At this stage we have come from level 2 plus and are capable of swimming both front and back confidently and consistently. The arms in the front do not need to be coming over the water for entry to level 3, a dogggy style paddle is adequate, however we do not want students legs to be low or sinky . A good prone and supine flat position is imperative to enter this stage. A knowledge and accomplishment of good push and glides front and back is also required. At this stage we learn front crawl arms and breathing to the side, we also work on the back stroke arms and rotation. We now take push and glides a stage further so the students push and glide and rotate from back to front and front to back , this requires a lot of skill. We also introduce breast stoke leg kick, dolphin kick, changing shapes , sculling and lots of jumps into the deep water of 1.9 metres at Etloe Escapes and when confidence builds the art of collecting a sinker from that depth is an amazing achievement!