Squid tag
Can you catch the squid?
How to play
- Swimmers sink down and push from the wall while the ‘fisherman’ tries to catch the squid.
- When tagged, the squid become fishermen
- The last squid left becomes the new fisherman in the next round.
Follow the leader
Keep your eyes on the swimmer in front!
How to play
- Swimmers take turns being ‘leader’
- Jump, hop, skip, run and flap!
- Swimming friends line up behind the leader
- They copy every move
- Copy it wrong and they are out of the game
- Winner is the last person to be caught out!
Motorboats & bubbles
Motorboats -fantastic breathing game to build confidence!
How to play
- Swimmers pop shoulders in the water and blow their bubbles like a motorboat
- They race to the other side, either swimming or running
- Winner is first to reach the end
- Now, can they be submarines?
- Get right down low in the water
- Hold your breath and down we go!
- Winner holds their breath the longest
Kangaroo…BOUNCE!
You’ll need a partner for this one
How to play
- Swimmers try and crouch low under water
- As one swimmer jumps up, the other ducks down
- Kangaroo…bounce!
- Now, who can jump the highest?
