Continuous Mixed-Stroke Swim
A steady continuous swim changing stroke every length or width, building distance while each stroke stays recognisable.
- Stages
- Swimming – Stage 8, Swimming – Stage 9, Swimming – Stage 10
- Difficulty
- Developing
- Skills
- Coordination, Endurance & Pace
- Equipment
- None
- Age
- 8–99 years
- Group size
- 1–20 swimmers
- Time
- About 6 minutes
- In a lesson
- Introduction / Warm-up, Skill Development 2, Recap / Safe Exit
- Shared by
- SwimShare Resource
Safety notes
- Agree a lane direction; swimmers can stop at any wall to rest.
What it develops
- Swim continuously with good technique
- Plan and control pace for a longer swim
How to run it
- Swimmers swim continuously, changing stroke at each wall in an order they choose (or the teacher sets).
- Butterfly can be replaced with dolphin kick on the back for younger or less experienced swimmers.
- The teacher gives a focus point for each stroke as swimmers pass.
- Build the total distance gradually over several lessons.
Teaching cues
- Steady pace you can keep.
- Good technique on every stroke.
- Streamline at each wall.
Make it easier
- Stop at each wall for a few breaths, then continue.
Make it harder
- Include turns rather than touch-and-go.
- Hold an even pace measured on the clock.
Common faults
- Starting fast and stopping.
- One stroke always much weaker than the others.
Corrections
- 'This is your all-day pace.'
- 'Slow down on your weakest stroke and make it tidy.'
Assistant / L1 role
- Count lengths for two named swimmers and signal when they have one length left, as the teacher directs.