Preschool: Ages 4-5
Look at Me Go (Preschool Aquatics)
Introduces basic aquatic skills, which participants continue to build on as they progress through each swim level.
Note: If your child has passed Look at Me Go, they may enter in Level 2 Learn to Swim. This is the only age exception that will be made at sign up.
Elementary School: Ages 6+
Level 1 Learn to Swim
Introduces basic aquatic skill, which participants continue to build on as they progress through each swim level. In addition, participants start developing positive attitudes, effective swimming habits, and safe practices in and around the water. Skills are expected to be performed with minimal assistance or independently.
Level 2 Learn to Swim
Participants will learn fundamental skills. They will learn to float and glide with no support and recover to a vertical position. Participants will develop alternating arms and leg action on the front and back, laying the foundation for future strokes. New water safety topics are introduced, and previously acquired water safety knowledge and skills are reinforced.
The jump from Level 2 to Level 3 is intense, fast paced, and there are several new skills to learn. Please make sure your child has the skills from Level 2 mastered prior to moving to Level 3. If your child has passed Level 2, but you only take lessons once a year you may want to repeat Level 2 as a refresher.
Level 3 Learn to Swim
Participants learn to practice survival floating and learn to swim front and elementary backstroke. They will also be introduced to the scissors kick and dolphin kick. Participants will learn the rules for headfirst entries and begin to learn to enter the water headfirst from a seated position, in deep water from the poolside. As in all levels, new and previously addressed water safety topics are included. Participants who successfully complete level 3 will have achieved basic water competence in a pool environment.
Level 4 Learn to Swim
Participants will improve their aquatic skills and increase their endurance by swimming the strokes learned in Level 3 with greater distance and with more proficiency. Participants will learn breaststroke, kick, sidestroke, back crawl, and butterfly, as well as the basics of performing a simple open turn at the wall.
Level 5 Learn to Swim
Stroke Refinement: Guidance allows kids to refine their strokes and become more efficient swimmers.
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