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Our Swim Programs
Each child is unique and many different factors determine how quickly the child will learn to swim, including the child’s developmental stage, any previous experience in and around the water, as well as the child’s ability to adjust to a new environment. Please be patient and do not expect your child to make equal progress during each lesson. It is normal for a child’s learning to resemble a series of spikes and plateaus. However, we believe that many small steps lead to great achievements, as well as lasting self-confidence.
Anderson’s style of teaching keeps our students swimming, smiling and safe in the water!
Guppy Level (no bubble blowing in this level) |
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Comfortably holds breath underwater |
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Face Float & Jelly Fish Float |
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Dog paddle with head & face fully submerged 3 feet |
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Back float & Back float swimming |
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Treading water with fins 3-5 seconds |
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Consistently jumps in and returns to the wall |
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Comfortable swimming in deep water
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| Beginner - Level 1 |
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Treading water 20 seconds without fins |
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Back float rollovers – Back to front – Front to back |
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Back float 1 minute |
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Back float swimming 40 feet (1 laps) |
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Elementary backstroke 20 feet |
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Swim without goggles 20 feet |
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Swim a non stop dog paddle 80 feet (2 laps) |
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Comfortable swimming in deep water
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We teach two different styles of freestyle. Recreational freestyle and a competitive freestyle. Our students will be taught that the recreational freestyle stroke should be used in lakes, rivers and oceans and competitive freestyle would be used if they were in a swim race at a pool. A good example we like to share with our students are comparing the style and speed of a long distance runner to that of a 50 yard sprinter runner. A long distant runner could never run at sprinter’s speed before tiring him or herself out and vice versa. We feel that it is important for us to teach our students why and when they will need to choose the correct stroke for different swimming situations.
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| Level 2 - Advanced Beginner |
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Swim Freestyle using rhythmic breathing and bubbles |
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Treading Water 1 minute |
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Swim a non stop Backstroke 80 feet (2 laps) |
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Swim a non stop Elementary Backstroke 120 feet (3 laps) |
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Swim a non stop Long distance Freestyle 120 feet (3 laps) |
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Swim without goggles 20 feet |
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Swim a non stop dog paddle 80 feet (2 laps) |
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Jump in water fully clothed with sweat pant, sweatshirt or lightweight jacket. This skill is performed to reassure the student that they could comfortably get to a form of safety should they fall in the water with their clothes on.
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| Level 3 – Intermediate |
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Treading Water 5 minutes |
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Standing Front Dive & Surface Dives |
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Competitive Freestyle 80 feet (2 laps) |
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Breaststroke 2 laps 80 feet (2 laps) |
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Long Distance Freestyle 200 feet (5 laps) |
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Elementary Backstroke 200 feet (5 laps) |
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Backstroke 200 feet (5 laps) |
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Sidestroke 200 feet (5 laps) |
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5 minute non stop long distance swim using all strokes
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| Level 4 - Swimmer |
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Treading Water 10 minutes |
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Standing Front Dive & Surface Dives |
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Underwater Swim 40 feet (1 lap) |
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Introduction to Butterfly w/dolphin kick 2 laps |
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Competitive Freestyle 200 feet (5 laps) with flip turns |
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Backstroke 200 feet (5 laps) |
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Breaststroke 200 feet (5 laps) |
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Elementary Backstroke 400 feet (10 laps) |
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Sidestroke 400 feet (10 laps) |
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Long Distance Freestyle 400 feet (10 laps) |
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10 minute non stop long distance swim using all strokes |
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