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Swim Lesson Assessment
Please complete the interactive questionnaire to determine which swim lesson class is right for your child!
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What age group does the student fall into?
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6 months - 3 years
3 years - 5 years
5 years - 12 years
12 years & older
Can the student respond to verbal cues and jump on land?
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Is the student comfortable working with an instructor without a parent in the water?
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Will the student go underwater voluntarily?
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Can the student do a front and back float on his/her own?
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Can the student swim 10-15 yards on his/her front and back?
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Can the student swim 15 yards of front and back crawl?
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Can the student swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool?
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Can the student swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool and back?
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Can the student swim 10-15 yards on his/her front and back?
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Can the student swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool and back?
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Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE A: WATER DISCOVERY | PARENT & CHILD SWIM LESSONS
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Parents/guardians accompany children, encouraging them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water.
In this class, you will learn:
Blow Bubbles on surface, assisted
Front Tow chin in water, assisted
Water Exit parent & child together
Water Entry parent & child together
Back Float assisted, head on shoulder
Roll assisted
Front Float chin in water, assisted
Back Tow assisted, head on shoulder
Wall Grab assisted
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE B: WATER EXPLORATION | PARENT & CHILD SWIM LESSONS
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Parents/guardians work with their children to explore body positions and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.
In this class, you will learn:
Blow Bubbles mouth and nose submerged, assisted
Front Tow blow bubbles, assisted
Water Exit assisted
Water Entry assisted
Back Float assisted, head on chest
Roll assisted
Front Float blow bubbles, assisted
Back Tow assisted, head on chest
Monkey Crawl assisted, on edge, 5 ft.
Great! You have quite a swimmer! Our preschool swim lessons start at 3 years of age.
You can sign up for STAGE B: WATER EXPLORATION | PARENT & CHILD SWIM LESSONS until then!
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Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 1: WATER ACCLIMATION | PRESCHOOL SWIM LESSONS
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Develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.
In this class, you will learn:
Submerge bob independently
Front glide assisted, to wall, 5 ft.
Water exit independently
Jump, push, turn, grab assisted
Back glide assisted, at wall, 5 ft.
Front float assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
Swim, float, swim assisted, 10 ft.
Back float assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
Roll assisted, back to front & front to back
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 2: WATER MOVEMENT | PRESCHOOL SWIM LESSONS
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Focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water.
In this class, you will learn:
Submerge look at object on bottom
Front glide 5 ft.
Jump, push, turn, grab
Front float 10 secs.
Roll back to front & front to back, float 10 secs.
Tread water 10 secs., near wall, & exit
Back glide 5 ft.
Swim, float, swim 5 yd.
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 3: WATER STAMINA | PRESCHOOL SWIM LESSONS
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Learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. Also introduces integrated arm and leg action.
In this class, you will learn:
Submerge Retrieve object in chest-deep water
Swim on Front 10 yd.
Water Exit independently
Jump, Push, Turn, Grab 10 yd.
Swim on Back 10 yd.
Tread Water 30 secs. & exit
Swim, Float, Swim 15 yd.
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 4: STROKE INTRODUCTION | PRESCHOOL SWIM LESSONS
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Develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick.
In this class, you will learn:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 25 yd.
Front Crawl rotary breathing, 15 yd.
Back Crawl 15 yd.
Dive sitting
Resting Stroke elementary backstroke, 15 yd.
Tread Water scissor & whip kick, 1 min.
Breaststroke kick, 15 yd.
Butterfly kick, 15 yd.
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 5: STROKE DEVELOPMENT | SCHOOL AGE SWIM LESSONS
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Work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes with the addition of water safety by learning new treading techniques and sidestroke.
In this class, you will learn:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 50 yd.
Front Crawl bent-arm recovery, 25 yd.
Back Crawl pull, 25 yd.
Dive kneeling
Resting Stroke sidestroke, 25 yd.
Tread Water scissor & whip kick, 2 mins.
Breaststroke 25 yd.
Butterfly simultaneous arm action & kick, 15 yd.
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 6: STROKE MECHANICS | SCHOOL AGE SWIM LESSONS
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Refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming, and incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.
In this class, you will learn:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 150 yd.
Front Crawl flip turn, 50 yd.
Back Crawl pull & flip turn, 50 yd.
Dive standing
Resting Stroke elementary backstroke or sidestroke, 50 yd.
Tread Water retrieve object off bottom, tread 1 min.
Breaststroke open turn, 50 yd.
Butterfly 25 yd.
Great! You have quite a swimmer! View our swim team information to see when you can tryout
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If your child is not old enough yet, please register for Stroke Mechanics until they join a swim team!
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Great! You have quite a swimmer! View our swim team information to see when you can tryout
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If your child would like to do lessons instead, please register for Stroke Mechanics until they join a swim team!
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The Swim Basics program includes three stages for teens and adults: Stage 1 Water Acclimation, Stage 2 Water Movement and Stage 3 Water Stamina.
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The Swim Strokes program includes three stages for teens and adults: Stage 4 Stroke Introduction, Stage 5 Stroke Development and Stage 6 Stroke Mechanics.
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Great! You have quite a swimmer! View our swim team information to see when you can tryout
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Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 1: WATER ACCLIMATION | SCHOOL AGE SWIM LESSONS
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Develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.
In this class, you will learn:
Submerge bob independently
Front glide assisted, to wall, 5 ft.
Water exit independently
Jump, push, turn, grab assisted
Back glide assisted, at wall, 5 ft.
Front float assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
Swim, float, swim assisted, 10 ft.
Back float assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
Roll assisted, back to front & front to back
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 2: WATER MOVEMENT | SCHOOL AGE SWIM LESSONS
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Focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water.
In this class, you will learn:
Submerge look at object on bottom
Front glide 10 ft.
Water exit independently
Jump, push, turn, grab
Front float 20 secs.
Roll back to front & front to back, float 20 secs.
Tread water 10 secs., near wall, & exit
Back glide 10 ft.
Swim, float, swim 5 yd.
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 3: WATER STAMINA | SCHOOL AGE SWIM LESSONS
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Learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. Also introduces integrated arm and leg action.
In this class, you will learn:
Submerge Retrieve object in chest-deep water
Swim on Front 15 yd.
Water Exit independently
Jump, Push, Turn, Grab 10 yd.
Swim on Back 15 yd.
Roll
Tread Water 1 min. & exit
Swim, Float, Swim 25 yd.
Congratulations! Your Swim Level Is...
STAGE 4: STROKE INTRODUCTION | SCHOOL AGE SWIM LESSONS
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Develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick.
In this class, you will learn:
Endurance any stroke or combination of strokes, 25 yd.
Front Crawl rotary breathing, 15 yd.
Back Crawl 15 yd.
Dive sitting
Resting Stroke elementary backstroke, 15 yd.
Tread Water scissor & whip kick, 1 min.
Breaststroke kick, 15 yd.
Butterfly kick, 15 yd.
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