Level 1: Introduction to Water Skill – Ages 3+
- For the beginner who is comfortable in the water.
- Swimmers learn the basics of swimming:
- bobbing, going under water
- supported front and back floating
- supported rolling over from front to back and back to front
- supported gliding
- supported flutter kick
- supported front crawl arms and jumping in.
Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills
- Swimmers should already be able to float on front and back and put their
head under water.
- Swimmers will work on:
- independent front and back floating
- independent rolling over from front to back and back to front
- independent front and back glides
- front crawl arms and kicks
- back crawl arms and kicks
- retrieving underwater objects, and jumping into water over their head.
Level 3: Stroke Development
- Swimmers should already be comfortable swimming front stroke and swimming
on their back.
- Swimmers will work on:
- gliding
- freestyle with side breathing
- backstroke, breast stroke and dolphin kicks
- retrieving objects in deeper water
- treading water
- jumping into deep water
- compact dives.
Level 4: Stroke Improvement
- Swimmers should already be able to: swim front and back crawl 25 yards.
- Swimmers will work on:
- rotary breathing (side to side)
- freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke
- scissors kick and sidestroke
- whip kick and breaststroke
- intro to turning at wall (flip turn)
- treading water with modified scissors
- diving in a kneeling position.
Level 5: Stroke Refinement
- Swimmers should already be able to: swim freestyle, breaststroke and
backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, whip kick, treading water, and dive.
- Swimmers will work on:
- alternate breathing
- stride jump
- Refinement of:
- refinement of: freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke,
breaststroke
- dolphin kick and butterfly
- open turn on front and back
- feet-first surface dive
- treading water.
Level 6: Swimming and Skill Proficiency
- Swimmers should already be able to: swim front and back crawl 50 yds,
elementary backstroke 25 yards, breaststroke 25 yards, butterfly 25 yards,
sidestroke 10 yards, tread water for 3 minutes, and dive.
- Swimmers will work on:
- All six strokes,
- front and back crawl flip turn
- breaststroke turn
- breaststroke speed turn and pullout
- butterfly turn
- sidestroke turn
- pike and tuck surface dive
- pike and tuck dive from board
- tread water for five minutes
- basic water rescue
Level 7: Stroke Mastery and Endurance
- This level is designed for those who have mastered the strokes in level 6 and
want to work on proper timing, technique, and stroke refinement in order to
achieve more ease, efficiency, power and endurance.
- Further coordination of the basic strokes is emphasized so that the student can
swim smoothly over longer distances. More advanced turns at the wall, and safety
skills are mastered.
