SwimSafer Silver lessons are designed to strengthen endurance, improve stroke efficiency, and build confidence in more challenging water conditions for progressing swimmers.
SwimSafer Silver lessons focus on polishing freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke so each stroke is smooth and efficient. Coaches fine-tune body position, kick rhythm, and arm mechanics to reduce drag. You’ll practice coordinated breathing and streamlined push-offs that help maintain pace over longer swims.
At the Silver level, learners strengthen survival skills that support real-world safety. Lessons include safe water entries, controlled treading, and strategies to conserve energy while orienting to an exit. You’ll also learn how to judge conditions and make calm, informed decisions in the water.
Training sets in SwimSafer Silver are designed to build stamina without sacrificing technique. You’ll work on pacing, bilateral breathing, and steady tempos that carry you through longer continuous swims. The goal is to sustain clean strokes under fatigue so your performance remains consistent.
Silver lessons introduce practical rescue principles that keep both swimmer and casualty safe. You’ll practice reaching and throwing assists, using flotation aids, and choosing non-contact options first. Clear communication and a safe approach are emphasized before any attempt to tow to safety.
Instructors break down the assessment sequence so you know exactly what to expect on test day. Regular mock runs, targeted drills, and recovery habits help you perform at your best. Arriving early, warming up well, and keeping a steady pace are key to a confident pass.
They will refine stroke efficiency in front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke; build endurance; practise survival skills such as floating, sculling, safe entries, and surface dives; and learn basic rescue techniques and water-safety knowledge to prepare for the Silver assessment.
Swimmers who are confident in deep water and can swim using the main strokes, typically after completing SwimSafer Bronze (or an equivalent skill level). It is not a beginner level.
Visit https://www.totalswimming.net/ to view SwimSafer Silver class options and locations, and use the site’s contact or enquiry form to ask about schedules, pricing, and placement.