Preschool (age 4) Private Lessons Only
Participants become comfortable in the water learning basic skills. Safety topics include pool rules, being able to recall name and phone number, and proper use of life jacket.
Skills:
Enter and exit the water
Blowing bubbles
Bob underwater
Jump into pool
Front/back floats
Front/back blast offs
Flip flops (rolling from front to back)
Flutter kick on wall
Front/back paddle
Treading water motions
Swim 1 (ages 5 and up)
Participants become comfortable in the water learning basic skills. Safety topics include pool rules, recognizing lifeguard, safe water entry, being able to recall name and phone number, helping yourself in an emergency, and proper use of life jacket.
Skills:
Enter and exit the water
Blowing bubbles
Bob underwater
Pick up object under water
Front/back floats
Front/back blast offs
Flip flops (rolling from front to back)
Flutter kick on wall
Front/back paddle
Treading water motions
Swim 2 (ages 5 and up)
Participants learn to swim without support. Safety topics include being able to recall parents/guardians names, home address, proper use of life jackets, and boat safety.
Skills:
Jump into chest-deep water, return to the edge of pool
Bob underwater and hold breath
Front/back float
Front/back blast off
Flip flops (rolling from front to back/back to front)
Flutter kick with kick board
Treading water
Front/back crawl
Breaststroke kick
Swim 3 (ages 5 and up)
Participants learn to be comfortable with new skills in deep water, and learn new strokes. Safety topics include helping yourself and others in an emergency, safe weather conditions for swimming, and proper use of life jackets.
Skills:
Jump into deep water and return to wall
Swim underwater and pick up an object
Front/back float in deep end
Flutter kick on front/back with kick board
Treading water in deep end
Front crawl with rhythmic breathing
Back crawl
Elementary backstroke
Breaststroke kick
Breaststroke arm motion
Swim 4 (ages 5 and up)
Participants increase endurance and improve skills learned in Swim classes 1-3 while learning new skills. Safety topics include basic first aid, reaching assist, and proper use of life jacket.
Skills:
Feet-first surface dive in deep end
Somersault
Open turn: Front crawl
Open turn: Back crawl
Treading water
Flutter kick on front/back with kick board
Breaststroke kick with kick board
Front/back crawl
Elementary backstroke
Breaststroke
Dolphin kick
Swim 5 (ages 5 and up)
Participants learn ways to improve efficiency for strokes learned in Swim classes 1-4 while learning new skills. Safety topics include first aid, throwing assist, and proper use of a life jacket.
Skills:
Feet-first surface dive to 7 ft. and pick up object
Flip turn: Front crawl
Flip turn: Back crawl
Treading water
Flutter/dolphin/breaststroke kick with kick board
Front/back crawl with flip turn
Elementary back stroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Sidestroke
Swim 6 (ages 5 and up)
Participants have learned all strokes, and will concentrate on refining their technique. Safety topics include recognizing spinal injury and proper use of life jacket.
Skills:
Feet first surface dive and pick up brick
Open turn breaststroke/butterfly
Tread water (kick only)
Flutter/dolphin/breaststroke kick with kick board
Front/back crawl with flip turn
Elementary back stroke
Breaststroke with open turn
Butterfly with open turn
Sidestroke