Kids on Campus Summer Program - Seminole State College

Seminole State College Page 19Skills Levels for Learn to SwimMinimum Age: 5Introduction to Water Skills—Getting in, gettingwet, and going under. Students will learn to enter andexit the water safely; submerge mouth, nose and eyes;exhale under water through mouth and nose; open1eyes under water, pick up submerged object; changedirection while walking or paddling; roll over fromfront to back and back to front with support; explore floating on frontand back with support; explore swimming on front and back using armand leg actions with support; use a life jacket.LevelSee Page 17 for dates and time class will be offeredFundamental Aquatic Skills—Floating and gettingaround in the water for short distances. Students willlearn to enter and exit the water by stepping orjumping from the side; submerge entire head; blow2 bubbles submerging head in a bobbing pattern; openeyes under water, pick up submerged object in shallowwater; float on front and back, perform front and back glide; changedirection of travel paddling on front and back; roll over from front toback, back to front; tread water using arm and leg motions; swim onfront, back and side using combined arm and leg actions, move in thewater while wearing a life jacket.LevelSee Page 17 for dates and time class will be offeredStroke Development—The fundamentals of FrontCrawl and Back Crawl, and a little Butterfly.Students will learn to jump in the deep water from theside; dive from kneeling or standing position;3submerge and retrieve an object in chest deep water;bob with the head fully submerged; rotary breathing inhorizontal position; perform front and back glide using twodifferent kicks; float on front and back in deep water; change fromhorizontal to vertical position on front and back; tread water usinghand and leg movements; perform front and back crawl; butterflykickand body motion; perform the HELP and huddle position.LevelSee Page 17 for dates and time class will be offered