Class Schedule and Times

Level 1

Introduction to Water Skills

Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely.

What you learn:

· Enter and exit water safely.

· Submerge mouth, nose and eyes.

· Exhale underwater through mouth and nose.

· Open eyes underwater, pick up submerged object.

· Change direction while walking or paddling.

· Roll over from front to back and back to front with support.

· Explore floating on front and back with support. Explore swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions with support.

Level 2

Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills.

What you learn:

· Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side.

· Exit water safely using ladder or side.

· Submerge entire head.

· Blow bubbles submerging head in a rhythmic pattern (bobbing).

· Open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object in shallow water.

· Float on front and back.

· Perform front and back glide.

· Change direction of travel paddling on front or back.

· Roll over from front to back, back to front.

· Tread water using arm and leg motions (chest-deep water).

· Swim on front, back, and side using combined arm and leg actions.

Level 3

Stroke Development

Purpose: Builds on the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice.

What you learn:

· Jump into deep water from the side.

· Dive from kneeling or standing position.

· Submerge and retrieve an object in chest deep water.

· Bob with the head fully submerged.

· Rotary breathing in horizontal position.

· Perform front and back glide using two different kicks.

· Float on front and back in deep water.

· Change from horizontal to vertical position on front and back.

· Tread water using hand and leg movements.

· Perform front and back crawl.

· Butterfly—kick and body motion.kick and body motion.