Activities

Swim Instruction

Beginner

Jumps into pool at 5 ft.
Safety Bobbing at 5 ft.
Streamline kicking on front
Streamline kicking on back
Beginner Freestyle for 45 – 50 feet with face submerged and beginner breathing techniques
Combined Water skills

Float Back with no assistance 5 – 10 secs
Push of the wall enter into a front float
Introduce and reinforce streamline
Doggie Paddle no assistance 15 – 20 ft -Arms beginning to form freestyle, starting to swim with head submerged
Introduce Rhythmic Breathing – Reinforcing alternating breathing when swimming
Introduce Bicycle Kick (Preparation for Treading)
Kick and Paddle on back for 8 feet

Front Float without assistance
Back Float without assistance
Push off wall into Streamline Position front
Push off wall into Streamline Position back
Kicking on back
Symmetrical Alternating Arms on front for ½ of the pool 12.5 yards
Demonstrates beginner Rhythmic breathing
Introduction of alternating arms while bicycle kicking (the foundation of treading water)
Introduction to sculling water on back with arms at your side while kick

Treading water for 45 – 60 seconds
One length of the pool executed with Rhythmic Breathing (3,3 breath count)
Can perform 10 deep water bobs in 6 plus ft of water- exhaling while descending creating bubbles
Backstroke 25 yards alternating arms with consistent flutter kick
Can perform a sit and kneel dive and will attempt a standing front shallow dive
Introduction to Elementary Backstroke -Arms – modified breaststroke kick-on back coordination – Tickle, T, Touch
Introduction Sidestroke-arms-scissor kick-coordination – pick the apple put it in the basket.
Sculling water without kick on back

Treading water 20-30 seconds
Introduction to Survival Float (proper jellyfish form)
Push of wall into streamline transition to freestyle for 25 feet.
Jump in pool (5 ft) recover to freestyle for 25 feet
Freestyle for 60 – 70 feet – while executing rudimentary breathing with a consistent flutter kick.
Swimming on your back with alternating paddle – 60 feet with hips and belly up and head back.
Introduction to sidestroke
Introduction elementary backstroke
Sculling water with kick on back

2 lengths of the pool Freestyle-Body Tilt-Rhythmic Breathing-6 Beat Kick
2 Length of the pool backstroke-head back-thumb, turn, pinky-consistent flutter kick
2 lengths of the pool elementary backstroke
2 lengths of the pool sidestroke
2 lengths of the pool breaststroke
Appropriate streamline is applied to each stroke

Butterfly 25 yards
Demonstrates they can proficiently swim freestyle 3 – 4 lengths of the pool freestyle
Demonstrates they can proficiently swim freestyle 3 – 4 lengths of the pool backstroke
Demonstrates they can proficiently swim freestyle 3 – 4 lengths of the pool breaststroke
Can Execute Freestyle and Backstroke flip turns
Introduce proper PFD usage