In order to enter swim lessons, children must be able to sit on the pool deck independently without support.
LEVEL 1
Please note: Child must be able to sit on the pool deck unassisted.
Learning Targets:
- Putting their face in the water
- Blowing bubbles- chin and nose in the water
- Partial head bobs
- Floating on back with assistance-
- head back in water and ears
- Kicking feet with straight legs
- Jump in the water to instructor
- Learning to be comfortable in the water
LEVEL 2
Must be able to:
- Enter and exit water independently
- Blow bubbles
- Float on back with assistance
Learning Targets & Outcomes:
- Floating on front and back
- Complete head bobs
- Submerge face and head fully
- Fully submerge face
- Blow air out of nose
- Prevents the plugging of nose during front floats
- Streamline kicking
- Glide during floating
- Front crawl stroke
- Backstroke
- Jump into shallow water
LEVEL 3
Must be able to:
- Front float independently
- Back float independently
- Front crawl 5 ft without assistance
- Backstroke 5 ft without assistance
- Fully submerge face & head
Learning Targets & Outcomes:
- Front Crawl stroke with rotary breathing the width of the pool
- Complete multiple widths without assistance
- Jump into water from side of pool and swimming to wall
- Kneeling dives
- Kick using kickboard
- Dive for toys at the bottom of the pool
- Backstroke the width of the pool independently
- Complete multiple widths without assistance
- Jumping in, back floating and then swimming to the wall
- Learn to tread water
- Egg beater & breaststroke kick
LEVEL 4
Must be able to:
- Swim front stroke rotary side breathing the length of the pool without assistance
- Back stroke the length of the pool without assistance
- Kneel dive
- Front & black float in deeper water
- Jump in and swim to wall independently
- Dive for toys in 3-5 ft water depth
Learning Targets & Outcomes
- Fine tune side breathing during front stroke
- Introduce & learn breaststroke
- Introduce and learn butterfly
- Tread water for 1 minute
- Kick lengths of the pool with and without kickboard
- Dolphin, flutter, and breaststroke kick
- Find and dive for toys in 5-7 ft water depth z
- Swim multiple laps of the pool without stopping
- Freestyle & back stroke
- Breastroke
- Kneel dive and swim the length of the pool
- Flip turns for freestyle