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Class Descriptions:

  Parent/Toddler (Ages 2 - 4)

Builds basic water safety skills for both parents and children, helping infants and young children ages 2 to 4 years become comfortable in the water so they are willing and ready to learn to swim. These basic skills include adjusting to the water environment, showing comfort while maintaining a front or back position in the water and demonstrating breath control, including blowing bubbles or voluntarily submerging under water.

  Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills

Helps participants feel comfortable in the water.

• • Enter and exit water using ladder, steps or side
• • Blow bubbles through mouth and nose
• • Bobbing
• • Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
• • Front and back glides and back float
• • Recover to vertical position from a front glide and back float or glide
• • Roll from front to back and back to front
• • Tread water using arm and hand actions
• • Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front and back
• • Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front and back
• • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back
• • Staying safe around aquatic environments
• • Recognizing the lifeguards
• • Don’t just pack it, wear your jacket
• • Recognizing an emergency
• • How to call for help
• • Too much sun is no fun

  Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Gives participants success with fundamental skills.

• • Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side
• • Exit water using ladder, steps or side
• • Fully submerge and hold breath
• • Bobbing
• • Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
• • Front, jellyfish and tuck floats
• • Front and back glides and back float
• • Recover from a front and back float or glide to a vertical position
• • Roll from front to back and back to front
• • Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back
• • Tread water using arm and leg actions
• • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back
• • Finning arm action on back
• • Staying safe around aquatic environments
• • Don’t just pack it, wear your jacket
• • Recognizing an emergency
• • How to call for help
• • Too much sun is no fun
• • Look before you leap
• • Think so you don’t sink
• • Reach or throw, don’t go

  Level 3: Stroke Development  (3-Beginner is for students exiting level 2 skills and entering level 3 skills, 3-Advanced is for students still practicing level 3 skills but progressing quickly towards level 4)

Builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice in deeper waters.

• • Enter water by jumping from the side
• • Headfirst entry from the side in sitting and kneeling positions
• • Bobbing while moving toward safety
• • Rotary breathing
• • Survival float
• • Back float
• • Change from vertical to horizontal position on front and back
• • Tread water
• • Push off in a streamlined position then begin flutter and dolphin kicks on front
• • Front crawl and elementary backstroke
• • Scissors kick
• • Reach or throw, don’t go
• • Think twice before going near cold water or ice
• • Look before you leap

  Level 4: Stroke Improvement

Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills.

• • Headfirst entry from the side in compact and stride positions
• • Swim under water
• • Feet first surface dive
• • Survival swimming
• • Front crawl and backstroke open turns
• • Tread water using 2 different kicks
• • Front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly
• • Push off in a streamlined position then begin flutter and dolphin kicks on back
• • Reach or throw, don’t go
• • Recreational water illnesses
• • Think so you don’t sink
• • Look before you leap