B / WATER EXPLORATION
In stage B, parents work with
their children to explore body
positions, oating, blowing
bubbles, and fundamental
safety and aquatic skills.
STAGE
DESCRIPTIONS
SWIM
STARTERS
2 / WATER MOVEMENT
In stage 2, students focus
on body position and
control, directional change,
and forward movement in the
water while also continuing
to practice how to safely
exit in the event of falling
into a body of water.
5 / STROKE
DEVELOPMENT
Students in stage 5 work
on stroke technique and
learn all major competitive
strokes. The emphasis on
water safety continues
through treading water
and sidestroke.
A / WATER DISCOVERY
Parents accompany children
in stage A, which introduces
infants and toddlers to
the aquatic environment
through exploration and
encourages them to enjoy
themselves while learning
about the water.
1 / WATER ACCLIMATION
Students develop comfort
with underwater exploration
and learn to safely exit in the
event of falling into a body
of water in stage 1. This
stage lays the foundation
that allows for a student’s
future progress in swimming.
4 / STROKE
INTRODUCTION
Students in stage 4 develop
stroke technique in front
crawl and back crawl and
learn the breaststroke
kick and buttery kick.
Water safety is reinforced
through treading water and
elementary backstroke.
6 / STROKE
MECHANICS
In stage 6, students
rene stroke technique
on all major competitive
strokes, learn about
competitive swimming,
and discover how to
incorporate swimming
into a healthy lifestyle.
3 / WATER STAMINA
In stage 3, students learn
how to swim to safety
from a longer distance
than in previous stages in
the event of falling into a
body of water. This stage
also introduces rhythmic
breathing and integrated
arm and leg action.
SWIM
BASICS
SWIM
STROKES
Accompanied by a parent,
infants and toddlers learn
to be comfortable in the
water and develop swim
readiness skills through
fun and condence-
building experiences,
while parents learn about
water safety, drowning
prevention, and the
importance of supervision.
Students learn personal
water safety and
achieve basic swimming
competency by learning
two benchmark skills:
• Swim, oat, swim—
sequencing front glide,
roll, back oat, roll,
front glide, and exit
• Jump, push, turn, grab
Having mastered the
fundamentals, students
learn additional water
safety skills and build
stroke technique,
developing skills that
prevent chronic disease,
increase social-emotional
and cognitive well-being,
and foster a lifetime of
physical activity.
HAVE MORE QUESTIONS? Our front-desk staff is available to
answer any questions about the swim lessons program.
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