Preschool Levels:
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Level |
SKILLS THAT ARE TAUGHT |
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS |
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P1 |
BACK GLIDE AND FLOAT (10 SECONDS) |
BACK GLIDE W/ KICKING AND FLOAT (10 SECONDS) |
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FRONT GLIDE (5 FT) AND FLOAT (10 SECONDS) |
FRONT GLIDE (5FT) AND FLOAT (10 SECONDS) |
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KICKING FRONT AND BACK |
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JUMP-IN AND RETURN WITH HELP |
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INTRO TO FREESTYLE W/ SIDE BREATHING (NO DOGGIE PADDLE) |
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P2 |
FRONT GLIDE W/ KICK (15FT) |
15 YARDS OF BACKSTROKE |
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BACKSTROKE W/ PROPER BODY AND HEAD POSITION |
FREESTYLE (15FT) W/O BREATHING |
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INVERTED BREASTSTROKE KICK (0N BACK) |
TREAD WATER (30 SECONDS) |
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TREADING WATER |
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JUMP IN AND RETURN TO WALL W/O HELP |
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INTRODUCTION TO FREESTYLE |
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P3 |
FREESTYLE ARMS W/ SIDE BREATING |
FREESTYLE 15 YARDS W/ SDIE BREATHING |
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CORRECT HEAD AND BODY POSITION |
LEGAL BREASTSTROKE KICK W/ KICK BOARD |
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ELEMENTRY BACKSTROKE W/ PULL AND KICK |
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BREASTSTROKE KICK W/ A BOARD |
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P4 |
LEGAL BREASTSTROKE WITH ARMS AND PROPER TIMING |
25 YARDS OF BREASTSTROKE |
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KNEELING DIVES PROGRESSING TO STANDING DIVES |
10 YARDS OF FLY KICK |
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BUTTERFLY KICK W/ AND W/O A KICK BOARD |
10 YARDS OF BUTTERLY |
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BUTTERFLY ARMS MOVING SIMULTANEOUSLY |
DIVING IN TO POOL |
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FREESTYLE FLIP TURNS |
25 YARDS OF BACKSTROKE |
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FREESTYLE FLIP TURNS |
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25 YARDS OF FREESTYLE W/ SIDE BREATHING |
Youth Levels:
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Level |
SKILLS THAT ARE TAUGHT |
GRADUATION REQUIREMENTS |
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Y1 |
BACK GLIDE AND FLOAT (10 SECONDS) |
BACK GLIDE W/ KICKING AND FLOAT (10 SECONDS) |
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FRONT GLIDE (5FT) AND FLOAT (10 SECONDS) |
FRONT GLIDE (5FT) AND FLOAT (10 SECONDS) |
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KICKING FRONT AND BACK |
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JUMP-IN AND RETURN W/ HELP |
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INTRO TO FREESTYLE W/ SIDE BREATHING (NO DOGGIE PADDLE) |
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Y2 |
BACKSTROKE W/ PROPER HEAD AND BODY POSITION |
BACKSTTROKE 15 YARDS |
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INVERTED BREASTSTROKE KICK (ON BACK) |
FREESTYLE 15 YARDS W/ SIDE BREATHING |
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TREADING WATER IN DEEP END |
TREAD WATER 30 SECONDS |
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JUMP-IN AND RETURN W/O HELP |
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FREESTYLE W/ SIDE BREATHING |
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Y3 |
CORRECT HEAD AND BODY POSITION IN FREE AND BACK |
FREESTYLE W/ SIDE BREATHING 25 YARDS |
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ELEMENTRY BACKSTROKE W/ PULL AND KICK |
BACKSTROKE 25 YARDS |
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BREASTSTROKE KICK W/ KICK BOARD |
LEGAL BREASTSTROKE KICK W/ KICK BOARD |
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KNEELING DIVES |
TREADING WATER FOR 1 MINUTE |
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Y4 |
LEGAL BREASTSTROKE W/ ARMS AND PROPER TIMING |
25 YARDS LEGAL BREASTSTROKE |
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KNEELING DIVES PROGRESSING TO STADNING DIVES |
10 YARDS OF FLY KICK |
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BUTTERFLY KICK W/ AND W/O BOARD |
10 YARDS OF BUTTERFLY W/O BREATHING |
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BUTTERFLY ARMS MOVING SIMULTANEOUSLY |
DIVING INTO THE POOL |
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INTRODUCTION TO FLIP TURNS |
50 YARDS OF BACKSTROKE |
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FREESTYLE FLIP TURNS |
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50 YARDS OF FREESTYLE W/ SIDE BREATHING |
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Y5 |
SIMULTANEOUS BUTTERFLY ARMS W/KICK AND TIMING |
50 YARDS OF BREASTSTROKE |
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FLIP TURNS W/ PROPER PUSH OFF AND NO BREATHING |
15 YARDS OF BUTTERFLY W/ PROPER BREATHING |
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INTRODUCTION TO OPEN TURNS |
DIVING INTO POOL |
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INTRODUCTION TO BACKSTROKE FLIP TURNS |
100 YARDS OF BACKSTROKE |
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INTRODUCTION TO COMPETITION STARTS |
100 YARDS OF FREESTYLE W/ SIDE BREATHING & TURNS |
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Y6 |
OPEN TURNS |
COMPLETE 100 IM LEGALLY |
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COMPETITION STARTS FROM THE BLOCKS |
100 YARDS OF BREASTSTROKE |
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BACKSTROKE FLIP TURNS |
25 YARDS OF BUTTERFLY |
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BREASTSTROKE PULL-OUTS |
DIVING INTO FROM THE BLOCK |
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400 YARDS OF CONTINIOUS SWIMMMING |