Diving – swimming teaching activities by stage

A specialist pathway after Learn to Swim Stage 7 introducing safe, progressive diving skills: depth and safety awareness, controlled jumps and shapes, body tension, balanced take-offs and streamlined entries. Head-first entries are only for water deep enough under the pool's diving policy; springboard and platform work needs a specialist diving facility and suitably qualified diving supervision. SwimShare does not replace qualifications, facility procedures or risk assessment. Stage organisation is for navigation only – SwimShare is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Swim England. Outcomes shown are SwimShare focus areas, not official award criteria.

• Diving – Stage 8 – 29 activities. Safe foundations: depth, space and pool rules for diving, controlled feet-first jumps and shapes, body tension and early head-first entries from sitting, kneeling and crouching – only where water depth and pool rules allow. Outcomes are SwimShare focus areas.
• Diving – Stage 9 – 34 activities. Building control: a balanced stance and controlled take-off, streamlined entries from crouching and lunging, pike and turning jumps, early rotation awareness in the water and confident, controlled surfacing. Outcomes are SwimShare focus areas.
• Diving – Stage 10 – 28 activities. Introductory diving with control: standing dives with a good entry, jumps with clear shapes and turns, rotation progressions in the water, short linked sequences, and an introduction to springboard approach and take-off only where a specialist diving facility and qualified diving supervision are available. Outcomes are SwimShare focus areas.

SwimShare is an independent community resource and is not affiliated with or endorsed by Swim England.