This stage increases students’ comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance. Students will work on the accomplishing following important milestones:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills with instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water with instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

PRE-REQUISITES
*Swimmers entering this Stage must be comfortable on front and back in the water working with an instructor without a parent.

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In this stage, students focus on forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Students will work on accomplishing the following important milestones:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills without instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water without instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic and boating safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

PRE-REQUISITES
*Swimmers entering this Stage must be able to:

• Submerge (bob) independently
• Front and back glide with assistance 5 feet
• Front and back float with assistance for 10 seconds and recovery independently
• Roll from back to front and front to back
• Exit the water independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab with assistance
• Swim, float, swim with assistance for 10 feet

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This stage develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages. Students will work on accomplishing the following important milestones:

• Integrating arm action, leg action, and rhythmic breathing in back and front glides
• Developing forward movement on the front and back
• Practicing skills and safety techniques in deep water

PRE-REQUISITES
*Swimmers entering this Stage must be able to:

• Submerge and look at an object on the bottom independently
• Front and back glide for 10 feet
• Front and back float for 20 seconds
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Tread water for 10 seconds near the wall
• Exit the water independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab independently
• Swim, float, swim for 5 yards independently

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This stage introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke. Swimmers will work on developing the following important milestones:

• Developing stamina in the front crawl and back crawl
• Developing the breaststroke and butterfly
• Building endurance techniques for deep-water safety

PRE-REQUISITES
*Swimmers entering this Stage must be able to complete the following skills unassisted:

• Front crawl with rotary breathing for 15 yards
• Back crawl for 15 yards
• Elementary backstroke for 15 yards
• Breaststroke kick for 15 yards
• Butterfly kick for 15 yards
• Tread water with a scissor & whip kick for 1 minute
• Sitting dive
• Swim any stroke or combination of strokes for 25 yards

A valid email address is required so we can contact you if we need to change or cancel a class.