LESSONS:Levels
These
are the various levels of swimming lessons available:
Preschool | Beginner I
| Beginner II | Beginner
III | Advanced Beginner | Competitive
PRESCHOOL
Ages 3-6 years old
Course
Objective:
- Help students feel
comfortable in the water
- Enjoy the water
safely
Skills
Taught:
- Personal safety
- Fully submerge
face - 3 seconds
- Buoyancy/Bobs -
10 bounces
- Retrieve objects
- Supported float
on back
- Blow bubbles with
face in water
- Move comfortably
through the water
- Enter/Exit water
independently
- Hold breath - 6
counts
- Front glide with
assistance
- Front glide - 3
feet
- Reach and pull
arm stroke
- Supported kicking
on front
- Supported kicking
on back
BEGINNER
I
6 years and older
Course
Objective:
- Give students success
with fundamental skills
Skills
Taught:
- Personal safety
- Hold breath and
fully submerge - 5 seconds
- Retrieve objects
- Orientation to
deep water
- Front float - 8
counts
- Back float with
assistance
- Front glide
- Front glide with
kick - 10 feet
- Level off from
vertical position
- Rhythmic breathing/bobs
- 10 times
- Arm stroke on front
- Kicking on front
and back
- Finning on back
- Arm stroke on front
with kick - 15 ft.
- Stroke on back
with kick - 15 ft.
- Turn over front
to back (and reverse)
- Reaching extension
assist from deck
BEGINNER
II
6 years and older
Course
Objective:
- Build on skills
in level I by providing additional guided practice
Skills
Taught:
- Retrieve object
with eyes open, no support in chest deep water
- Bob 15 times, submerge
completely
- Bob from deep water
to side of pool
- Jump in deep water
from side of pool
- Dive in kneeling
or compact position
- Glide on surface
- 15 ft.
- Glide under water
- 15 ft.
- Coordinate front
crawl with side breathing - 20 ft.
- Tread water - 1
minute
- Backstroke with
kick - 20 ft.
- Elementary backstroke
kick
- Reverse direction
while swimming on front
- Reverse direction
while swimming on back
- Learn safe diving
rules
- Finning on back
BEGINNER
III
6 years and older
Course
Objective:
- Develop confidence
in the strokes learned this far and to improve other aquatic skills
Skills
Taught:
- Experiment with
buoyancy & floating position
- Rotary/alternate
breathing
- Dive from stride
and standing positions
- Elementary backstroke
- 10 yards
- Sculling on back
- 5 yards/15 seconds
- Front crawl, alternate
breathing - 25 yards
- Backstroke - 25
yards
- Sidestroke - teach
arms, kick 10 yards
- Introduction to
turning at walls
- Tread water - 2
minutes
- Retrieve object
from bottom
ADVANCED
BEGINNER
appropriate skill level
Course
Objective:
- Coordination and
refinement of key strokes
- Introduction to
butterfly
- Introduction to
flip turns
Skills
Taught:
- Alternate breathing
- Long shallow dive
- Front crawl - 50
yards
- Back crawl - 50
yards
- Breaststroke -
10 yards
- Sidestroke - 10
yards
- Elementary Backstroke
- 25 yards
- Butterfly (dolphin
kick - 10 yards)
- Open front turn
- Open back turn
- Rules for safe
diving from board
- Recognition of
spinal injury
- Treat water - 2
minutes
COMPETITIVE
Competitive lessons are offered for children on swim team. Three instructors
will teach 15 children per session. Instructors will divide registered
children into three groups on the first
day of the session according to their specific interests and needs.
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