Swim Class Descriptions

P1 'Tadpole'
  • Independent enter and exit from pool
  • Blow bubbles
  • Fully submerge face for 2 seconds
  • Bob 5 times
  • Supported - front float
  • Supported - back float
  • Supported - kicking - front
  • Supported - kicking - back
  • Introduction to elementary back-stroke
  • Supported - 'Torpedo' 
  • Supported - 'Jumps'
  • Use of knowledge of basic water safety
  • Use of life jacket
P2 'Eel'
  • Supported - jump into chest-deep water
  • Submerge face 3 to 4 seconds
  • Bob 8 times
  • Blow bubbles
  • Supported - Front float
  • Supported - Back float
  • Supported - Flutter kick on front with kick board
  • Introduction to side breathing
  • Supported - Elementary back-stroke
  • Supported - 'Torpedo' with face submerged
  • Knowledge of basic water safety (bob to safety)
  • Use of life jacket
  • P3 'Ray'
  • Jump into water, then crawl-stroke to stairs
  • Blow bubbles with face submerged - 4 seconds
  • Bob 10 times
  • Front float, 5 seconds
  • Back float, 8 seconds
  • Introduction to back-crawl
  • Proper 'Torpedo' with side breathing for half-length of pool
  • Elementary backstroke, for half-length of pool
  • Knowledge of basic water safety (bob to safety)
  • Introduction to treading water
  • Use of life jacket
L1 'Polliwog'
  • Jump into water, then crawl-stoke to stairs
  • Bob 12 times
  • Front float 5 seconds
  • Back float 10 seconds
  • Blow bubbles with face submerged - 5 seconds
  • Flutter-kick on front with kick board, full-width of pool
  • Proper crawl-stroke with side-breathing
  • 'Torpedoes' with side-breathing, full-width of pool
  • Elementary back-stroke, full-width of pool
  • Introduction to back-stroke
  • Knowledge of basic water safety (bob to safety)
  • Use of life jacket
L2 'Flounder'
  • Jump into water, then crawl-stoke to stairs
  • Bob 15 times
  • Front float 6 seconds
  • Back float 12 seconds
  • Blow bubbles with face submerged - 6 seconds
  • Flutter-kick on front with kick board, half-length of pool
  • Crawl-stroke with side breathing, half-length of pool
  • 'Torpedoes', half-length of pool
  • Back-stroke, full-width of pool
  • Introduction to treading water
  • Knowledge of basic water safety (bob to safety)
  • Use of life jacket
  • Reaching and extension assists
L3 'Minnow'
  • Bob 20 times
  • Crawl-stroke with side breathing, full-length of pool
  • Introduction to butterfly-kick (dolphin-kick)
  • Introduction to breast-stroke-kick (frog-kick)
  • Back-stroke, full-length of pool
  • Introduction to 'corkscrew' (reverse direction)
  • Front flip, underwater 3 times
  • Jump into deep water, then swim to stairs
  • Knowledge of basic water safety (bob to safety)
  • Tread water - one minute
  • Use of life jacket
  • Reaching and extension assists
L4 'Flying Fish'
  • Warm up freestyle, 2 lengths of pool
  • Crawl-stroke, 4 lengths of pool
  • Back-stroke, 4 lengths of pool
  • Introduction to butterfly-stroke, 2 lengths of pool
  • Introduction to breast-stroke, 2 lengths of pool
  • 'Corkscrew' (reverse direction), 4 lengths of pool
  • Introduction to side-stroke for butterfly, 2 lengths of pool
  • Introduction to 100 IM (individual medley)
  • Front flip submerged 5 times
  • Tread water - one minute, 30 seconds
  • Knowledge of basic water safety (bob to safety)
L5 'Jr. Swim Team'
  • Warm up corkscrew, 8 lengths of pool
  • Crawl-stroke, 8 lengths of pool
  • Back-stroke, 6 lengths of pool
  • Butterfly-stroke, 4 lengths of pool
  • Breast-stroke, 4 lengths of pool
  • Submerged swim, 3 body lengths
  • Reaching and extension assists
  • Proper IM (individual medley), hand-touches and turns
  • Proper submerged flip turns, 5 times
  • Tread water, 2 minutes
  • Knowledge of basic water safety (bob to safety)