Class Level Descriptions

Children between the ages of 2.5 and 4 years old.

Goals:

• Introduction to buoyancy, balance, and breath control.

*If under 36 months child should start in the older baby and me program if not emotional and physically comfortable with separation.

Child is comfortable in the water with being submersed and has breath control. (buoyancy, balance and breath control)

Goals:

• Buoyancy and balance and breath control with exchange
• wall crawling using 2 hands independently
• Introduction to breath control, floating, and safety skills
• Introduction to back floating
• Skills and songs are alternated to enhance learning
  

Child can swim 3 ft, is comfortable with their eyes in the water and can float on their back.

Goals:

• Independent back floating and roll over breathing
• Introduction to streamline glide
• 2-3  body length's for Super Minnows; 3 body lengths for Clownfish with roll-overs to rest
• Backstroke
• 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
• Fall in and come back to the side
• Fall in and come up on back to float for 5 seconds
  

Children 4 years and older.

Goals:

• Comfortable in the water (buoyancy and balance)
• Walk, feel balance on step or platform
• Submersion and breath control (holding)
• unassisted Floating on tummy
• Kicking skills in prone position
• Wall walking
• Climbing out (Mr. alligators) with assistance
• Introduction to back floating
• Introduction to movement
• Safety rules

Child is comfortable in the water with being submersed and has breath control. (buoyancy, balance and breath control)

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 5 feet comfortably
• Safety skills
• Fishes in the ocean (from sitting position)
  

Child can swim 5 ft. with their eyes in the water comfortably and float on their back.

Goals:

• Independent back floating and roll over breathing
• Introduction to streamline glide
• Swim 10 feet with roll-over to rest
• Backstroke
• Elementary backstroke arms
• Elementary backstroke kicks and full stroke
• Backstroke kicks with board
• Introduction to breaststroke kick
• Introduction to dolphin kick
• Introduction to big arms (only when child can take a breath independently)
• Safety procedures
• Fall in, come back to side
• Fall in, come up on back
  

Child can swim 10 ft and roll over for a breath.

Goals:

• Introduction to Bilateral Freestyle side breathing
• Proficient elementary backstroke
• Streamline with kicks
• Swim 25 feet with side breathing
• Proficient backstroke stroke
• Breaststroke kicks
• Dolphin kicks
• Introduction to breaststroke arms
• Safety procedures
  

Child can swim 25 ft using side breathing.

Goals:

• Introduction to "FUN"damental breaststroke
• Introduction to "FUN"damental butterfly
• Introduction to backstroke drills
• Freestyle with alternate side breathing for 40 feet
• 10-minute continuous swim
• Safety procedures

Child can complete a 10-minute continuous swim with alternate side breathing.

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