
Video Resources for Schools
Tap or click the categories below to view and download the Swim England School Swimming Assessment videos.
At the bottom of the page you will find some additional teaching tips from some of our school swimming experts to help you with your lesson delivery.
To view a video, click on the linked blue text in each category.
Have a question about the content of the videos? Find the answer on this helpful FAQs document.
If you cannot see the resources below, contact us at schoolswimming@swimming.org.
Alternatively, head back to our Charter Resources page for all other resources.

School swimming and water safety national curriculum requirements
These three short films give explanations of the three national curriculum requirements for swimming and water safety.
Resource | File |
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Swim 25m - Explanatory Note | .mp4 |
Use A Range Of Strokes - Explanatory Note | .mp4 |
Perform Safe Self-Rescue - Explanatory Note | .mp4 |

First assessment lesson
This film explains how the first lesson in your school swimming programme should look.
Resource | File |
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First Assessment Lesson | .mp4 |

Strokes
These videos show pupils performing each of the strokes to the minimum acceptable standard for the national curriculum.
This is what all pupils in your class should work towards.
Resource | File |
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Backstroke - Minimum Standard | .mp4 |
Breaststroke - Minimum Standard | .mp4 |
Front Crawl - Minimum Standard | .mp4 |
These videos show pupils performing a progression from the minimum standard.
This is what most of your pupils should be encouraged to work towards if they meet the minimum requirement quickly.
Resource | File |
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Backstroke - Most Pupils | .mp4 |
Breaststroke - Most Pupils | .mp4 |
Front Crawl - Most Pupils | .mp4 |
These videos show pupils performing further progressions in the strokes.
These are recommended for some pupils who are excelling in your school swimming programme and need additional engagement.
Resource | File |
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Backstroke - Minimum Standard | .mp4 |
Breaststroke - Minimum Standard | .mp4 |
Front Crawl - Minimum Standard | .mp4 |

Water safety and self-rescue

Additional lesson activities
These videos show different types of safe entry and exits from the pool
Resource | File |
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Side Exit | .mp4 |
Steps | .mp4 |
Straddle Entry | .mp4 |
Swivel Entry | .mp4 |
Walk In and Walk Out | .mp4 |
These videos show activities that help pupils develop their core aquatic skills such as floatation, buoyancy, travel and coordination.

Cross-curricular links
Resource | File |
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Teacher led activity - Alphabet floats | .mp4 |
Teacher led activity - Clock | .mp4 |
Teacher led activity - Push and glide with measurement | .mp4 |
Teacher led activity - Word search | .mp4 |

Teacher tips
Here are some quick lesson tips from our learn to swim experts.
Resource | File |
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Adam Goymer | .mp4 |
Bethan Laker | .mp4 |
Katie Towner | .mp4 |
Mandy Mason | .mp4 |
School Video | .mp4 |
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