Preschool Age 2-5
Beginner
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- Category: Preschool Age 2-5
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
- Ask permission to get in the water
- Enter and exit the pool using the stairs
- Change direction while walking in chest deep water
- Pour water over head and get face wet
- Blow bubbles using mouth
- Crab walk 5 yards
- Know how to climb out without using stairs
- Maintain front & back float position with support
- Roll over from front to back and from back to front with support
- Jump from side of pool with assistance
- Alternating arm and kicking action with support
- Travel 3 yards kicking with support from a noodle
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
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
- Horizontal submerge
- Vertical submerge
- Front and Back Streamlines without assistance
- Roll over from front to back and from back to front without assistance
- Kick on front
- Kick on back
- Reach and pull arm movements
- Freestyle arm movement with flutter kick for 10 feet
- Elementary backstroke for 10 feet
- Enter water by jumping from the side of the pool and back float for 10 seconds
- Tread water for 10 seconds
Safety Skill: Know how to put on a lifejacket
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
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 independently 10 feet
Focus: Forward Movement and Direction Change
Learning Objectives
- Ask permission to get in the water
- Bob 10 times exchanging air
- Side Glide on both sides with support
- Front streamline with kick, then roll to side to rest and breathe
- Roll from side glide, to front streamline
- Side glide, 4 overarm pulls, roll to back to rest and breathe
- Side glide, one overarm pull, roll to opposite side glide to rest and breathe
- Side glide, rotate to back, then roll to opposite side glide to rest and breathe
- Freestyle arm movement with flutter kick for 30 feet
- Backstroke arm movement with flutter kick for 20 feet
- Flutter kick on front and back for 20 Feet
- Tread water for 30 seconds