Swim Lessons

6 years old & older: Entry level course: Shallow water class:

• Adjusting to class setting
• Submerging & breath holding, 8 seconds
• Rhythmic Bobbing 8 times
• Front glide & flutter kick 10ft
• Back glide & flutter kick, 10ft
• Frontstroke, 10ft
• Back swimming 10ft
• Jump from side
• Safety skills

6 years old & older: Shallow water class:

• Submerging & breath holding 10 seconds
• Rhythmic Bobbing 8 times
• Front crawl, 10 yards
• Winging, 10 yards
• Turning over in shallow water
• Retrieve object from bottom, shallow section
• Jump from side
• Safety Skills

Taught in shallow and middle section:

• Front crawl w/rotary breathing, 15 yards
• Winging on back, 25 yards
• Introduction to backcrawl, 15 yards
• Level off and swim
• Retrieve object from bottom, middle section
• Supine or prone float, 1 minute
• Treading water, 30 seconds
• Turning over
• Introduction to diving
• P.F.D. use & safety skills

Taught in middle & deep sections:

• Front crawl w/rotary breathing, 25 yards
• Back crawl, 25 yards
• Sidestroke 25 yards
• Leveling off & swim on front & back, 15 yards
• Treading water, 45 seconds
• Survival float & back float, deep water 1 minute
• Deep water bobs, 10 times
• Retrieve object from bottom, deeper water
• Jump from diving board
• Diving safety & kneeling dive
• P.F.D. use - HELP & HUDDLE
• Safety Skills

Deep Water:

• Front crawl, 25 yards
• Back crawl, 50 yards
• Sidestroke, 25 yards
• Elementary backstroke, yards
• Breaststroke, 15 yards
• Back float, deep water, 2 minutes
• Survival float, deep water 2 minutes
• Open front & back turns
• Tread water, 1 minute
• Swim underwater, 3 body lengths
• Feet first & head first surface dives
• Front dive from side
• Retrieve object from bottom, deep water
• Non swimming rescues
• Safety skills & advanced P.F.D. use

Deep Water:

• Front crawl, 50 yards
• Back crawl, 50 yards
• Sidestroke, 50 yards
• Elementary Backstroke, 25 yards
• Breaststroke, 25 yards
• Butterfly, 15 yards
• Tread water, 2 minutes
• Survival float, 2 minutes
• Back float, 2 minutes
• Swim underwater, 10 yards
• Front & back flip turns
• Demonstration of rescue breathing
• Front dive from diving board
• Non swimming rescues
• Safety skills & advanced P.F.D. use