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SPORTS

Youth Swim Duration: 6 classes
Y
outh Swim
Lessons Location: Salvation Army Kroc Center
Lessons
Fees: $65
NOTE: No classes 5/29 and 7/4

PARENT-CHILD LESSONS LEARN-TO-SWIM LESSONS
LEVEL 1 (AGES 6-36 MONTHS) LEVEL 1: INTRO TO WATER SKILLS (AGES 5-12)
You and your child are in the water together learning foundational This introductory class helps students become more comfortable in the
skills. Learn ways to support your child while they become familiar water by learning basic swimming and water safety skills. Skills covered
with the water by blowing bubbles, floating, kicking, and being safe in include entering and exiting the water without assistance, breath
aquatic environments. control, floating with assistance, arm and leg actions, and how to stay
safe near water.
LEVEL 2 (AGES 18-36 MONTHS)
You and your child are in the water together. Your child will learn LEVEL 2: FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS (AGES 5-12)
floating, gliding, how to use their arms while swimming on their front Students build on foundation skills such as simultaneous and alternating
and back, and water safety skills. Children must be comfortable in arm and leg actions on front and back, floating and gliding so they
the water. can be performed without support, increasing distance and greater
duration. New floats and more water safety topics will be introduced.
PRESCHOOL LESSONS Students must be able to swim two body lengths with support.
PRESCHOOL & PARENT (AGES 3-5)
This class helps transition children to being on their own in the water. LEVEL 3: STROKE DEVELOPMENT (AGES 5-12)
Parents will join their child for the first three lessons then watch from Learn elementary backstroke, breaststroke kick, dolphin kick, scissors
the pool deck for the last three lessons. All skills include support, kick, rotary breathing, and survival floating. Students must be able to
including arm and leg actions on front and back, floating, gliding, and swim five body lengths on front and back without support.
breath control.
LEVEL 4: STROKE IMPROVEMENT (AGES 5-12)
LEVEL 1 (AGES 3-5) This class covers breaststroke, butterfly, sidestroke, and open turns.
Familiarize children to the aquatic environment and help them Students work towards increasing distance for front crawl and back
acquire basic aquatic skills. Helps children begin to develop positive crawl and treading water for a longer period of time. Students must be
attitudes and safe practices in and around the water. Children must be able to swim 15 yards of elementary backstroke, and be familiar with
comfortable in the water without a parent. dolphin, breaststroke, and scissor kicks.

LEVEL 2 (AGES 3-5) LEVEL 5: (AGES 5-17)
Children learn basic skills such as floating, arm and leg actions, gliding Students work to refine their skills in all six strokes, build endurance, and
and breath control for longer periods, and work towards performing learn new skills such as front and back flip turns. Students must be able
these skills independently. (Equivalent to Learn-to-Swim Level 1) to swim 25 yards of front crawl and elementary backstroke and 15 yards
of back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, and side stroke.
LEVEL 3 (AGES 3-5)
Participants build on their basic swimming skills by increasing Prerequisite: Participants must be able to tread water for five minutes,
repetitions, distances, and times. All skills will be performed perform front and backstroke flip turns while swimming, swim front
independently. (Equivalent to Learn-to-Swim Level 2: Fundamental crawl and elementary backstroke for 50 yards each, and swim
Skills) breaststroke, butterfly, backstroke, and sidestroke for 25 yards each.

LEVEL 4 (AGES 3-5) LEVEL 6: (AGES 5-17)
Preschool Level 4 is designed for children who have completed Swimmers continue to refine skills and increase distance and duration,
Preschool Level 3 but are not old enough for the school-age program. in preparation for competitive swimming or to build a higher level of
Those who pass this level may register for Learn-to-Swim Level 3 once fitness.
they turn five-years-old.
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