Pelican Bay Aquatic Center’s Learn to Swim” Skill Level Descriptions Beginner Levels PT A - Parent/Child (2-5 years) – GUPPIES PARENT MUST BE IN WATER • Learn how to enter and exit the water • Water adjustment and underwater exploration • Front float and glide, leg action • Back float and glide, leg action • Rolling front to back • Rolling back to front • Life jacket safety • Sun safety PT B - Parent/Child (2-5 years) – ANGEL FISH PARENT MUST BE IN WATER • Learn how to enter and exit the water – seated position • Water exploration • Arm action front crawl • Combined stroke - front crawl • Arm action back crawl • Combined stroke - back crawl • Blow bubbles • Enter and exit the water using ladder P1-Preschool 1 (3-5 years) – GOLDFISH Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water. Goldfish participants learn to: • Learn how to enter and exit the water • Water adjustment and underwater exploration • Front float and glide, leg action • Back float and glide, leg action • Rolling front to back • Rolling back to front • Life jacket safety • Sun Safety 1 Pelican Bay Aquatic Center’s Learn to Swim” Skill Level Descriptions Beginner Levels (cont’d) P2 - Preschool 2 (3-5 years) – STARFISH Purpose: Help students feel comfortable in the water Starfish participants learn to: • Learn how to enter and exit the water- seated position • Water exploration • Arm action front crawl • Combined stroke- front crawl • Arm action back crawl • Combined stroke – back crawl • Blow bubbles • Enter and exit water using ladder with support P3 - Preschool 3 (3-5 years) - SEAHORSE Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water. Seahorse participants learn to: • Enter and exit water safely • Float on front and back • Open eyes underwater, submerge to pick up object • Submerge mouth, nose and eyes • Explore arm and hand movements • Exhale underwater • Explore swimming on front and back • Use a life jacket • Follow basic water safety rules L1 - Introduction to Water Skills - SEALS Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water. Seals participants learn to: • Enter and exit water safely • Float on front and back • Open eyes underwater, submerge to pick up object • Submerge mouth, nose and eyes • Explore arm and hand movements • Exhale underwater • Explore swimming on front and back • Use a life jacket • Follow basic water safety rules 2 Pelican Bay Aquatic Center’s Learn to Swim” Skill Level Descriptions Intermediate Levels L2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills - WHALE Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills. Whales learn to: • Exit water using ladder or side • Tread water • Glide on front and back • Float on front and back • Explore swimming on side • Finning on back • Sculling • Roll over from front to back, back to front • Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side • Open eyes underwater, submerge head to retrieve object • Swim on front and back using combined strokes • Move in water while wearing life jacket L3 - Stroke Development - OTTERS Purpose: Builds on the skills in Seahorses through additional guided practice. Otters learn to: • Jump into deep water from the side • Perform rotary breathing • Perform butterfly kick and body motion • Breaststroke arm action • Elementary Stroke arm action • Whip kick • Change from vertical to horizontal position on front and back • Dive from sitting or kneeling position • Survival float • Perform HELP and huddle positions • Submerge fully and retrieve object • Swim front crawl • Perform reaching assists • Bob with head fully submerged • Swim back crawl • Use Check-Call-Care in an emergency 3 Pelican Bay Aquatic Center’s Learn to Swim” Skill Level Descriptions Intermediate Levels (cont’d) L4 - Stroke Improvement - PENGUINS Purpose: Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills. Penguins learn to: • Dive from compact or stride position • Swim breaststroke • Swim Back Crawl • Swim Sidestroke • Tread water using sculling arm motions and kick • Swim underwater • Swim elementary backstroke • Use safe diving rules • Perform throwing assists • Perform feet-first surface dive 4 Pelican Bay Aquatic Center’s Learn to Swim” Skill Level Descriptions Advanced Levels L5 - Stroke Refinement - DOPHINS Purpose: Provides further coordination and refinement of Strokes. Dolphins refine the following strokes: • Front crawl • Elementary backstroke • Back crawl • Sidestroke • Breaststroke • Butterfly Dolphins learn to: • Shallow dive and begin swimming front flip turn • Treading water with two different kicks • Backstroke flip turn • Survival swimming • Rescue breathing • Tuck and pike surface dives L6 - Fundamentals of Diving & Personal Water Safety - SHARKS Purpose: Refines all six strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Sharks learn to: • Refine all six strokes • Breaststroke turn and Butterfly turn • Kneeling, compact, stride, standing dive • Forward dive fall from diving board, Forward jump, • Tuck position, tuck and pike dives • 3 types surface dives • Survival skills • Approach and hurdle from 1 –meter springboard • Sun safety Make plans now to enroll! 5
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