Frog

Ages 4 and older

• Work on supported floats, blowing bubbles, putting face in the water and more
• Course goal is to feel comfortable and enjoy the water
• No prior swimming lessons are required

Octopus

Ages 4 and older

• Swimmer will work on the basic fundamentals of the front and back floats and front and back crawl
• Course goal is to comfortably submerge face and have less instructor assistance
• Prerequisites: blowing bubbles, comfortable with the assisted front and back float (ears should be submerged)

Sea Turtle

Ages 4 and older

• Continually work on front and back crawl
• Course goal is to be able to float without assistance and independently swim a short distance of front and back crawl
• Prerequisites: must be comfortable doing assisted front float, with face submerged as well as assisted back float with head back and ear submerged.

Jellyfish

Ages 4 and older

• Continue to work on front and back crawl and instituting new methods to encourage learning
• Course goal is to swim 10 yards (1/4 pool length) using basic front and back crawl techniques
• Prerequisites: Independently float front face down in the water and back float with head back, independently swim short distance of front and back crawl

Angelfish

Ages 5 and older

• Emphasis on rotary breathing with the front crawl, technique with the back crawl skills
• Course goal is to continuously swim ½ length of the pool while demonstrating and understanding rotary breathing and the combination of alternating the arm/leg motion
• Prerequisites: Continuously swim ¼ length of the pool while demonstrating a basic understanding of alternating arm/leg motion of front and back crawl, face must be submerged in water for front crawl and head back and ears in for back crawl

Stingray

Ages 5 and older

• Continued work on rotary breathing, front and back crawl
• Course goal is to independently swim ¾ length of the pool while demonstrating an understanding of rotary breathing and alternating arm/leg motion
• Prerequisites: Continuously swim ½ length of the pool with front and back crawl and demonstrate understanding of basic rotary breathing while using alternating arm/leg motion

Seal

Ages 7 and older

• Introduce Butterfly and pump motion
• Introduction of diving
• Course goal is to continuously swim full length of pool using the correct technique for front and back crawl

Sea Otter

Ages 7 and older

• Continued work on butterfly with the introduction of correct breathing technique
• Course goal is to perfect front and back crawl
• Prerequisites: Continuously swim full length of pool using front and back crawl; demonstrate rotary breathing technique while using and alternation arm/leg motion
• Requirements are tested and must be met on the first day of class

Shark

Ages 8 and older

• Introduction of flip and open turns
• Participants are divided into groups to work on specific skills
• Course goal is to build endurance and perfect strokes and diving technique
• Prerequisites: Continuously swim two pool lengths (front and back crawl, one length each) and demonstrate correct rotary breathing technique; basic understanding of butterfly must be demonstrated
• Requirements are tested and must be met on the first day of lessons

Dolphin

Ages 8 and older
Class is designed for individuals who are interested in:

• Joining a swim team
• Butterfly stroke is perfected
• Demonstrate an understanding of flips and open turns