Requirements to join this class:

• Must be at least 2 years old on the first day of class.

 

Description:

• Introduction to the water

• No experience required

• Parent or Guardian may participate (may enter small pool, may sit at the side of the big pool)

• Focus on teaching respect for the water and water safety

• Lots of Play

• Acclimation to the water/overcoming fear of the water

 

Goals:

• Learn to get the head and entire body wet

• Demonstrate listening and following instructions from the teacher

• Learn pool rules and water safety principles and procedures

• Participate in the class without a parent or guardian

• Blow bubbles and/or hold breath and submerge

Requirements to join this class:

• Must be at least 2 years old on the first day of class

• Must be at potty trained or have a toileting routine

• Must be able to participate without parent or guardian assistance

• Must be able to listen and follow directions (remain on the stairs when it is not the participant’s turn)

• Must be able to enter the water at the staircase unassisted

 

Description:

• Students who are now comfortable with the water will begin to learn key skills that serve as the building blocks for swim strokes

• Continued focus on water safety

 

Goals:

• Blow Bubbles

• Fully submerge

• Float on back, unassisted

• Float on front, unassisted

• Recover from floating position to standing

• Flutter kick

• Scoop water with the hands

• Exit pool unassisted at the stairs and at the wall

Requirements to join this class:

• Must be at least 2 years old on the first day of class

• Must be at potty trained or have a toileting routine

• Must be able to participate without parent or guardian assistance

• Must be able to listen and follow directions (remain on the stairs when it is not the participant’s turn)

• Must be able to enter the water at the staircase unassisted

• Must be able to float on back unassisted for 10 seconds and recover to standing

• Must be able to float on stomach for 5 seconds unassisted and recover to standing

• Must be able to fully submerge while holding breath

 

Description:

• Learning to move through the water purposefully

• Continued focus on water safety, particularly when swimmers cannot rely on the wall or floor

 

Goals:

• Learn streamline position

• Glide in streamline

• Flutter kick in steamline

• Front crawl stroke

• Dolphin Kick

• Breaststroke kick

• Elementary back stroke

• Retrieve object from the bottom of the pool

• Jump into the pool and recover to the wall

• Introduce treading water

• Bobbing while moving forward