Swimming Classes

Baby & Me

(Level 1)

6 months – 15 months

16 months and over

With parent or primary caretaker.

  Infants and young toddlers have a smoother
    adjustment to the new adults and new environment
    if parent or primary caretaker is present.

  Goals:

  Introduction to Buoyancy and Balance

  Monkey Walk

  Introduction to breath control, floating and safety skills

  Introduction to Backfloating

  Skills and songs are alternated to enhance learning.

Advanced

Baby & Me

(Level 2)

10 months – 15 months

16 months and over

  With parent or primary caretaker.

  Prerequisite:

  Basic concept of breath control.

  Ability to move independently at least 3 feet under
  water.

  Goals:

  Independent back floating.

  Kicking Skills

  Fishes in the ocean & Humpty Dumpty.

  Jellyfish Float

  Monkey Walk

  Roll over breathing

  Safety skills when falling off step or wall/swim
  independently.

Super Advanced

Baby & Me

(Level 3)

16 months – 35 months

  With parent or primary caretaker.

  Goals:

  To swim 6 feet independently/with rollover.

  Floating combinations swim/float/swim, etc.

  Swim with other adults to prepare for toddler class.

Waterbugs

(2.5 – 3.5 yrs)

Level 1

(3.5 yrs and over)

WATER ADJUSTMENT

  Goals:

  Comfortable in the water (buoyancy and balance).

  Walk, feel balance on step or platform.

  Submersion and breath control (holding).

  Floating on tummy.

  Kicking skills.

  Monkey Walk.

  Climbing out/humpty dumpty with assistance.

  Introduction to backfloating.

  Introduction to Movement.

  Safety rules.

Advanced
 
Waterbugs

(2 yrs – 3.5 yrs)

 Level 2

(3.5 yrs and over)

BEGINNING TO SWIM

(PROPULSION)

AND BACKFLOAT

  Prerequisite:

  Completion of Level 1 goals.

  Goals:

  Back floating.

  Introduction to Roll over breathing.

  Fishes in the ocean & Humpty Dumpty.

  Circles on Steps.

  Retrieve objects from bottom.

  Bubble blowing.

  Jellyfish float.

  Elevators.

  Paddle arms only if child is moving independently.

  Swim 3 ft. comfortably for Adv. Waterbugs, 5 ft
    for Level 2.

  Safety Skills

    Fishes in the Ocean (from sitting position)

Super Waterbugs

(2 yrs – 3.5 yrs)

 Level 3

(3.5 yrs and over)

ROLLING OVER FOR A BREATH

  Prerequisite:

  Completion of Level 2 goals.

  Goals:

  Independent backfloating and roll over breathing.

  Introduction to Streamline Glide.

  Swim 6 feet for Super Waterbugs, 10 feet
    for Level 3 with roll-overs to rest.

  Elementary backstroke arms.

  Elementary backstroke kicks and full stroke.

  Backstroke kicks with board.

  Introduction to Breaststroke kick

  Backstroke.

  Introduction to Dolphin kick.

  Introduction to big arms only when student can take a breath independently.

  Safety procedures.

  Jump in, come back to side

  Jump in, come up on back

Super Waterbugs 2
 

(2 yrs – 3.5 yrs)

 Level 4

(3.5 yrs and over)

SIDE BREATHING

  Prerequisite:

  Completion of level 3 goals

  Goals:

  Freestyle with breathing to 1-side.

  Perfect Elementary backstroke.

  Streamline with kicks.

  Bobbing skills.

  Swim 15 ft. for Super Waterbugs II, 25 ft. for
    Level 4 with side breathing.

  Perfect Backstroke stroke.

  Breaststroke kicks.

  Dolphin kicks.

  Introduction to breaststroke arms.

  Safety procedures.

Level 5

ALTERNATE SIDE

BREATHING

  Prerequisite:

  Completion of level 4 skills.

  Goals:

  Introduction to “FUN”damental breaststroke.

  Introduction to “FUN”damental butterfly.

  Introduction to backstroke drills.

  Freestyle with alternate side breathing for 40 feet.

  5 minute continuous swim.

  Safety Procedures.

    Disrobing

Level 6

PERFECTING
 
BREASTSTROKE AND
 
BUTTERFLY

  Prerequisite:

  Completion of Level 5 goals. 

  Goals:

  Full stroke breaststroke with proper breathing.

  Introduction to Treading Water.

  Butterfly with breathing.

  Introduction to Individual Medley.

  Emphasis is on increasing distance with perfect
    strokes.

  10 minute continuous swim.

  Safety Procedures.

    Disrobing

Training Group I 

  Prerequisite:

  Completion of Level 6 goals. For Students 8 and

    under. 

  Goals:

  Tumbleweeds.

  Freestyle Flip turns

  Individual medley.

  More advanced stroke progressions

  Increase distances while introducing stroke drills.

  Safety Procedures.

Training Group II

Prerequisite:

Recommendation by teacher.

Must be able to swim 2 laps of all strokes.

Must be able to complete a 10 minute swim.

Goals:

Tumbleweeds.

Breaststroke underwater pull out.

Freestyle Flip turns

Individual medley with turns.

Begin integrating training techniques with stroke work.

Increase distances while introducing stroke drills.

Safety Procedures.