00 2023 Spring Summer PG Final Reduced r1 - Flipbook - Page 45
SCHOOL AGE LEVELS
SEAHORSE
Ages 5+ years
Min 5 Max 15
PREREQUISITES
• Must be at least 5 years old
• Must be comfortable in 4 ft
water or deeper
• Must be able to front and back
float independently
• Must be able to front and back
glide independently - 4 body
lengths
• Front crawl independently - 4
body lengths
• Back crawl independently - 4
body lengths
• Chicken, airplane, soldier arms
on back
• Jump in from side, back float
10 sec and return to wall
independently
PASSING SKILLS
All in Main Pool - unassisted
• Jump in from side, back float
10 sec and return to wall
independently
• Streamline on front-then swim
freestyle stroke - 10 yards then swim back to the wall
• Streamline on back -then swim
backstroke - 10 yards - then
swim back to the wall
• Breaststroke arms - 4 body
lengths
• Dolphin kick - 4 body lengths
• Kneeling dives
• Beginning treading - 30 sec
SEAL
LIGHTNING PREP
Ages 5+ years
Min 5 Max 15
Ages 5+ years
Min 5 Max 15
PREREQUISITES
• Jump in from side, back float
10 sec and return to wall
independently
• Streamline on front - then
swim freestyle stroke - 10
yards - then swim back to the
wall
• Streamline on back - then
swim backstroke - 10 yards
- then
swim back to the wall
• Breaststroke arms - 4 body
lengths
• Dolphin kick - 4 body lengths
• Kneeling dives
• Beginning treading - 30 sec
PASSING SKILLS
• Freestyle w/streamline 25
yards w/side breathing
• Backstroke w/streamline
25 yards
• Breastroke arms and legs 10 yards
• Intro to butterfly stroke - arms
and legs combined - 10 yards
• Standing dives
• Treading - 1 minute
PREREQUISITES
Zero Depth Pool
• Freestyle w/streamline - 25
yards w/side breathing
• Backstroke w/streamline - 25
yards
• Breastroke arms and legs - 10
yards
• Intro to butterfly stroke - arms
and legs combined - 10 yards
• Standing dives
• Treading - 1 minute
PASSING SKILLS
• Freestyle w/side breathing
- 25 yards
• Backstroke - 25 yards
• Breastroke - 25 yards
• Butterfly - 25 yards
• Competive starts
• Open turns
• Fip turns
• Treading - 2 minutes
NEXT LEVEL: LEARN TO SWIM
PROGRAM COMPLETE - MAY
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TEAM
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