Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1.  This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

Prerequisites: Is comfortable working with an instructor without a parent in the water but WILL NOT go underwater voluntarily.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, bob independently
• Front glide, assisted, to wall, 5ft
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab, assisted
• Back float, assisted 10 secs
• Roll, assisted, back to front & front to back
• Front float, assisted, 10 secs
• Back glide, assisted, at wall, 5ft
• Swim, float, swim, assisted, 10ft

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1.  This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

Prerequisites: Is comfortable working with an instructor without a parent in the water but WILL NOT go underwater voluntarily.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, bob independently
• Front glide, assisted, to wall, 5ft
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab, assisted
• Back float, assisted 10 secs
• Roll, assisted, back to front & front to back
• Front float, assisted, 10 secs
• Back glide, assisted, at wall, 5ft
• Swim, float, swim, assisted, 10ft

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1.  This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

Prerequisites: Is comfortable working with an instructor without a parent in the water but WILL NOT go underwater voluntarily.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, bob independently
• Front glide, assisted, to wall, 5ft
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab, assisted
• Back float, assisted 10 secs
• Roll, assisted, back to front & front to back
• Front float, assisted, 10 secs
• Back glide, assisted, at wall, 5ft
• Swim, float, swim, assisted, 10ft

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1.  This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

Prerequisites: Is comfortable working with an instructor without a parent in the water but WILL NOT go underwater voluntarily.

The ratio for this class is typically 6 swimmers to 1 instructor.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, bob independently
• Front glide, assisted, to wall, 5ft
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab, assisted
• Back float, assisted 10 secs
• Roll, assisted, back to front & front to back
• Front float, assisted, 10 secs
• Back glide, assisted, at wall, 5ft
• Swim, float, swim, assisted, 10ft

In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

Prerequisites: WILL go underwater voluntarily but CANNOT do a front and back float in his or her own.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, look at object on bottom
• Front glide, 10ft (5 ft. preschool)
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab
• Back float, 20 secs (10 secs preschool)
• Roll, back to front & front to back
• Front float, 20 secs (10 secs preschool)
• Back glide, 10 ft (5 ft preschool)
• Tread water, 10 secs, near wall & exit
• Swim, Float, Swim, 5 yd

In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

Prerequisites: WILL go underwater voluntarily but CANNOT do a front and back float in his or her own.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, look at object on bottom
• Front glide, 10ft (5 ft. preschool)
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab
• Back float, 20 secs (10 secs preschool)
• Roll, back to front & front to back
• Front float, 20 secs (10 secs preschool)
• Back glide, 10 ft (5 ft preschool)
• Tread water, 10 secs, near wall & exit
• Swim, Float, Swim, 5 yd

In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

Prerequisites: WILL go underwater voluntarily but CANNOT do a front and back float in his or her own.

The ratio for this class is typically 6 swimmers to 1 instructor.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, look at object on bottom
• Front glide, 10ft (5 ft. preschool)
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab
• Back float, 20 secs (10 secs preschool)
• Roll, back to front & front to back
• Front float, 20 secs (10 secs preschool)
• Back glide, 10 ft (5 ft preschool)
• Tread water, 10 secs, near wall & exit
• Swim, Float, Swim, 5 yd

In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

Prerequisites: WILL go underwater voluntarily but CANNOT do a front and back float in his or her own.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, look at object on bottom
• Front glide, 10ft (5 ft. preschool)
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab
• Back float, 20 secs (10 secs preschool)
• Roll, back to front & front to back
• Front float, 20 secs (10 secs preschool)
• Back glide, 10 ft (5 ft preschool)
• Tread water, 10 secs, near wall & exit
• Swim, Float, Swim, 5 yd

In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water.  This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

Prerequisites: CAN do a front and back float on his or her own but CANNOT swim 10-15 yards on his or her front and back.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, retrieve object in chest-deep water
• Swim on front, 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab, 10 yd
• Swim on back, 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
• Roll, back to front & front to back
• Tread water, 1 min & exit (30 secs preschool)
• Swim, float, swim, 25 yd (15 yd preschool)

In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water.  This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

Prerequisites: CAN do a front and back float on his or her own but CANNOT swim 10-15 yards on his or her front and back.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, retrieve object in chest-deep water
• Swim on front, 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab, 10 yd
• Swim on back, 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
• Roll, back to front & front to back
• Tread water, 1 min & exit (30 secs preschool)
• Swim, float, swim, 25 yd (15 yd preschool)

In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water.  This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

Prerequisites: CAN do a front and back float on his or her own but CANNOT swim 10-15 yards on his or her front and back.

The ratio for this class is typically 6 swimmers to 1 instructor.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, retrieve object in chest-deep water
• Swim on front, 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab, 10 yd
• Swim on back, 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
• Roll, back to front & front to back
• Tread water, 1 min & exit (30 secs preschool)
• Swim, float, swim, 25 yd (15 yd preschool)

In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water.  This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

Prerequisites: CAN do a front and back float on his or her own but CANNOT swim 10-15 yards on his or her front and back.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Submerge, retrieve object in chest-deep water
• Swim on front, 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
• Water exit, independently
• Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab, 10 yd
• Swim on back, 15 yd (10 yd preschool)
• Roll, back to front & front to back
• Tread water, 1 min & exit (30 secs preschool)
• Swim, float, swim, 25 yd (15 yd preschool)

Stroke Introduction – Stage 4

Students in stage 4 develop stroke technique in from crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick.  Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.

Prerequisites: CAN swim 10-15 yards on his or her front and back but CANNOT swim 15 yards of front and back crawl.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Endurance, any stroke or combination of strokes, 25 yd
• Front crawl, rotary breathing, 15 yd
• Back crawl, 15 yd
• Diving, sitting
• Resting stroke, elementary backstroke, 15 yd
• Tread water, scissor & whip kick, 1 min
• Breaststroke, kick, 15 yd
• Butterfly, kick, 15 yd

Stroke Introduction – Stage 4

Students in stage 4 develop stroke technique in from crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick.  Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.

Prerequisites: CAN swim 10-15 yards on his or her front and back but CANNOT swim 15 yards of front and back crawl.

The ratio for this class is typically 6 swimmers to 1 instructor.

Swimming Skills Developed:

• Endurance, any stroke or combination of strokes, 25 yd
• Front crawl, rotary breathing, 15 yd
• Back crawl, 15 yd
• Diving, sitting
• Resting stroke, elementary backstroke, 15 yd
• Tread water, scissor & whip kick, 1 min
• Breaststroke, kick, 15 yd
• Butterfly, kick, 15 yd