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Lesson Descriptions |
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Parent-Child Program
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Children 6 months to 3 years |
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Guppies |
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is an introduction to water with parent or
guardian
Skills emphasized are:
• Water comfort
• Blowing bubbles
• Socialization |
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Preschool Program |
Children between 3 and 5
years old |
Tadpoles
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• This is an entry level class
• This is the first class without a parent |
| Your child is a
Tiny Tuna
if he or she |
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• Shows little to no fear in the water
• Can front/back float with support and encouragement |
| Your child is a
Frog
if he or she |
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• Submerges the whole face in water-no wiping of eyes
• Floats on back/front with support
• Swims independently for 3 body lengths
• SHOWS NO FEAR
• Jumps in
• Blows bubbles |
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Your child is a
Duckling
if he or she |
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• Can do five bobs (submerge whole head)
• Jumps into deep water, recovers, swims to wall
• Swims independently (no barbell/bubble) with face
in the water; attempting to "reach & pull" for 2
body lengths
• Kicks on back with support for a 1/3 width of pool
• Floats on back with minimal support |
| Your child is a
Dolphin if he or she |
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• Can do fifteen bobs
• Can do a sitting or kneeling dive
• Can do front/back glides
• Back crawls using arms for 1/3 width of pool
• Swims independently with face in, attempting rotary breathing,
with elbows/arms out-of-water recovery for 1/3 width of pool
• Can roll from back to front
• Opens eyes under water
• Front/back floats with no support |
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Youth Program |
Children between 6 and 14 years old |
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Level 1 |
• This is an entry level class |
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Your child is a
Level 2
if he or she
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• Moves comfortably through the water
• Can fully submerge face
• Demonstrates supported floating & kicking on
front & back
• Enters and exits water independently |
Your child is a
Level 3 if he or she
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• Retrieves underwater objects
• Demonstrates unsupported front and back floats
• Demonstrates rhythmic breathing
• Performs combined stroke on front and back
• Demonstrates turning over
• Performs flutter kick on front and back |
Your child is a
Level 4
if he or she
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• Retrieves underwater objects with eyes open
• Demonstrates bobbing
• Dives from kneeling positions
• Coordinates components of front and back crawl
• Performs elementary backstroke and treading water |
Your child is a
Level 5
if he or she
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• Demonstrates deep water bobbing
• Demonstrates rotary breathing
• Can dive from standing position
• Builds endurance by swimming increased distances |
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Your child is a
Level 6
if he or she |
• Demonstrates stride jump entry
• Can dive from the board
• Demonstrates long shallow dive
• Performs the front crawl, back crawl, and elementary
backstroke for increased distances
• Performs the breaststroke and sidestroke
• Performs open turn
• Performs feet first surface dive |
