Parent-Kids Swimming

Learning to swim together is fun. Accompany your child (2.5 years and older) to swimming lessons and support them in the water as they learn to swim. You'll learn the basics of swimming together, and you can also continue practicing the exercises during your private visit to the pool.

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  • Course details

    • Course duration: November 25th, 2024 - February 28th, 2025
    • Follow-up course: March 17, 2025 - June 27, 2025
    • You can register your child for a free course place at any time.
    • Lesson duration: 40 minutes
    • Max. number of participants per coach: 10
    • Minimum number of participants for the course to take place: 4 or 5
    • Course location: Swimming pool Birsfelden
    • Course concept: Swiss Aquatics - Kids training system
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  • Prices

    Course price: see offer

    Special discounts

    The invoices are adjusted individually after registration and checked when the voucher code is used:

    • 2 children's course lessons per week: 50% reduction on the normal, lower price of the second course.
    • Family discount: If you register more than one of your children for a children's swimming course at Aqualetics at the same time, you will receive a CHF 10.00 discount per child on the course price. Please use the following voucher code: SIBLING24
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Course content

Kids 0/1

  • The children and their parents (accompanying adults) are in the water together. Parents support their children as they learn to swim.
  • The course contents of Kids Level 0 and 1 are learned.

Course content

KIDS 0 - Water familiarization (approx. 3-5 year olds)...

Prerequisite: None.

Short description of course objectives

  • Water acclimatization
  • Shower without fear
  • Blöterle through mouth and nose (bubble bath)
  • face under water
  • Jump into chest-deep water followed by a Blöterle (incl. support)

The KIDS 0 children's course is not part of the Swiss Swimming training system. This only begins at KIDS 1 level.

KIDS 1 - Water Familiarization (approx. 4-6 year olds)...

Prerequisite: Children can already go under water with their heads without fear.

Short description of course objectives

  • Autonomy: safe entry and exit from the water
  • Breathing and orienting underwater
  • Hovering in a free position for at least five seconds
  • Safe jump into shallow water (with support)

KIDS 2 - Gliding, kicking...

Prerequisite: The children can do all target exercises from KIDS 1.

Short description of course objectives

  • Gliding in a prone and supine position without leg movement for at least five seconds (arm position freely selectable)
  • Alternating leg kicks in prone and supine positions for at least five seconds (arm position freely selectable)
  • Straight jump into the water with arms folded and complete submersion underwater
  • Free jump into the water; surface without touching the bottom and swim back to the edge of the pool independently

KIDS 2 to 3 - Kick, dog swim,...

Prerequisite: The children can do all target exercises from Level 2.

Short description of course objectives

  • 5 m leg kick supine (arms tucked in and in streamline position)
  • 7 m strong leg kick prone position with aid in Streamline
  • 5 m dog swimming with at least 2 breaths
  • 3 cycles back (without style specification)
  • Jump into the deep pool, get up, turn onto your back, and do a 3 m leg kick on your back

Reason for level 2 to 3:

We've noticed for some time now that a large number of children have to repeat Level 3 multiple times. After discussions with other quality swim schools and the Swiss Swimming Federation, we've determined that this isn't unique to us. The gap between the target exercises from Level 2 to Level 3 is too large.

The Aqualetics team has therefore decided to include an intermediate stage.

From Level 2 you move on to Level 2 to 3 and if you pass that you move on to Level 3.

KIDS 3 - Kick, Backstroke...

Prerequisite: The children can do all target exercises from levels 2 to 3.

Short description of course objectives

  • 10 m alternating leg kick in prone and supine position (arms tucked in and in streamline position)
  • 10 m alternating leg kick with rotation from prone to supine position and back, arms at the body
  • Three to four cycles back
  • Jump into the water (stretched or squatting), complete submersion and passive emergence

KIDS 4 - Backstroke, front crawl, roll...

Prerequisite: The children can do all target exercises from Level 3.

Short description of course objectives

  • 10 m backstroke
  • Three cycles of crawl without side breathing
  • Roll forward into the water

KIDS 5 - Backstroke (20m), crawl, dive...

Prerequisite: The children can do all target exercises from Level 4.

Short description of course objectives

  • Six cycles crawl
  • 15 to 20 m backstroke
  • Head dive from a sitting or squatting position

KIDS 6 - 25m backstroke, crawl, starting dive...

Prerequisite: The children can do all target exercises from Level 5.

Short description of course objectives

  • 25 m backstroke with start
  • 15 to 20 m crawl with dive
  • Head dive followed by underwater phase (gliding in streamline position followed by leg kick)

KIDS 7 to 10 ... master all four swimming styles (butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, crawl)

For KIDS levels 7 to 10, we at Aqualetics offer the following options:

Transfer to the Birsfelden Swimming Club . You benefit from an annual membership and the opportunity for your child to attend training several times a week at no extra charge – if they wish. The Birsfelden Swimming Club is a family club where swimmers can practice either recreational or competitive swimming. Find out more at www.scbirs.ch or contact us.

Short description of course objectives

KIDS 7

  • 25 m freestyle with starting jump
  • 15 m dolphin movement
  • Six chest-leg kicks with breathing

KIDS 8

  • 25 m backstroke with start
  • Six cycles breast
  • Roll turn crawl and backstroke

KIDS 9

  • 15 m dolphin one-armed
  • 15 m breaststroke
  • Kippwende breaststroke

KIDS 10

  • 15 m dolphin
  • 25 m breaststroke
  • 50 m backstroke with start and roll turn
  • 50 m crawl with starting jump and roll turn

Your benefits

  • Maximum 10 ELKI participants per coach

  • Entrance fees are included in the course fee

  • Top Coaches

  • Decades of experience

  • Swiss Aquatics Kids Training Program

  • Holistic lesson structure – in the water as well as on land

  • The performance test takes place during each lesson, this reduces the pressure on the child for the last lesson

  • A healthy balance of fun and sporting ambitions

  • Included in the course price

    • Swimming pool entrance
    • Swimming pass
    • 1 badge (medal sticker set or motivational sticker) per course

Registration for courses

Important information

  • It is also possible to join the course during the course, provided there are still places available.
  • Adults are allowed to accompany and observe the children during the first and last lessons of the swimming course. During the remaining lessons, the adult attendants wait outside. It is possible to look into the pool from the window, but we recommend doing so discreetly.

Starting Monday, February 10, 2025, at 6 p.m. , the swimming courses after the carnival holidays (March – June 2025) will be open for registration for current customers . All current customers will receive a password for booking. New customers can book their places starting February 17, 2025. The new course dates will be visible here by February 7, 2025 at the latest.

  • Quality and safety

    A safe learning environment, highly trained Aqualetics coaches and a maximum number of children per course are the foundation for learning progress and smiling children's eyes at Aqualetics.

  • Fun in the water

    Our courses combine fun with athletic ambition. At Aqualetics, your child will experience varied and goal-oriented lessons.

  • Many years of experience

    At Aqualetics, we bring years of experience in swimming and aquasports to every lesson. You and your child benefit from a unique team.

  • Modern course structures

    Aqualetics works with the Swiss Aquatics Kids training system , which is based on the latest sports pedagogical findings.

Parent-child swimming course in Basel – learn to swim together with Aqualetics

Would you like to introduce your child to the water in a playful way and teach them the basics of swimming ? In our parent-child swimming course in Basel, you'll actively support your child ( ages 2.5 and up ) in the water and learn how to practice swimming together—even on your next visit to the pool.

What do you learn in the parent-child swimming course?

👶 Safe water familiarization for toddlers & early swimming techniques
🤲 Active support from parents for more trust & security
🏊 Swimming basics – floating, first swimming strokes & water safety
🎯 Exercises for at home – so you can deepen what you have learned in the leisure pool

Our experienced swimming coaches will show you how to optimally accompany your child in the water, promote their swimming skills and at the same time gain more safety in the water yourself.

Why our parent-child swimming course?

✔ Learning together & playful water familiarization
✔ Early support for safe swimming
✔ Small groups for individual attention
✔ Perfect preparation for later swimming courses