Level-1: Introduction to Water Skills- Orients students to the aquatic environment and helps them gain basic aquatic skills. It helps students begin to develop positive attitudes, effective swimming habits, and safe practices in and around the water. Most skills are done with some support from either the instructor or some equipment. This class is basically the same as Bobbers-2 but is intended for children 5 and older. Most skills are done with some support from either the instructor or or some equipment. Skills Include: water entry and exit; bobbing, open eyes underwater and retrieve objects; floats; glides; roll over from front to back and back to front; combined stroke on front and back; life jackets; and more. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Enter independently using the steps or side; travel 5+ yards; bob 5 times; then safely exit the water. 2. Glide on front 2-3 body lengths; roll to a back float for 15 seconds; then recover to a vertical position. 3. Glide on back 2-3 body lengths; roll to front; then recover to a vertical position. 4. Swim using combined arm and leg actions on front for 3+ body lengths; roll onto back and float for 15 seconds; roll back onto front and continue swimming on front for 3+ body lengths. Prerequisites: comfortable in the water without assistance from an adult.

This course helps increase comfort and movement in the water with less support. Skills Include: jump into shoulder-deep water; floats; glides; recover from floats and glides to a vertical position; change direction while swimming; rotary breathing; tread water 15 seconds; and more. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Step from side into chest-deep water; tread water for 15 seconds; swim on front or back for 5 body lengths; then exit the water. 2. Move into a back float for 15-20 seconds; roll to front; then recover to a vertical position. 3. Push off and swim using combined arm and leg actions on front for 5 body lengths; roll onto back and float for 15-20 seconds; roll back onto front and continue swimming on front for 5 body lengths. Prerequisites: Successfully demonstrate Level-1 skills.

NEW COURSE This in-house developed course is a bridging course between Level-2 and Level-3. This Level-2.5 course is for those that "passed" Level-2 but need to build up some strength and endurance to be better able to participate in Level-3 Skills Include: treading water with arms and legs; front glide and add arms & legs; back glide and add arms & legs; swim on front with arms out of the water; swim on back with arms out of the water; whip kick; and more. Strokes Include: front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, and introduction to breaststroke. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Jump into deep water from the side and recover to the surface; tread or float for 45 seconds; level off and swim front crawl and/or elementary backstroke 15 yards; then exit the water. 2. Push off in a streamlined position and swim front crawl 10 yards; change position and direction as necessary and swim elementary backstroke 10 yards; then exit the water. Prerequisites: Successfully demonstrate Level-2 skills. ~Please bring goggles~

Skills Include: kneeling dive from the side of the pool; treading water; survival float; change from vertical position to front and back float and glide; while vertical- rotate one full turn; breaststroke, sidestroke and dolphin kicks; and more. Strokes Include: front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Jump into deep water from the side and recover to the surface; tread or float for 60 seconds; level off and swim front crawl and/or elementary backstroke 25 yards; then exit the water. 2. Push off in a streamlined position; swim front crawl for 15 yards; change position and direction as necessary and swim elementary backstroke for 15 yards; then exit the water. Prerequisites: Successfully demonstrate Level-2 or Level-2.5 skills. ~Please bring goggles~

Skills Include: compact and stride dives from the side of the pool; swim under water; feet-first surface dive and retrieve an object; open turns on front and back; tread water 2 minutes; survival swimming 1 minute; dolphin kick; and more. Strokes Include: front crawl, elementary backstroke, back crawl, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Perform a feet-first entry into deep water and swim front crawl for 25 yards and then swim elementary backstroke for 25 yards. 2. Swim breaststroke for 15 yards and then swim back crawl for 15 yards. 3. Submerge and swim a distance of 3-5 body lengths underwater without hyperventilating; return to the surface; then exit the water. Prerequisites: Successfully demonstrate Level-3 skills. ~Please bring goggles~

Skills Include: long shallow-angle dive from the side of the pool; head-first surface dives and retrieve objects; front and back crawl flip turns; tread water 5 minutes; sculling; and more. Strokes include: front crawl, elementary backstroke, back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, and butterfly. Exit Skills Assessments:- 1. Perform a shallow-angle dive into deep water; swim front crawl for 50 yards and then swim elementary backstroke 50 yards. 2. Swim breaststroke for 50 yards and then swim back crawl for 50 yards. Prerequisites: Successfully demonstrate Level-4 skills. ~Please bring goggles~

Students (from Bobbers through Level-6) learn skills and strokes in smaller groups (typically just 1-2 per instructor). Participants will work towards earning a passing certificate once their level has been determined: usually on the first or second day. Please call the pool office at (651) 460-1515 with questions. Please bring goggles if Level-3 or higher.