WHAT AGE GROUP DOES THE STUDENT FALL INTO?

9 mths - 2 years

 

Parent & Child:
Stages A-B

2 - 5 years

 

Preschool:
Stages 1-4

6 - 12 years

 

School Age:
Stages 1-6

13+ Years

 

Teen & Adult:
Stages 1-6

WHAT STAGE IS THE STUDENT READY FOR?

Can the student respond to verbal cues and jump on land?

Water DiscoveryA / Water Discovery
Parents accompany children in stage A, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water.

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Will your student go underwater voluntarily?

Water Acclimation1 / Water Acclimation

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.

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Can the student do a front and back float on his or her own?

Water Movement2 / Water Movement

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.

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Can the student swim 10-15 yards on his or her front and back?

Water Movement3 / Water Stamina

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.

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Can the student swim 15 yards of front and back crawl?

Water Movement4 / Stroke Introduction

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

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Can the student swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool?

Water Movement5 / Stroke Development

Students in stage 5 work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.

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Can the student swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool and back?

Water Movement6 / Stroke Mechanics

In stage 6, students refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming, and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.

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Can the student swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke for 100 yards with little correction and comlplete 50 yards of butterfly kick?

Water Movement7 / Stroke Endurance

In stage 7, students improve stroke technique and utilizes longer distance swimming to build endurance.

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STAGE & LESSON DESCRIPTIONS

Swim Starters

Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.

Water Discovery

A / Water Discovery

Parents accompany children in stage A, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water.

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B / Water Exploration

In stage B, parents work with their children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.
 

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Swim Basics

Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:

  • Swim, float, swim—sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
  • Jump, push, turn, grab

Water Acclimation

1 / Water Acclimation

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.

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Water Movement

2 / Water Movement

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.

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Water Stamina

3 / Water Stamina

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.

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Swim Strokes

Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.

Stroke Introduction

4 / Stroke Introduction

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

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Stroke Development

5 / Stroke Development

Students in stage 5 work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.
 

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Stroke Mechanics

6 / Stroke Mechanics

In stage 6, students refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming, and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.

 

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Additional Swim Courses

Individualized swim instruction to support all skill levels—from overcoming fear of water to building strong swimming skills.

Specialty Swim Class

Terrified of Water - this class is for adults ages 18+ who are scared of water. 

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Private Swim Lessons

Inactive - Individual one on one instruction - this class is for any age group. 

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