Swim Class Descriptions

* The skills listed below are the key skills for each level, not a complete list.

Starfish Parent/child – Beginning 18 months – 3 years	blow bubbles, bob with parent, kicking skills, panic drills with parent
Angelfish Parent/child – Advanced Beginning 18 months – 3 years	blow bubbles under water, kicking with S. P. front and back, panic drills standing, safe entry and exit from pool without parent
Minnow Beginning - 3-5 years	blowing bubbles, safe entry and exit from pool, blowing bubbles, blow air out under water, wall crawls
Goldfish Beginning - 3-5 years	retrieve object from shallow, blow air out under water alone, walk across pool, blow bubbles humming
Marlin Beginning - 3-5 years	retrieve object from the medium depth, independent front float, back float, front glide
Shark Beginning - 3-5 years	underwater glide forward, front and back glide with kicks, retrieve object from deep
Dolphin Beginning - 3-5 years	cannon ball jump to back float to kicking, back crawl using arms and legs, elementary back stroke using arms and legs
Level 1 Beginning - 5 years and up	safe entry and exit to pool, blowing and humming bubbles, hold breath and blow out under water
Level 2 Adv. Beginning - 5 years and up	retrieve object from shallow, independent front glide with kick, independent front and back float
Level 3 Intermediate - 5 years and up	retrieve object from sitting position in deep, dolphin kick with board, elementary back stroke with kneeling, independent back glide with kicks
Level 4 Intermediate/Advanced 5 years and up	kneeling dive and retrieve object from deep, back crawl to 1/2 turn to front crawl, breast stroke
Level 5 Stroke Development 5 years and up	stroke development, swimming pool length with front and back crawl, elementary back stroke, breast stroke, dive from squat position and retrieve object from bottom of pool.
*S.P. - Swim Pals