Swim Level Descriptions

Introduction to Water Skills

Age Requirement

• Must be 6 years old by first day of class

Skills Learned

• Water adjustment
• Breath control and submerging
• Buoyancy on front and back with support
• Swim on front and back (alternating arm action) 5 feet with support
• Treading
• Retrieve submerged object

Fundamental Water Skills

Skills Learned

• Submerging
• Front and back glide
• Jellyfish and back float
• Changing direction
• Treading
• Swim on front (combined arm and leg actions) 15 feet
• Swim on back (finning and sculling arm action) 15 feet
• Swim on side 5 feet

Stroke Development

Skills Learned

• Jump into deep water
• Kneel dive
• Rotary breathing
• Survival float
• Treading
• Front and back crawl 15 yards
• Butterfly kick 15 yards

Stroke Improvement

Skills Learned

• Standing dive - swim under water
• Back float (open turn) 1 minute
• Front and back crawl 25 yards
• Butterfly 15 yards
• Breaststroke 15 yards
• Elementary backstroke 15 yards
• Swim on side with scissor kick 15 yards

Stroke Refinement

Skills Learned

• Shallow dive
• Surface dive
• Flip turn
• Front and back crawl 50 yards
• Butterfly 25 yards
• Breaststroke 25 yards
• Elementary backstroke 25 yards
• Sidestroke 25 yards
• Survival swimming

Fitness Swimmer

Swimmers should already able to:

• Swim front and back crawl 50 yards
• Elementary backstroke 25 yards
• Breaststroke 25 yards
• Butterfly 25 yards
• Sidestroke 10 yards
• Tread water for 3 minutes
• Dive

Swimmers will work on:

• All six strokes
• Front and back crawl flip turn
• Breaststroke turn
• Breaststroke speed turn and pullout
• Butterfly turn
• Sidestroke turn
• Pike and tuck drive from board
• Tread water for 5 minutes
• Basic water rescue