Swim Basics
For children 3- 5 years old. Recommended skills for all to have around water. Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming compentency by learning two benchmark skills:
- Swim-Float-Swim
- Jump, push, turn, grab
Water Acclimation
Continue to:
- Develop comfort with underwater exploration
- Learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water
Water Movement
Focus on:
- body position and control
- directional change and forward movement in the water
- how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water
Water Stamina
Students learn:
- how to swim to safety from a longer distance
- introduction to rhythmic breathing
- integrated arm and leg action
Swim Strokes
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
Stroke Introduction
Work on:
- stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl
- learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick
- treading water
- elementary backstroke