Swim Games

48 free, ready-to-run swim games for PE — each with equipment, instructions and variations.

Alcatraz

A fun survival game which encourages conservation of energy and survival strokes

Foot Stomper

To encourage active play and confidence in the water

Gordian Knots

To encouarage eye opening and underwater confidence

Handicap Tag

Warmup/Water confidence activity

Hopping Mad

Warmup

Hopping Collisions

A great active warmup game

Huff and Puff

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Over and Under

To encourage appropriate flutter kick action for freestyle

Overhead Passing

To develop water confidence and team work

Pirate Pete

To teach students correct entry procedures

Rapids

A fun game that simulates swimming in fast moving waters

Thread The Needle

To encourage confidence in entering water and submerging

Toe Relay

A fun warmup game for all ages

Torpedo Tube

To encourage streamlined swimming

Trash and Treasure

To build water confidence during submerging

Tunnel Brick

To develop teamwork and co-operation, as well as water confidence during submersion

Mr Wolf

A great fun warmup activity

Whirlpool

To experience the feel of a current in the water

Watery Chats

To experience the feel of a current in the water

Tail Tag

A fantastic warmup game for all ages

Beached Whales

To develop skills for diving with a personal flotation device (PFD)

Curly Kelp

To develop confidence under water

Current Affairs

To encourage the use of legs for propulsion

Dive and Chase

To develop diving technique

Alcatraz

A fun survival game which encourages conservation of energy and survival strokes

Gordian Knots

To encourage eye opening and underwater confidence

Handicap Tag

Warmup/Water confidence activity

Hoop Dive

To teach treading water, surface diving and underwater swimming

Over and Under

To encourage appropriate flutter kick action for freestyle

Pencil and Pea

To build a strong and effective flutter kick

Pinball

To develop head first and feet first sculling technique

Rotisserie

To develop correct flutter kick and rotation within the water

Toe Relay

A fun warmup game for all ages

Tumbleweeds

To develop skills involved in tumble turns

Beached Whales

To develop skills for diving with a personal flotation device (PFD)

Building Bricks

To practice and strengthen the ability to tread water

Current Affairs

To encourage the use of legs for propulsion

Dive and Chase

To develop diving technique

Dragon Boat

To encourage team work and co-operation

The Dredger

To increase the power of the freestyle kick

Egghead

To develop correct and powerful leg action during the eggbeater kick

Alcatraz

A fun survival game which encourages conservation of energy and survival strokes

Full Stop

To encourage effective sculling

Handicap Tag

Warmup/Water confidence activity

Hoop Dive

To teach treading water, surface diving and underwater swimming

Pencil and Pea

To build a strong and effective flutter kick

Pinball

To develop head first and feet first sculling technique

Roll Over Relay

To develop sculling and body rotation skills

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