Preschool Aquatics NEW
Three fun, age-appropriate levels teach basic aquatic safety and survival skills to increase children’s comfort level in and around the water. These classes are NOT required to enter Learn-to-Swim.
Preschool I –“Guppies” – (about 4 to 5 years old)
*All skills are done with support
- Enter & exit water using ladder, steps or side
- Blow bubbles through mouth & nose
- Submerge mouth, nose, and eyes
- Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
- Front and back glides
- Recover from a front glide to a vertical position
- Roll from front to back and back to front
- Tread with arm and hand actions
- Alternating & simultaneous leg actions on front & back
- Alternating & simultaneous arm actions on front & back
- Combined arm & leg actions on front & back
- Plus age-appropriate water safety topics
Preschool II – “Mudturtles” – (about 4 to 5 years old)
*All skills are done with support
- Enter water by stepping in
- Exit water using ladder, steps or side
- Bobbing
- Open eyes under water & retrieve submerged objects
- Front & back floats and glides
- Recover from a front or back float or glide to a vertical position
- Roll from front to back and back to front
- Tread water using arm and leg actions
- Combined arm & leg actions on front & back
- Finning arm action on back
- Plus age-appropriate water safety topics
Preschool III – “Sunfish” – (about 4 to 5 years old)
- Enter water by jumping in
- Fully submerge and hold breath
- Bobbing
- Front, jellyfish and tuck floats
- Recover from a front and back float or glide
- Back float and glide
- Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back
- Tread water using arm & leg actions
- Combined arm & leg actions on front & back
- Finning arm action on the back
- Plus age-appropriate water safety topics
If a student successfully passes this class they will automatically enter Learn-to-Swim Level 2 the following year. Please choose a Preschool class based on your student’s ability and ease in/around water
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Lifeguard Training
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