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Swim Lessons
MINNOWS
LEARN TO SWIM LEVELS
SEA OTTER PUPS (minimum age 1 year)
Minimum age, 1 year; all students less than 45 inches tall, and under
the age of 3 must be enrolled in Sea Otter Pups/Parent & Tot. Parent/
guardian participation is required. *Students less than 45 inches
tall who can fully complete class Exit Skills may be considered for
enrollment in a higher level.
This level is designed to allow parents to work with their
child individually under instructor guidance. According
to the ability of each individual child, a variety of skills
are taught in this class.
Exit Skills: Kicking and finning on back for 5 yards,
and floating on front and back for 10 seconds without
assistance.
SEA HORSE (ages 3-5 years)
Skills taught include: Enter & Exit water safely; Blowing bubbles/
submerging head under water; Bobbing; Retrieve a submerged object;
Float with recovery on front/back; Alternating arm action/combine
stroke on front; Kicking & Finning on front/back
Exit Skills: Kicking and finning on back for 5 yards,
and floating on front and back for 10 seconds without
assistance.
JELLYFISH
For children who have successfully demonstrated
Exit Skills from either Jellyfish, Sea Horse, or Sea
Otter Pups.
Skills taught include: Review of Jellyfish/Sea
Horse skills; Introduction to side breathing; Intro
to treading; Combined arm/leg action on front/
back; Kicking & finning on front/back; Safety Skills.
Exit Skills: Swim combined stroke on front the
width of the pool without assistance, as well as kicking and finning on
back the width of the pool without assistance.
SEA STARS
For children who have successfully demonstrated
Exit Skills from either Jellyfish, Sea Horse or the Sea
Otter Pups levels.
Skills taught include: Review of Jellyfish skills; Front
crawl with rhythmic side breathing; Intro to back
crawl; Intro to dolphin kick; Intro to elementary back
stroke kick; Kneeling dive from pool deck; Safety Skills
Exit skills: Front crawl with side breathing 15 yards. Back crawl the
width of the pool. Elementary backstroke kick the width of the pool.
Dolphin kick the width if the pool.
SEA TURTLES
For children who have successfully demonstrated
Exit Skills from Sea Stars.
Skills taught include: Review of Sea Stars skills;
Elementary back stroke arms; Intro to breaststroke
kick; Butterfly arms; Intro to scissor kick on right/left
side; Safety Skills
Exit Skills: Swim 15 yards of front crawl, back crawl, and elementary
backstroke. Breaststroke kick the width of the pool. Scissor kick on
both sides the width of the pool.
SHARKS
For children 45 inches tall or taller, and who have
little, to no, swim experience.
Skills taught include: Enter & exit water safely;
Blowing bubbles/submerging head under water;
Bobbing; Retrieve a submerged object; Float on
front/back; Alternating arm/leg on front; Safety Skills.
Children who can fully complete Exit Skills may be
considered for enrollment in a higher level.
Exit Skills: Kicking and finning on front and back for 5 yards and
floating on front and back for 10 seconds without assistance.
Sharks is an intermediate class designed for children
who have successfully demonstrated Exit Skills from
Sea Turtles.
Skills taught include: Review of Sea Turtle skills;
Front Crawl; Breaststroke; Sidestroke; Open turns;
Shallow angle dives; Safety Skills
Exit skills: Swim 25 yards of front and back crawl.
Breaststroke for 15 yards.
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