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Baby & Me (Parent participation required, Ages 6 months - 3 years)
- Entering and exiting the pool safely
- Floating with assistance
- Submerging eyes, nose and ears
- Blowing bubbles
- Musical play to encourage comfortability
- Asking permission before entering the water
- Drowning prevention education for parents
Learn to Swim 1
- Entering and exiting the pool independently
- Independent submerging of the whole body
- Front Floating
- Back Floating
- Independent kicking with equipment
- Independent swimming for 15 feel with arms and legs
- How and when to use a lifejacket
- Staying safe around bodies of water
Learn to Swim 2
- Jump independently into shoulder deep water and recover
- Retrieve objects fully submerged
- Front crawl for half a pool length
- Elementary backstroke for half a pool length
- Treading water for 30 seconds
- Introduction to rotary breathing
- Calling for help in an emergency
- Being safe under the sun
Learn to Swim 3
- Kneeling dives
- Basic water competency
- Streamline position on front and back
- Front crawl 25 yards
- Elementary Backstroke 25 yards
- Introduction to Backstroke
- Flutter, scissor, dolphin, and breaststroke kicking
- Breath control
- How to react to falling in the water
Learn to Swim 4
- Standing dives
- Breaststroke 25 yards
- Sidestroke 25 yards
- Backstroke 25 yards
- Introduction to Butterfly
- Freestyle for 50 yards with rotary breathing
- Open turns
- Recognizing a water emergency
- Assisting a distressed swimmer
Learn to Swim 5
- Introduction to competitive swimming
- Perfecting Freestyle
- Perfecting Backstroke
- Perfecting Breaststroke
- Perfecting Butterfly
- Racing Starts & Turns
- Watercraft Safety
- When to call 911