Learning to Swim
Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills
To help student feel comfortable in the water and enjoy water safety.
- Enter and exit the water safely
- Blow bubbles through the mouth and nose and bobs
- Supported float and kick front/back
- Explore beginning strokes front/back
- Recover to standing position from floating and to floating from standing position
Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills
To provide students with basic water safety skills.
- Enter water independently
- Retrieve underwater objects
- Unsupported floating front/back
- Front/back glide
- Supported front/back crawl strokes
- Turn over front/back
- Tread water
- Explore swimming on side
- Safety Skills
Level 3: Stroke Development
To provide students with the building blocks for all basic strokes.
- Jump into deep water from side, sitting or kneeling dive
- Bob to safety
- Front crawl w/rotary breathing
- Flutter
- Scissor
- Dolphin and breaststroke kicks on front crawl and elementary backstroke
- Tread water in deep water
- Safety skills
Level 4: Stroke Improvement
To build students' confidence and performance of swimming strokes.
- Swim underwater 3 body lengths
- Feet first dive
- Open turns for front/back strokes
- Front/back crawl
- Butterfly
- Breaststroke
- Elementary backstroke
- Sidestroke on front
- Flutter and dolphin kicks on back
- Safety skills
Level 5: Stroke Refinement
To help students master all of the swimming strokes.
- Flip turns
- Tread water using two different kicks
- Front/back crawl
- Butterfly
- Breaststroke
- Elementary backstroke
- Sidestroke
Level 6: Swimming & Skill Proficiency
To prepare students for competitive swimming.
- Stroke mastery
- Swim for distance and fitness in aerobically designed workouts
- Personal water safety
