The Advanced clinic is for those that already have a foundation in the four competitive strokes or are familiar with the swim team environment like through summer team. This clinic will focus on improving the swimmer’s technique of all four strokes along with working their starts, turns, and finishes.

Wednesdays

Session 1: 9/15, 9/22, 9/29

Ages  5 to 12. For children without swim team experience.  Get ready for the upcoming summer swim season or just perfect your strokes.  The four competitive strokes will be practiced, along with starts and turns.

Tuesday

Session 1: 9/14, 9/21 and 9/28

4:30 PM to 5:30 PM

Ages 6 to 12 years Ratio 1:4 Due to Covid

Introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke.

Stroke Development is the 2nd stage in Swim Strokes.  In Stroke Development, students work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes.  The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.

Skills taught in Stroke Development:

• Endurance – any stroke or combo. of strokes, 50yds.
• Front crawl – bent-arm recovery, 25yds.
• Back crawl – pull, 25yds.
• Dive – kneeling
• Resting stroke – sidestroke, 25yds.
• Tread water – scissor & whips kick, 2 minds.
• Breaststroke – 25yds.
• Butterfly – simultaneous arm action & kick, 15yds.

Ages 6 to 12 years / Ratio 1:4 due to COVID

Introduces Basic Stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary

Stroke Introduction is the 1st Stage in Swim Strokes. In Swim Introduction, students develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.

Skills taught in Stroke Introduction:

• Endurance – any stroke or comb. of strokes, 25yds.
• Front crawl – rotary breathing, 15yds.
• Back crawl – 15 yds.
• Dive – sitting
• Resting stroke – elementary backstroke, 15yds.
• Tread water – scissor & whip kick, 1 min.
• Breaststroke – kick, 15yds.
• Butterfly – kick, 15yds.

Ages 6 to 12 years

Refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes.

Swim Basics (Stage 1, 2 and 3) For Ages 6-12. Develops personal water safety and basic swimming skills in students of all ages.  Swimmers develop a high level of comfort in the water by practicing safe water habits, engaging in underwater exploration, and learning how to swim to safety and exit if they fall into a body of water. Children that are in Kindergarten may enroll in the youth Swim Basics instead of the preschool classes.

Swim Strokes (Stage 4, 5, 6) For Ages 6-12. Introduces and refines the stroke technique.  Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke techniques, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being and foster a lifetime of physical activity.

Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self- rescue skills performed with assistance

Water Acclimation is the 1st level in Swim Basics. Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.  This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

Skills taught in Water Acclimation:

• Submerge – bob independently
• Front glide – assisted, to wall, 5ft.
• Water exit – independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab – assisted
• Back float – assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
• Roll
• Front float – assisted, 10 secs., recover independently
• Back glide – assisted, at wall, 5ft.
• Swim, float, swim – assisted 10ft.

Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self- rescue skills performed with assistance

Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self- rescue skills performed with assistance

Encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently.

Water Movement is the 2nd stage in Swim Basics.  In Water Movement, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forwarded movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

Skills taught in Water Movement:

• Submerge – look at an object on bottom
• Front glide – 10ft.
• Water exit – independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab – independent
• Back float – 20 secs.
• Roll
• Front Float – 20 secs.
• Back glide – 10ft.
• Tread Water – 10 secs., near wall, & exit
• Swim, float, swim – 5yds.

Encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently.

Ages 6 to 12 years Ratio 1:4 Due to Covid

Develops Intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distance.

Water Stamina is the 3rd stage in Swim Basics.  In Water Stamina, students learn how to swim safely from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water.  This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

Skills taught in Water Stamina:

• Submerge – retrieve object in chest-deep water
• Swim on front – 15yds.
• Water exit – independently
• Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab – 10yds.
• Swim on back – 15yds.
• Roll
• Tread Water – 1 min. & exit
• Swim, float, swim – 25 yds.

Ages 6 to 12 years

Develops Intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distance.