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Summer 2008 - Children's Swim Program (ages 3 - 12) All classes are open to children whose parents are part of the UCI Community. |
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| The following revised American Red Cross Learn to Swim curriculum will be used to place children in appropriate groups. Each level is designed to build upon the previous level. Some skills will be repeated in subsequent levels. The prerequisite for advancing to the next level is successful demonstration of the skills from the preceding level. Please note classes may need to be adjusted for group participants according to age and ability. To view the details of each level, click on the title. |
Help children feel comfortable in the water. • Basic water safety rules • Using a life jacket • Opening eyes underwater and picking up submerged object • Swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions • Recognizing a swimmer in distress and getting help
Give children success with fundamental skills • Moving in the water while wearing a life jacket • Submerging entire head • Front and back glide • Treading water using arm and leg motions • Open eyes underwater and pick up submerged object • Enter water by stepping or jumping from side • Recognizing a swimmer in distress and getting help • Bobbing in water • Jellyfish float • Swimming using combined stroke on front, back and side • Exit water safely using ladder or side • Roll over from front to back and back to front
Build on the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice • Kneeling or standing dive (shallow dive progression) • Rotary breathing in horizontal position • Jump into deep water from side • Bobbing wtih head fully submerged • Perform reaching assists • Front and back glide • Survival float, back float • Submerging and retrieving an object • Front and Back crawl • Butterfly-kick and body motion
Develop confidence in the strokes learned and improve other aquatic skills • Safe diving rules • Feet-first surface dive • Elementary backstroke, breaststroke. butterfly • Dive from stride position or shallow dive • Front and back crawl • Tread water using sculling arm motions and kick • Swim underwater • Survival float, back float • Perform a throwing assist
Provide further coordination and refinement of strokes • Learn survival swimming • Perform rescue breathing • Front and back crawl • Open turns on front and back • Standing dive • Tuck surface dive • Butterfly • Pike surface dive • Front flip turn • Elementary backstroke • Breaststroke • Backstroke flip turn • Sidestroke
