Swimming Lessons

Infant & Toddler Programs

  • Baby must be able to hold up their head
  • Guided and animated by an instructor
  • Introduction to the water
  • Begin working on some swimming competencies
  • Children swim alone with the instructor

Olympic Way Programs

  • Jump from side
  • Swim 12 m (1 width) with floatation device
  • Blow bubbles while swimming with a floatation device
  • Swim 2 m unassisted (no jump)
  • Demonstrate front and back glide (push off wall)
  • Swim 12 m unassisted
  • Front and back floats
  • Push off wall with streamline kick – 6m
  • Swim front crawl 12 m (1 width) with face in water and arms out
  • Endurance swim – 24 m continuously
  • Backstroke kick (12 m) with head back and horizontal body position
  • Rolling floats (front to back)
  • Retrieve item from pool bottom
  • Submerged push-off into streamline kick
  • Front crawl (25 m) breathing to the side
  • Backstroke kick (25 m) horizontal body position
  • Backstroke (12 m) flat body position
  • Push off wall to streamline on back
  • Front crawl (50 m) bilateral breathing
  • Backstroke (25 m) continuous, alternating arms
  • Breast stroke kick (25 m), proper turnout of feet
  • Front crawl (5o m) proper catch
  • Backstroke (50 m) shoulder roll
  • Breast stroke (50 m) coordinated pull-breathe-kick-glide
  • Introduction to starts
  • Front crawl (75 m)
  • Backstroke (75 m) underwater arm action with catch-pull-finish
  • Breast stroke (75 m) proper arm mechanics and timing
  • Butterfly kick (50 m) legs together
  • Introduction to butterfly arms
  • Introduction to flip turns
  • Front crawl (100 m)
  • Backstroke (100 m)
  • Breast stroke (100 m)
  • Butterfly (50 m) proper arm mechanics and timing
  • For swimmers 11+ who have passed gold
  • Focus on fine-tuning of strokes
  • Flip turns
  • Endurance training
  • 200 m swim of each stroke
  • 200 m Individual Medley
  • Swimmers will be individually challenged based on their particular needs