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YMCA SWIM LESSON DESCRIPTIONS

 
Preschool Swim Lessons
Ages: 3 years to 5 years
 
Starfish
 
 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

§         Float front & back 2 min

§         Tread 2 min

§         20 bobs

§         50yds front crawl

§         50yds backstroke

§         25yds elem. backstroke

§         Intro to sidestroke

§         Dive from block

§         Head first surface dive

§         Intro to butterfly 15yds

§         Front & back somersaults

 

Endurance Swim/Exit Test

§         175yds, swim 2 lengths each: front crawl, backstroke, & elem. backstroke, and 1 length breaststroke

 
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
 

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