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| Level 1: |
Introduction to Water Skills - Purpose: Help children feel comfortable in the water. Skills include: Basic water safety rules, Swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions, Opening eyes underwater and picking up submerged object (parents are allowed in the Pool during designated Level 1P classes) |
| Level 2: |
Fundamental Aquatic Skills - Purpose: Give children success with fundamental skills. Skills include: Submerging entire head, Front and back glide, Treading water using arm and leg motions, Swimming using combined stroke on front, back and side, Jellyfish float. |
| Level 3: |
Stroke Development - Purpose: Build on the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice. Skills include: Rotary breathing in horizontal position, Front and back glide, Front and back crawl, Survival float, back float, Butterfly-kick and body motion |
| Level 4: |
Stroke Improvement - Purpose: Develop confidence in the strokes learned and improve other aquatic skills. Skills include: Elementary backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, Swim underwater, Survival float, back float, Tread water using sculling arm motions and kick |
| Level 5: |
Stroke Refinement - Purpose: Provide further coordination and refinement of strokes. Skills include: Front and back crawl, Butterfly, Breaststroke, Elementary backstroke, Sidestroke, Survival swimming, Rescue breathing, Standing dives, Surface dives, and Flip turns |
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