Swim Lesson Definitions

Parent / Tot Aquatics (Ages 6 mo – 3 years)

Water adjustments; enter/exit pool, floating, arm/leg action, blow bubbles, rolling over, and safety rules.

Pre-Level 1 – Introduction to Water Skills

Prerequisites: child must be 3-5 years old.

Skills Learned:

Entering and exiting the water safety.

Fully submerge face, blow bubbles, open eyes.

Supported float on front and back, return to standing.

Front and back arm and leg action, with support.

Bob in chest-deep water; changing direction of travel.

Rolling over front-to-back and back-to-front.

Combined strokes on front and back with support.

Basic safety rules, how to get help.

Level 1 – Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Prerequisites: child must be 3-5 years old, have a pre-level one certificate, or be able to submerge face, float on front and back with little or no support, and kick with support.

Skills Learned:

Submerge head, bobbing, and blowing bubbles.

Open eyes, pick up submerged objects.

Floating on front and back, return to standing.

Glide for 2 body lengths on front and back.

Changing directions of travel; rolling over.

Arm and leg motions for treading water.

Finning and sculling arm actions.

Combined arm and leg actions on front and back.

Supported swimming on side with various leg actions.

Safety rules, how to get help.

Level 2 – Introduction to Water Skills

Skills Learned:

Entering and exiting the water safety.

Fully submerge face, blow bubbles, open eyes.

Supported float on front and back, return to standing.

Front and back arm and leg action, with support.

Bob in chest-deep water; changing direction of travel.

Rolling over front-to-back and back-to-front.

Combined strokes on front and back with support.

Basic safety rules, how to get help.

Level 3 – Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Prerequisites: child must have a level two certificate, or be able to submerge face, float on front and back with little or no support, and kick with support.

Skills Learned:

Submerge head, bobbing, and blowing bubbles.

Open eyes, pick up submerged objects.

Floating on front and back, return to standing.

Glide for 2 body lengths on front and back.

Changing directions of travel; rolling over.

Level 4 - Stroke Development

Prerequisites: A level three certificate, or be able to swim 15 feet on front and 15 feet on back, retrieve object in chest deep water, perform front and back floats.

Skills Learned:

Bobbing, retrieving objects, rotary breathing.

Jumping into deep water from side of pool.

Front and back glides using two different kicks.

Survival float and back float 30 seconds in deep water.

Tread water; change from vertical to horizontal positions.

Front and back crawl strokes, 15 yards.

Butterfly kick and body motion, 15 feet.

Safety and diving rules.

Level 5 – Stroke Improvement

Prerequisites: A level 4 certificate, or be able to jump into chest-deep water, swim front crawl with rhythmic breathing for 15 yards, tread water or float for 30 second, swim back crawl 15 yards.

Skills Learned:

Survival float, back float, tread water, open turns.

Swim underwater, feet first surface dive.

Front and back crawl 25 yards.

Breaststroke, butterfly, elementary backstroke.

Swim on side with scissor kick.

Safety and diving rules.

Level 6 – Stroke Refinement

Prerequisites: A level 5 certificate, or be able to swim front crawl 25 yards, float 1 minute, swim elementary backstroke 15 yards. Also swim breaststroke 15 yards, tread water 1 minute, and swim back crawl for 25 yards.

Skills Learned:

Swim underwater; tuck and pike surface dives.

Survival float, survival swim, back float 2 minutes.

Flip turns on front and back.

Treading water using two kicks.

Front crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, Back crawl,

Elementary backstroke, sidestroke

Safety and diving rules.

Level 7 – Fitness swimming

Prerequisites: A level 6 certificate, or be able to swim front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke 25 yards, and butterfly 15 yards.

Skills Learned:

Swim underwater; tuck and pike surface dives.

Survival float, survival swim, back float 2 minutes.

Flip turns on front and back.

Treading water using two kicks.

Front crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, Back crawl,

Elementary backstroke, sidestroke

Safety and diving rules.