Preschool (Age 2.5 years old - 5 years old)
Beginner
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- Category: Preschool (Age 2.5 years old - 5 years old)
Class Description
This level is the starting point for swimmers to become familiar with the water. This is geared towards swimmers who are not comfortable putting their face in the water.
Requirements to join level
Must be able to:
- Sit independently without parent or guardian in the water
- Listen and follow directions
Focus: Trust and Submersion
Learning Objectives
- Enter and exit the pool using the stairs
- Change direction while walking in chest deep water
- Crab walk 5 yards
- Know how to climb out without using stairs
- Pour water over head and get face wet
- Blow bubbles using mouth
- Travel 3 yards kicking with flotation
- Jump from side of pool with assistance
- Maintain front & back float position with support
- Roll over from front to back and from back to front with support
- Alternating arm and kicking action with support (Doggy Paddle)
Safety Skill: Always ask permission before getting into the water
Exit Skill: Enter water from stairs, front float, recover to standing, float on back, recover to standing position, exit water utilizing stairs
Intermediate
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- Category: Preschool (Age 2.5 years old - 5 years old)
Class Description
This level is for swimmers who are comfortable going underwater and learning the fundamentals of swimming but cannot swim independently.
Requirements to join level
Must be able to:
- Sit independently without parent or guardian in the water
- Listen and follow directions
- Willing to put their face in the water on command
- Swim independently with the noodle / floatation
Focus: Body Position and Air Recovery
Learning Objectives
- Ask permission to get in the water
- Bob 5 times exchanging air
- Kick on back with flotation for 10 feet
- Kick on front with flotation for 10 feet
- Front float independently for 5 seconds
- Back float independently for 5 seconds
- Front glide with kick for 5 feet
- Reach and pull arm movements for 5 feet (Doggy Paddle)
- Elementary backstroke for 10 feet (only arm pull is necessary)
- Enter water by jumping from the side of the pool
- Tread water for 10 seconds
Safety Skill: Know how to put on a life jacket
Exit Skill: Jump from side of the pool, freestyle 10 feet, tread water for 10 seconds, elementary backstroke back to the side of the pool
Advanced
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- Category: Preschool (Age 2.5 years old - 5 years old)
Class Description
This level is for swimmers who are able to swim 10 feet independently, but are working on swimming in water over their head.
Requirements to join level
Must be able to:
- Sit independently without parent or guardian in the water
- Listen and follow directions
- Willing to go under water
- Swim 10 feet independently
Focus: Forward Movement and Direction Change
Learning Objectives
- Ask permission to get in the water
- Bob 5 times exchanging air
- Flutter kick on front and back with flotation for 12 yards
- Front streamline with flutter kick 6 feet
- Freestyle with flutter kick for 10 feet
- Elementary Backstroke for 15 feet
- Retrieve an object from depth of 3 feet
- Turn from front to back and back to front without assistance
- Jump into water over head and recovery safely
- Side glide on both sides with support
- Tread water for 10 seconds