Sculling – swimming activities

Small figure-of-eight hand movements that support or move the body.

Activities

  • Aquatic Skills Sequence – Swimmers link entry, swim, surface dive, scull, tread and exit into one continuous, controlled sequence.
  • Artistic Swimming Taster – Sculling, a ballet leg and a short group pattern to music – a taster of artistic swimming built on core skills.
  • Canoe Scull – Sculling on the front with hands under the hips – supports a flat front position and builds feel for the water.
  • Clock Face Turns – Swimmers turn on the spot to face 12, 3, 6 and 9 o'clock, learning to turn their body around in the water with control.
  • Feet-First Scull – On the back, swimmers change their hand angle to travel feet-first – real control of sculling rather than flapping.
  • Float to Survive – Swimmers learn to rest in a back star float for 30 seconds or more, with small hand movements to stay balanced.
  • Noodle Chair Paddle – Sitting in a noodle 'chair', swimmers use their hands to move themselves backwards – an early feel for sculling.
  • Sculling Boat Race – A head-first race on the back using hands only – builds sculling propulsion and a flat back position.
  • Sculling Circles – Floating on the back, swimmers use only their hands to spin slowly in a circle – learning how sculling supports and moves the body.
  • Sculling Shapes Relay – A relay where each leg uses a different scull – head-first, feet-first, canoe – with points for control, not speed.
  • Stay Upright Challenge – In water just too deep to stand, swimmers stay upright using sculling hands and cycling legs – an early step towards treading water.
  • Swim and Scull Circuit – Stations around the pool – scull head-first, tread water, tub turn, float – swimmers rotate every minute.
  • Torpedo Scull – On the back with arms stretched above the head, swimmers scull to travel feet-first – a demanding, precise scull.
  • Treading Water Basics – Upright in deep water with a noodle, swimmers learn slow cycling legs and flat sculling hands – then gradually loosen the noodle.
  • Tub Turn – Sitting in a 'tub' (knees tucked, shins on the surface), swimmers scull to spin round – great for control and confidence.