| TSA SWIM SCHOOL LEVELS |
| LEVEL 1 |
1 |
Gradual water adaptation |
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| 2 |
Submersion of face |
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| 3 |
Breath holding and releasing |
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| 4 |
Blow bubbles |
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| 5 |
Open eyes in the water |
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| 6 |
Bobbing up and down and air exchange |
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| 7 |
Float on front and glide for 5 to 10 seconds |
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| 8 |
kick on front for 12 1/12 yards |
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| 9 |
Back float and glide for 5 to 10 seconds |
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| 10 |
back kick for 12 1/2 yards |
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| Level 2 |
1 |
Rollover front to back and back to front |
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| 2 |
rollover for breath (bilateral breathing) |
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| 3 |
Assisted freestyle kick for 25 yards (kick board) |
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| 4 |
Assisted freestyle arms 12 1/12 yards (kick board) |
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| 5 |
assisted side glide and kick for 12 1/2 yards (kick board) |
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| 6 |
Backstroke kick for 25 yards |
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| 7 |
Body Dolphin motion |
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| 8 |
Assisted dolphin kick and glide for 5 to 10 seconds |
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| Level 3 |
1 |
Unassisted side kick |
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| 2 |
Streamline front and back for 5 meters (to the flags) |
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| 3 |
25 yards Freestyle swim w/ side breaths |
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| 4 |
25 yards Backstroke swim (counting strokes from flags to the wall) |
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| 5 |
Tread water (introduction to breaststroke kick) for 10 to 15 seconds |
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| 6 |
Sitting and kneeling dive (no standing dive) |
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| 7 |
Jr. fly swim for 12 1/2 yards (arms move simultaneous in a circular motion) |
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| Level 4 |
1 |
50 yards freestyle with streamline push off |
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| 2 |
50 Backstroke swim with streamline push off |
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| 3 |
25 breaststroke kick |
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| 4 |
25 breaststroke swim |
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| 5 |
25 fly kick |
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| 6 |
25 fly swim (arms moving simultaneous and adding the kick) |
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| 7 |
Standing dives |
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| 8 |
Flip turns and Back turns |
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| Team Prep |
1 |
Competitive dives |
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| 2 |
freestyle flip turns |
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| 3 |
Backstroke flip turns |
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| 4 |
open turns for Fly and breaststroke |
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| 5 |
75 yards freestyle with turns, streamline and bilateral breathing |
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| 6 |
75 yards Backstroke with turns and streamline |
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| 7 |
50 Fly swim with open turns |
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| 8 |
50 breaststroke swim with open turns |
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| 9 |
100 Individual medley swim (order of strokes) |
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