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SOUTHEASTERN
SWIM SCHOOL LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS
Level 1:
Bubbles
This class is for
beginning swimmers who are not yet comfortable with putting their
face in the water. Goal is for each participant to become happy in
the pool, putting whole face in the water and blowing
bubbles.
Skills to be
taught:
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
ADVANCEMENT GOAL: 10 RELAXED BOBS
Level 2: Floats
and Glides
This class is appropriate
for those swimmers who are comfortable going under water and are
capable of doing 10 relaxed bobs. Swimmers will learn front floats,
front glides, back floats and back glides with
recovery.
Skills to be
taught:
Front float and recover
(with assistance from instructor)
Front glide and recover (push off wall to instructor)
Back float and recover (with assistance from instructor)
Back glide and recover (push off wall to instructor)
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: Front glide and recover- 5 seconds. Back
glide and recover- 5 seconds.
Level 3:
Kicking
This class is appropriate
for those who can perform a front and back glide independently and
are ready to learn to use a small, fast flutter kicking motion
while floating. They will also learn the dolphin
kick.
Skills to be
taught:
Porpoising/Dolphin
Kick
Front glide with kicking
Back glide with kicking
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: Front Kick-15 feet. Back kick- 15
feet.
Level 4: Crawl
Stroke
This class is geared for
swimmers who have learned to kick on their front and back and are
ready to learn the basic arm movements for front
crawl.
Skills to be
taught:
Rollover- front to back,
back to front
Finning and sculling
Side-glide kicking
Crawl armstroke
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: SIDE-GLIDE KICKING- 20 FEET. CRAWL
STROKE (NO BREATHING)- 20 FEET.
Level 5:
Freestyle
This class is geared for
swimmers who are ready to add breathing to the side to the front
crawl stroke. They will also learn to use their arms on their
back.
Skills to be
taught:
Front crawl stroke with
breathing to side
Back crawl stroke
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: FRONT CRAWL STROKE WITH BREATHING TO
SIDE- 30 FEET, WITH A MINIMUM OF 4 BREATHS).
Level 6:
Backstroke
This class is for swimmers
who have mastered side-breathing for freestyle and are ready to
challenge themselves by increasing the distance they can swim. They
will also continue to refine the backstroke technique in this
group.
Skills to be
taught:
Extended freestyle
swimming
Treading water
Jump in and tread water
Sitting Dive
Kneeling Dive
Standing Dive
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: SWIM FREESTYLE- 75 FEET. SWIM
BACKSTROKE- 30 FEET. TREAD WATER FOR 1
MINUTE.
Level 7:
Breaststroke and Butterfly
This class will continue
to work on building endurance for freestyle and backstroke,
utilizing correct stroke technique. They will also be taught
breaststroke and butterfly.
Skills to be
taught:
Breaststroke Kick
Breaststroke Swim
Butterfly Arms
Butterfly Swim
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: FREESTYLE SWIM- 50 YARDS. BACKSTROKE
SWIM- 25 YARDS. BREASTSTROKE KICK- 20 FEET.
Level 8:
Turns
This class will continue
to work on endurance, with a continued emphasis on correct
technique on all four competitive strokes. Swimmers at this level
will also be introduced to the turns for each of the four
competitive swimming strokes.
Skills to be
taught:
Freestyle with bi-lateral
breathing
Turns
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: FREESTYLE SWIM-100 YARDS (USING
BI-LATERAL BREATHING FOR AT 25 YARDS).
BREASTSTROKE SWIM- 25 YARDS. BUTTERFLY SWIM-30
FEET.
Level 9:
Lifetime Strokes
This class introduces the
"lifetime" strokes- sidestroke and elementary backstroke. In
addition to learning these strokes, swimmers at this level will
continue to work on their technique and endurance for the four
competitive swimming strokes.
Skills to be
taught:
Sidestroke kick
Sidestroke swim
Elementary backstroke
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: FREESTYLE SWIM FOR 200 YARDS, USING
BI-LATERAL BREATHING FOR 50 YARDS CONTINUOUSLY. BUTTERFLY SWIM-25
YARDS. BREASTSTROKE SWIM- 50 YARDS. ELEMENTARY BACKSTROKE SWIM-50
YARDS. SIDESTROKE SWIM-50 YARDS.
Level 10:
Individual Medley
This class will further
develop their endurance, with a continued focus on correct
technique for all competitive strokes and the turns
used.
Skills to be
taught:
Extended swimming and
technique refinement in all competitive strokes and turns.
ADVANCEMENT GOALS: FREESTYLE SWIM- 300 YARDS. BACKSTROKE
SWIM-100 YARDS. INDIVIDUAL MEDLEY- 100 YARDS
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