Levels

 

Swim America Advancement Goals

PLEASE NOTE: Pre-School lessons are their own program. Students that are ages 3-4 will remain in Pre-School lessons for the entire session.

 

Note: All new swimmers will be tested on the first day of class and placed into the appropriate station.

Level Skills to be Learned Advancement Goals
Pre-School

  • Water adaptation

  • Putting their face in the water

  • Becoming comfortable in the water 

  • Students that are ages 3-4 will remain in Pre-School lessons for the entire session

1

Bubbles

  • Gradual water adaptation
  • Movement in the water
  • Breath holding and release
  • Submersion of the face
  • Opening eyes underwater
  • Blowing bubbles
  • Bobbing with bubbles and air exchange
  • Basic kicking skills
  • 10 relaxed bobs

2

Floats & Glides

  • Front float and recover
  • Front glide and recover
  • Back float and recover
  • Back glide and recover
  • Basic kicking skills
  • Front glide and recover - 5 seconds
  • Back glide and recover - 5 seconds

3

Kicking

  • Porpoising
  • Front kick, glide, and recover
  • Back kick, glide, and recover
  • dolphin kick, glide, and recover
  • Front kick - 15 feet
  • Back kick - 15 feet

4

Crawl Stroke

  • Rollover - front to back, back to front
  • Finning and sculling
  • Side-glide-kick
  • Crawl armstroke
  • side-glide-kick - 20 ft
  • Crawl stroke - 20 ft (no breathing)

5

Freestyle

  • Crawl stroke with breathing
  • Back crawl stroke
  • Crawl stroke with breathing (30+ feet, 4+ breaths)

6

Backstroke

  • Extended freestyle swimming
  • Tread water
  • Jump in and tread water
  • Sitting dive
  • Kneeling dive
  • Standing dive
  • Swim freestyle 75 ft
  • Swim backstroke 30 ft
  • Tread water for 1 minute

7

Breaststroke & Butterfly

  • Breaststroke kick
  • Breaststroke swim
  • Butterfly arms
  • Butterfly swim
  • Swim freestyle 50 yards
  • Swim backstroke 25 yards
  • Kick breaststroke 20 ft

8

Turns

  • Freestyle with bilateral breathing
  • Turns
  • Swim freestyle for 100 yards
    (bilateral breathing 25+ yards)
  • Swim 25 yards breaststroke
  • Swim 30 ft butterfly

9

Lifetime Strokes

  • Sidestroke kick
  • Sidestroke swim
  • Elementary backstroke
  • Swim 200 yards freestyle with at least 50 yards bilateral breathing
  • Swim 25 yards butterfly
  • Swim 50 yards breaststroke
  • Swim 50 yards elementary backstroke
  • Swim 50 yards sidestroke

10

Individual Medley

  • Extended swimming and technique refinement in all major strokes and turns
  • Swim 300 yards freestyle
  • Swim 100 yards backstroke
  • Swim 100 yards individual medley

Cancellation and Refund Policy:  You may cancel a class anytime without penalty up until a week before the class begins.  In the week leading up to the start of a class, you may still cancel the class but a $10 processing fee will be applied to your refund.  If you wish to cancel a class after the class has begun, no refund will be given.  No makeup classes are allowed for a missed class.  Refunds will only be given for missed classes in the event that we are not able to conduct the lessons safely or effectively due to an issue with our facility.