Swimming Teacher Legal, Social & Cultural Technicians
SaveWhat Does a Swimming Teacher Do?
Swimming teachers train and advise groups or individuals on swimming. They plan trainings and teach different swimming styles such as front crawl, breaststroke and butterfly. They help to improve their students performance.
Resource recommendations may include affiliate links. Learn more
Where Do I Start?
Swimming Styles
The different styles and techniques of swimming such as front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.
Sign up to trackReady to go deeper? Pick up to 3 skills to focus on from the list below.
These are common skills for this role. Real-world experience matters more than ticking every box — use this as a guide, not a checklist.
Skills You Need to Become a Swimming Teacher
Essential Skills
Essential Skills
-
EssentialSwimming Styles knowledge
The different styles and techniques of swimming such as front crawl, breaststroke and backstroke.
Recommended Books
1 book -
EssentialSwimming Pool Safety Guidelines knowledge
The rules and guidelines related to swimming pool safety, such as rules related to child safety, running, diving, waterslides, electrical appliances, food and drinks, water hygiene, and inflatables.
No book recommendations available yet.
-
EssentialAdapt Teaching To Target Group skill
Instruct students in the most fitting manner in regards to the teaching context or the age group, such as a formal versus an informal teaching context, and teaching peers as …
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialApply Risk Management In Sports skill
Manage the environment and athletes or participants to minimise their chances of suffering any harm. This includes checking appropriateness of venue and equipment and gathering relevant sport and health history …
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialDemonstrate When Teaching skill
Present to others examples of your experience, skills, and competences that are appropriate to specific learning content to help students in their learning.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialInstruct In Sport skill
Provide appropriate technical and tactical instruction related to the given sport using varied and sound pedagogical approaches to meet the needs of the participants and achieve the desired objectives. This …
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialPersonalise Sports Programme skill
Observe and evaluate individual performance and determine personal needs and motivation to tailor programmes accordingly and in conjunction with the participant
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialPlan Sports Instruction Programme skill
Provide participants with an appropriate programme of activities to support progression to the required level of expertise in the specified time taking into account relevant scientific and sport-specific knowledge.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialSwim skill
Move through water by means of the limbs.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialWork With Different Target Groups skill
Work with a variety of target groups based on age, gender and disability.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialExecute Sports Training Programme skill
Supervise a sports training programme for individuals or groups by following the training plan, giving instructions on how to execute exercises, providing feedback on the performance on a technical and …
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
EssentialGive Swimming Lessons skill
Instruct children, adults, beginners and advanced students on swimming techniques and water safety.
Course recommendations coming soon.
Optional Skills (5 of 9 displayed)
-
OptionalSports Nutrition knowledge
Nutritional information such as vitamins and energy pills related to a specific sporting activity.
Recommended Books
3 books -
OptionalSport And Exercise Medicine knowledge
Prevention and treatement of injuries or conditions resulted from a physical activity or sport.
No book recommendations available yet.
-
OptionalFollow Trends In Sporting Equipment skill
Follow material developments and trends within a specific sport. Keep up-to-date about athletes, gear and equipment manufacturers.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
OptionalMotivate In Sports skill
Positively foster athletes and participants' intrinsic desire to carry out the required tasks to fulfill their goals and to push themselves beyond their current levels of skill and understanding.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
OptionalApply Latest Sport Science Findings skill
Identify and apply the latest findings of sport science in the area.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
OptionalAttend Sports Training skill
Attend scheduled practice or training sessions.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
OptionalCoach During A Sports Competition skill
Support individuals or groups during a sports competition, advise them on how to improve their performance and support them as much as possible increasing their chances to perform successfully in …
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
OptionalDevelop Sports Programmes skill
Develop plans and policies for the inclusion of sporting activities and organisations in a community, and for the development of sporting activities for specific target groups.
Course recommendations coming soon.
-
OptionalExercise Sports skill
Exercise or practice under the direction of sports and athletic trainers or professional coaches to develop skills, improve physical condition, or prepare for competitions.
Course recommendations coming soon.
