What are the lessons like?

·     Swim lessons are offered for 30 minutes daily.

·     The year round group lesson instructors will be teaching the camp lessons.

·     The campers will be placed into small groups by swimming ability for their lessons.

·     When a swimmer has achieved all of the requirements in a level they will be moved up to the next level.

·     The ratio is 6-8. On days when there are field trips and many kids are away from the center the groups are much smaller and the ratios are much smaller.  On a daily basis we will strive to make the ratio as minimal as possible.

·     The camp levels run parallel with our year round group lessons levels which allows registration for our year round lessons to be easier.

 

 

BRIGHT RED - School Age I Beginner

     Swimmer has no swimming experience, is fearful of the water and has never been enrolled in lessons.    

This level is designed to introduce the inexperienced or fearful child to the water. 

 

RED - School Age Level I - Turtle

      Water Exploration Entry Level Requirement: Little swimming experience or has previously been enrolled in School Age Level I.

 

This level is designed to help students feel comfortable in the water safely. Children will learn how to enter and exit the pool safely, hold their breath, blow bubbles, and put their face in the water.  They will learn to experience buoyancy with comfort.  Proper kicking and body position is introduced.  They will learn how to float, glide and swim unassisted.

 

ORANGE - School Age Level II - Octopus

Primary Skills Entry Level Requirement: Child must be able to glide 5 feet unassisted with face in the water.

 

This level marks the beginning of true locomotion skills.  As they build their confidence, children will learn front flutter kick, how to travel through the water with a basic Paddle stroke and how to come up for a breath rhythmically.  They will learn how to float on their back unassisted.

 

YELLOW - School Age Level III – Manta Ray

Stroke Readiness Entry Level Requirement: 1. Child must be able to Paddle stroke 15yards unassisted with face in the water & repeatedly blow bubbles and come up for a breath.  2. Retrieve toy from 5 foot depth. 

 

This level marks the introduction of true strokes.  Children will learn the components of Freestyle, Backstroke and rotary breathing.  Treading water and recovery to a swimming position is mastered.  Complete independence is achieved.

 

GREEN - School Age III Endurance

     Entry Level Requirement: Child must be able to swim 15 yards unassisted with basic Freestyle and Backstroke.

This level is designed to develop the endurance needed for level IV.

 

TURQUOISE - School Age Level IV - Crocodile

Stroke Development Entry Level Requirement: 1. Child must be able to swim 50 yards Freestyle and Backstroke with proper form.  2. Tread water & swim back to the side unassisted.

 

The objective of this level is to develop coordination, confidence and endurance in swimming Freestyle and Backstroke.  Breaststroke and the basics of turning at the wall are introduced.

 

BLUE - School Age Level V – Killer Whale

Stroke Refinement Entry Level Requirement:  1. Child must be able to swim 100 yards Freestyle and Backstroke with proper form.  2. Swim 50 yards Breaststroke.  3. Tread water and retrieve toy from 5 foot depth.

 

The objective of this level is to achieve proper timing, technique, and refinement in Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke.  Children will learn flip turns and racing dives.  Butterfly is introduced.

 

PURPLE - School Age Level VI – Great White Shark   

Skill Proficiency Entry Level Requirement: 1. Child must be able to swim 100 yards Freestyle, Backstroke and Breaststroke with proper form.  2. Swim 25 yards Butterfly.

 

The objective of this level is to polish strokes so students swim them with more ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances. Considerable endurance is achieved in this level.  Butterfly is mastered.  This level prepares the swimmer for Swim Team.