Hamden/North Haven YMCA

YMCA SWIM LESSON DESCRIPTIONS

Preschool Swim Lessons

Ages: 6 years to 12 years

Flying Fish

 THESES ARE THE REQUIRED SKILLS TO MOVE TO THE NEXT LEVEL

THE PARTICIPANT MUST BE ABLE TO DO ALL ITEMS REPEATEDLY (NOT JUST ONCE)

Skills Required to Graduate

§         Survival float 5 min

§         Float w/clothes on

§         Tread water 5 min

§         Flip turn front

§         Flip turn back

§         100yds front crawl w/turns

§         100yds backstroke w/turns

§         100yds elem. backstroke

§         75yds breaststroke

§         100yds sidestroke (50yds on   each side)

§         Intro to butterfly arms

§         Attempt 25yds butterfly

§         25yds front crawl approach stroke

§         25yds backstroke approach stroke

§         Underwater swim

§         Front dive from block

§         50yds inverted sidestroke

§         Intro to approach & hurdle

 

Endurance Swim/Exit Test

§         300yds choice of strokes

Swimmer’s Attitude

§         Is confident

§         Listens to instruction

§         Follows directions

§         Accepts constructive suggestions

§         Demonstrates caring, honesty, respect, and responsibility

PLEASE DO NOT PASS YOUR CHILD BEFORE THEY ARE READY