SWIM LESSONS:
Guppies 0-1 years old
Sea Lions 7-10 years old
Guppies 0-1 years old
- Introduction to water
- Emphasis on water adjustment
- Blow bubbles, face in water
- Leg and arm action
- Starfish 1 to 3 years old
- Emphasis on water entries
- Blowing Bubbles
- Bouncing and other movement in the water
- Submerging face in water
- Front & back floating with assistance
- Object retrieval in shallow water
- Jump into water from the side, start in shallow, move to deep
- Jump off springboard (stand 3) with assistance
- Jump from diving board
- Goldfish 3 to 5 years old
- Emphasis on stroke refinement
- Object retrieval in water
- Front stroke for 20 yards
- Back stroke for 20 yards
- Front and Back float with board
- Front float turning to back float without assistance
- Front and Back glide
- Jump off springboard (stand 3) without assistance and swim to wall or ladder
- Introduce breast stroke
- Seahorses 5 to 7 years old
- Emphasis on water entries and breath control
- Submersion
- Object retrieval in 4 ft water
- Front float on board with face in water
- Back float with limited assistance
- Front float turning to back float
- Introduce front stroke motion
- Introduce back stroke motion
- Basic kicks on marshmallows for 20 yards
- Jump off springboard (stand 3) with assistance
Sea Lions 7-10 years old
- Emphasis on breath control
- Front float for 25 seconds unassisted
- Back float for 25 seconds unassisted
- Tread water for 25 seconds
- Breast stroke for 30 yards
- Front stroke 15 yards, turn over, back stroke 15 yards
- Introduce surface dive from pool side
- Underwater swim 10 yards
- Front stroke 15 yards, surface dive in 4 ft water and retrieve object
- Dolphins 10 to 12 years old (Dolphins available if we have room)
- breath control for 20 seconds
- Equalizing
- Back float unassisted for 45 seconds
- Tread water 1 minute
- Breast stroke, front stroke, back stroke 50 yards
- Dive from pool side
- Dive from diving board
- Underwater swim 10 yards
- Surface dive in deep water and retrieve object
- Introduce butterfly kicks w/ kickboard
- Butterfly kick for 25 yards