 Meter Butterfly swim within 1 minute 30 seconds.

  • 1000 meters continuous swim.

  • 200 Meters Open Water Swim.

Type of Programme

The Swimming Room was founded in 2006 with a clear mission–to transform lives through the art of swimming. 

about the swimming room

The Swimming Room also offers other water programmes to continue your swim journey!

Other programmes

Join us today and embark on a memorable learning journey that will equip you or your child with a skill for life, in a private and conducive learning environment!

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In this course, at the end of each Level, you will be required to take our TSR Swim Test. 

A TSR Certificate will be awarded upon successful completion of the test and you will also be eligible for SwimSafer Stage 2 test onwards.

swim technique

level 4: frontcrawl

flying fish course

  • Kneeling Dive.

  • Demonstrate Sculling for 5 meters (feet first and head first).

  • 25 meters Frontcrawl Swim with support.

  • 15m Side flutter kicking.

  • Underwater Flutter kick in streamline position for 2 meters.

  • Retrieve submerge objected from chest deep pool without goggles. 

  • 25 meters Frontcrawl Swim with bilateral breathing.

  • Flutter kick on the back without support for15 meters 

  • Swim on back for 15m w/o goggles.

level 6: backstroke

swordfish course

  • 5 meters underwater swim.

  • Perform standing dive.

  • 200 meters continuous swim.

  • 25 meters Backstroke Swim.

  • 100 meters swim with shorts and t-shirt.

  • 25 meters survival sidestroke swim.

  • Perform forward somersault.

level 5: breaststroke

stingrAY course

  • Dorsi-Flexed breaststroke kick with support.

  • Perform Squatting Dive.

  • Tread water for 1 minute.

  • 25 meters Breaststroke Swim.

  • Straddle jump.

  • Demonstrate head and feet first surface dives.

  • Moving through the water for 10m without goggles.

  • 25 meters Frontcrawl Swim with bilateral breathing.

  • 25 meters Survival Backstroke Swim.

level 7: butterfly

dolphin course

  • 50 meters Frontcrawl Swim.

  • 50 meters Breaststroke Swim.

  • 50 meters Backstroke Swim.

  • 100 meters continous swim with long sleeves shirts and long pants.

  • Tread water for 3 min (leg only, hand and leg, hand only).

  • Remove clothing in water and make float with pants and float for 1 minute and use float to move 15 meters.

  • 400 meters continuous swim.

  • 50 meters Butterfly Swim.

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