Vitras Swim Club Learn to Swim Program
After your child graduates from swim lessons but is not quite ready for swim team we offer a great learn to swim class on Mondays and Wednesdays from 4:00-4:30pm. Perfect for children ages 3-6 years old who are looking to develop the skill necessary to join swim!
Cost: $50.00 per month paid on the 1st of every month.
Focus: Learning freestyle and backstroke and building endurance with swimming.
Register online today!
Learn to Swim
Goals of swimmers: To learn freestyle and backstroke and be able to swim both strokes legally for 25 yards.
Progressions in Learn to Swim:
Freestyle:
Kick
-Kick with straight legs and pointed toes
-Kick with head in straight legs and pointed toes
Breathing
-Kick with hands on side turning head to side
-Kick with hands on side dropping one arm turning head to side
-Kick with hands on kick board turning head to side
-Kick with hands on side dropping one arm turning head to side
-Kick with hands moving turning head to side when need to breathe
-Correct timing
Arms
-Arms recovering out of water
-Elbows high on recovery
-Pulling underwater with high elbow
-Correct timing
Body Position
-Head looking down
-Hips high
-Rotating body with strokes
Backstroke:
Kick
-Kick with straight legs and pointed toes
-Kick with head back straight legs and pointed toes
-Kick with no knees coming out of water
Arms
-Arms straight
-Arms brush by the ears
-Arms enter water pinkie first
-Arms bend and push the water underneath of it
-Correct timing
Body Position
-Head back
-Hips high
-Rotating body with strokes
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