Baby & Me Swim

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(6-18 mths)

Students must meet the age requirement

One (or two) adult(s) must participate in the water with each student (one adult may not bring two students)

Babies must wear tight fitting plastic pants under their bathing suit

Baby should not eat or drink anything at least 30 minutes prior to getting into the water

Learn water adjustment and water safety skills in a fun environment

Learn how to enter and exit the water in a safe manner

Focus on comfort in the water, explore submerging the face, floating and kicking on front and back with assistance

Water Safety

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Toddler & Me Swim

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(19 mths-3 yrs)

Students must meet the age requirement

One (or two) adult(s) must participate in the water with the student (one adult may not bring two students)

Students not toilet trained, or who are subject to having ‘accidents’ must wear tight fitting plastic pants under their bathing suit

Students should not eat or drink anything for at least 30 minutes prior to class

Learn water adjustment and water safety skills in a fun environment

Learn how to enter and exit the water in a safe manner

Focus on comfort in the water, explore submerging the face, floating on front and back with assistance

Also learn arm and leg action for swimming on front and back, changing body position, use of lifejacket

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Preschooler & Me Swim

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(3-5 yrs)

Students must meet the age requirement

This is a great class for the student not yet ready to participate in a group class by themselves

One (or two) adult(s) must participate in the water with the student (one adult may not bring two students)

Students who are not toilet trained or who are subject to having ‘accidents’ should wear tight fitting plastic pants under their bathing suit

Students should not eat or drink anything for at least 30 minutes prior to class

Help student become comfortable in the water and gain basic aquatic skills

Note: the same skills are taught in both the Preschooler and Me class and the Pee Wee Paddler I class

Preschooler skills include:

• Safely enter and exit pool
• Blow bubbles 3 seconds with mouth and nose submerged
• Submerging face
• Flutter kick on front and back
• Float on front and back
• Glide on front and back then stand up
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Swim on front and back using arms and kick

Floatation devices may be used in the class to help provide assistance and encourage independent movement, however, emphasis will be on transitioning the student to perform skills independently without the support of floatation devices or assistance

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Pee Wee Paddler I

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(3-5 yrs)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must leave parent willingly, be comfortable in the water, follow directions of the instructor and function well in a group

Students who are not toilet trained or who are subject to having ‘accidents’ should wear tight fitting plastic pants under their bathing suits

Students should not eat or drink anything at least 30 minutes prior to the class

Help student become comfortable in the water and gain basic aquatic skills. 

Pee Wee Paddler I skills include:

• Safely enter and exit pool
• Blow bubbles 3 seconds with mouth and nose submerged
• Submerging face
• Flutter kick on front and back
• Float on front and back
• Glide on front and back then stand up
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Swim on front and back using arms and kick

Floatation devices may be used in the class to help provide assistance and encourage independent movement, however, emphasis will be on transitioning the student to perform skills independently without the support of floatation devices or assistance

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Pee Wee Paddler II

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(3-5 yrs)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must be able to perform the following Pee Wee Paddler I skills:

• Safely enter and exit pool
• Blow bubbles 3 seconds with mouth and nose submerged
• Submerging face
• Flutter kick on front and back
• Float on front and back
• Glide on front and back then stand up
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Swim on front and back using arms and kick

Students must leave parent willingly, be comfortable in the water , follow directions of the instructor and function well in a group

Use of assistance or support is allowed when performing the prerequisite skills, but independent skill performance is required to pass the Pee Wee Paddler II class. Therefore, students enrolling in Pee Wee Paddler II class must be willing to start doing skills without support or assistance

Students who are not toilet trained or who are subject to having ‘accidents’ should wear tight fitting plastic pants under their bathing suits

Students should not eat or drink anything at least 30 minutes prior to the class

Help student gain greater comfort and independence so that they demonstrate skills without assistance

Pee Wee Paddler II skills include:

• Independently enter and exit the pool safely
• Jump into chest deep water independently
• Submerging face/head for 3 seconds
• Submerge head and recover an object from the bottom of the pool (waist to chest deep)
• Blowing bubbles, bobbing and rhythmic breathing
• Glide at least two body lengths on front and back, then recover to a standing or vertical position
• Swim at least three body lengths on front (Front Crawl) and back (with and without assistance)

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Pee Wee Paddler III

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(4-6 yrs)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must be able to perform the following Pee Wee Paddler II skills:

• Independently enter and exit the pool safely
• Jump into chest deep water independently
• Submerging face/head for 3 seconds
• Submerge head and recover an object from the bottom of the pool (waist to chest deep)
• Blowing bubbles, bobbing and rhythmic breathing
• Glide at least two body lengths on front and back, then recover to a standing or vertical position
• Swim at least three body lengths on front (front crawl) and back (with and without assistance)

Help children gain basic swimming propulsive skills and increase endurance and distance swimming without assistance or use of floatation devices

Pee Wee Paddler III skills include:

• Safely jump into deep water from side of pool
• Water adjustment skills in deep water
• Front Crawl 10 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 5 yards
• Back Crawl 5 yards
• Push off in a streamlined position on front then flutter kick 3-5 body lengths (on front and back)
• Rotary breathing 5 times
• Change direction of swimming

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Pee Wee Paddler IV

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(4-6 yrs)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must be able to perform the following Pee Wee Paddler III skills:

• Safely jump into deep water from side of pool
• Front Crawl 10 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 5 yards
• Back Crawl 5 yards
• Treading water 5 seconds
• Push off in a streamlined position on front then flutter kick 3-5 body lengths (on front and back)
• Rotary breathing 5 times
• Change direction of swimming

This class focuses on improving technical performance and distance of swimming strokes, introduction to Breaststroke and diving from the side

This class is typically taught in a lap lane and deep water

Pee Wee Paddler IV skills include:

• Front Crawl 25 yards
• Back Crawl 10 yards
• Breaststroke 10 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 15 yards
• Tread water 5 seconds
• Dive from side of pool

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Pee Wee Paddler V

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(4-6 yrs)

Students must meet the age requirement.

Students must be able to perform the following Pee Wee Paddler IV skills:

• Front Crawl 25 yards
• Back Crawl 10 yards
• Breaststroke 10 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 15 yards
• Tread water 20 seconds
• Dive from side of pool

This class is designed to help the student continue to improve their technical performance of the swim strokes, introduce new skills and  increase their swimming endurance

Pee Wee Paddler V skills include:

• Front Crawl with bi-lateral breathing 25 yards
• Breaststroke 15 yards
• Back Crawl 25 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 25 yards
• Open turns
• Standard Scull 30 seconds
• Dolphin kick 5 yards
• Tread water 30 seconds

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Pee Wee Paddler VI

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(5-7 yrs)

Students must meet the age requirement.

Students must be able to perform the following Pee Wee Paddler V skills:

• Front Crawl with bi-lateral breathing – 25 yards
• Breaststroke 15 yards
• Back Crawl 25 yards
• Open turns
• Standard scull 30 seconds
• Dolphin kick 5 yards
• Tread water 30 seconds

This class is designed to help the student continue to improve their technical performance of the swim strokes, introduce new skills and  increase their swimming endurance

Pee Wee Paddler VI skills include:

• Front Crawl 50 yards
• Back Crawl 50 yards
• Breaststroke 25 yards
• Butterfly 10 yards
• Tread water 1 minute
• Flip turn on front and back
• Racing starts

NOTE TO PARENTS:
Children who are too old to continue taking the Pee Wee Paddler classes should transition into the 6-12 year old Learn To Swim classes by enrolling in the class appropriate for their skill level. The Learn to Swim chart provides a suggested transition to the 6-12 year old classes, but parents should use the required skill list as the ultimate guide as to which class is appropriate for your child.  If you still have questions after reviewing the chart does not help you find the appropriate class to take, please contact the Aquatic Staff for assistance.

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Swimming for Children I

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(6-12 yrs)

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Swimming for Teens and Adults I

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(13-Adult)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must leave parent willingly and be able follow directions of the instructor and function well in a group

To help the student gain basic aquatic skills

All skills in the Swimming I class may be done with assistance or support
Swimming I skills include:

• Safely enter/exit water
• Blowing bubbles 3 seconds with mouth and nose submerged
• Flutter kick on front and back at least 2 body lengths or 5 seconds
• Float on front and back then recover to a standing position
• Glide on front and back at least 2 body lengths and recover to standing position
• Front Crawl arm pull at least 2 body lengths
• Swim on back using arm pull at least 2 body lengths
• Swim on front and back using arms and kick

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Swimming for Children II

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(6-12 yrs)

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Swimming for Teens and Adults II

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(13-Adult)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must be able to perform the following Swimming I or Pee Wee Paddler I:

• Safely enter/exit water
• Blowing bubbles 3 seconds with mouth and nose submerged
• Flutter kick on front and back at least 2 body lengths or 5 seconds
• Float on front and back then recover to a standing position
• Glide on front and back at least 2 body lengths and recover to standing position
• Front Crawl arm pull at least 2 body lengths
• Swim on back using arm pull at least 2 body lengths

Use of assistance or support is allowed when performing the prerequisite skills, but independent skill performance is required to pass the Swimming II class. Therefore, students enrolling in Swimming for Children II or Swimming for Teens and Adults II class must be willing to start doing skills without support or assistance

To increase student’s confidence and ability to perform without assistance.

Swimming II skills include:

• Safely enter/exit water
• Jump from side into chest deep water
• Front Crawl 3-5 body lengths
• Swim on back 3-5 body lengths using arms and kick
• Bob/rhythmic breathing (blowing bubbles) 5 times
• Submerge face in water at least 3 seconds while blowing bubbles
• Kick on front and on back at 3-5 body lengths
• Float on front and back with head in proper position
• Glide on front and back 2 body lengths then recover to a standing or vertical position
• Roll from front to back and back to front position
• Change direction of swimming on front and back
• Treading water arm/kick motions in shoulder deep water (supported by instructor or wearing a PFD)

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Swimming for Children III

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(6-12 yrs)

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Swimming for Teens and Adults III

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(13-Adult)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the following Swimming II or Pee Wee Paddler II and Pee Wee Paddler III:

• Safely enter/exit water
• Jump from side into chest deep water
• Front Crawl 3-5 body lengths
• Swim on back 3-5 body lengths using arms and kick
• Bob/rhythmic breathing (blowing bubbles) 5 times
• Submerge face in water at least 3 seconds while blowing bubbles
• Kick on front and on back at 3-5 body lengths
• Float on front and back with head in proper position
• Glide on front and back 2 body lengths then recover to a standing or vertical position
• Roll from front to back and back to front position
• Change direction of swimming on front and back
• Treading water arm/kick motions in shoulder deep water (supported by instructor or wearing a PFD)

To increase endurance, swimming distance and proficiency

Swimming III skills include:

• Safely enter water by jumping from the side into deep water
• Front Crawl 15 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 15 yards
• Back Crawl 5 yards
• Bobbing under water while traveling in chest deep water at least 5 times moving toward ‘safety’
• Rotary breathing 10 times
• Change from a vertical to horizontal position (front and back) in deep water
• Tread water 15 seconds in deep water
• Float on back in deep water 15 seconds then recover to vertical position and return to safety

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Swimming for Children IV

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(6-12 yrs)

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Swimming for Teens and Adults IV

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(13-Adult)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the following Swimming III or Pee Wee Paddler IV skills:

• Safely enter water by jumping from the side into deep water
• Safely exit the water
• Front Crawl 15 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 10 yards
• Back Crawl 5 yards
• Bobbing under water while traveling in chest deep water at least 5 times moving toward safety
• Push off in a streamlined position on front and back then begin to flutter kick 3-5 body lengths
• Rotary breathing 10 times
• Change from a vertical to horizontal position (front and back) in deep water
• Tread water 15 seconds in deep water
• Float on back in deep water 15 seconds then recover to vertical position and return to safety

To improve technical performance of swimming strokes, increase distance and endurance; and introduce the Breaststroke and diving from the side of the pool into deep water

Swimming IV skills include:

• Front Crawl 25 yards
• Back Crawl 25 yards
• Breaststroke 15 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 25 yards
• Tread water 30 seconds in deep water
• Feet first surface dive
• Dive from side of pool into deep water

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Swimming for Children V

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(6-12 yrs)

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Swimming for Teens and Adults V

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(13-Adult)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the following Swimming IV or Pee Wee Paddler V or Pee Wee Paddler VI skills:

• Front Crawl 25 yards
• Back Crawl 25 yards
• Breaststroke 15 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 25 yards
• Tread water 30 seconds in deep water
• Feet first surface dive
• Dive from side of pool into deep water

To improve technical performance of swimming strokes previously introduced, increase distance to 50 yards for each stroke; introduce the dolphin kick, racing dive, open turns and learn basic competitive swimming skills

Swimming V skills include:

• Front Crawl 50 yards
• Breaststroke 50 yards
• Back Crawl 50 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 50 yards
• Standard Scull 30 seconds
• Tread Water 1 minute
• Dolphin Kick 15 yards
• Racing Starts
• Feet first surface dive

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Swimming for Children VI

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(6-12 yrs)

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Swimming for Teens and Adults VI

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(13-Adult)

Students must meet the age requirement

Students must be able to demonstrate proficiency in the following Swimming V skills:

• Front Crawl 50 yards
• Breaststroke 50 yards
• Back Crawl 50 yards
• Elementary Backstroke 50 yards
• Standard Scull 30 seconds
• Tread Water 1 minute
• Dolphin Kick 15 yards
• Racing Starts
• Feet First Surface Dive

This class is for the advanced swimmer who wants to continue to refine and improve their swimming strokes and increase endurance and distance; introduce Sidestroke, Butterfly, Individual Medley, and flip turns.

Swimming VI skills include:

• Front Crawl 100 yards
• Back Crawl 100 yards
• Breaststroke 100 yards
• Sidestroke 25 yards
• Butterfly 25 yards
• Flip Turn - Front Crawl and Back Crawl
• Individual Medley (Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Freestyle)
• Tread water 2 minutes
• 200 yards - continuous swim