Parent accompanies child in water; emphasis is placed on teaching both child and parent basic aquatic and safety skills.

Prerequisites: Although there are no skill prerequisites for this course, children must be at least 6 months old to participate in the course and a parent must accompany each child in the water and participate in the classes.

Skill

• Hip support on front / on back
• Back support
• Arm stroke position
• Enter water from a seated position and rolling over
• Enter water ny stepping or jumping in
• Explore submerging to the mouth, nose, eyes
• Explore buoyancy on the front and back position
• Change body position in the water
• Learn how to play safely in the water
• Blow bubbles on the surface
• Blow bubbles with mouth and nose submerged
• Submerge mouth, nose and eyes
• Open eyes and retrieve objects below the surface
• Passing from instructor to parent
• Final test if child going to 3years

For beginner swimmers, focuses on water safety and basic swimming skills. It comprises two levels:

Preschool 1

Gives new swimmers the opportunity to become acclimated and comfortable in the water without a parent.  Introduces basic self-rescue skills, blowing bubbles, floating, glides, and safe water exploration.

Prerequisite: Child must be potty trained and willing to work in water without parent.

Preschool 2

Description: Using skills learned in Preschool 1, children progress towards being more independent in the water.  Introduces more breath control skills, floats, and forward locomotion.

Prerequisite: Child must be potty trained and able to enter/exit the water independently and voluntarily.

Skill

• Preschool 1;
  • Enter water using ramp, steps or side
  • Exit water using ladder, steps or side
  • Blow bubbles
  • Submerge mouth, nose and eyes
  • Open eyes underwater and retrieve submerged object
  • Front glide, 2 body lengths
  • Recover from a front glide to a vertical position
  • Back glide, 2 body lengths
  • Back float, 15 seconds
  • Recover from a back float or glide to a vertical position
  • Roll from front to back and back to front
  • Alternating leg action on front, 2 body lengths
  • Simultaneous leg action on front, 2 body lengths
  • Alternating arm action on front, 2 body lengths
  • Combined arm and leg actions on front, 2 body lengths
  • Alternating leg action on back, 2 body lengths
  • Alternating arm action on back, 2 body lengths
  • Combined arm and leg actions on back, 2 body lengths
• Preschool 2; include orientation to deep water, arm strokes with kicking on front and back, rotary breathing, turning over and basic safety skills.

From the most basic to the perfection of the technique, the 3 levels that make up the Learn-to-swim program will allow the child / adolescent to increase their skills, their technique, their comfort, confidence and independence to move in the water.

Each levels relies on the previous one to develop a solid foundation needed to learn Freestyle.

Prerequisites: Child must be willing to work in water without a parent.

Lessons are geared toward the adult who is just learning to swim, wanting to improve technique, and/or increase stamina for exercise.

Skill

• Comfortability
• Front/Back Floats
• Front/Back Glides
• Intro to Breaststroke/Butterfly Kick
• elementary Backstroke
• Treading in deep water
• Breath Control