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Jack Burger<br />
swimming Lesson Descriptions Sports Complex<br />
What swim class should my<br />
preschooler be taking?<br />
We follow the Red Cross Swim Preschool program. Below is the<br />
description and age requirement for each program.<br />
sea Otter or<br />
Salamander<br />
Complete or Incomplete<br />
Starfish/Duck (4-24 mnths - Parent & tot)<br />
Babies and their caregivers work on getting wet, buoyancy and<br />
movement, front, back and vertical position in the water and shallow<br />
water entries and exits.<br />
Sea Turtle (24-36 mnths - Parent & tot)<br />
Toddlers and their caregivers work on submersion, front and back<br />
floats and glides, jumping into chest-deep water with assistance,<br />
kicking on front and front swim.<br />
Sea Otter (3-5 years - Unparented)<br />
Swimmers work on front and back floats and glides, kicking on<br />
front with a buoyant object and will be able to swim 1 metre upon<br />
completion of this level.<br />
Salamander (3-5 years - Unparented)<br />
Swimmers work on improving their front and back float and jumping<br />
into chest-deep water unassisted. Kicking is added to the front<br />
and back glide and swimmers will be able to swim 2 metres upon<br />
completion.<br />
Sunfish (3-5 years - Unparented)<br />
Swimmers work on kicking and can perform glides (front and back),<br />
enter deep water safely, float in deep water, swim with a PFD, and<br />
swim 5 metres continuously.<br />
Crocodile (3-5 years - Unparented)<br />
Swimmers further develop the front and back glide with kick, front<br />
and back swim, jump into deep water, swim with a PFD in deep<br />
water, and swim 10 metres continuously.<br />
Whale (3-5 years - Unparented)<br />
Swimmers increase their distance on front and back glide with kick,<br />
increase distance on front and back swim, learn the sitting dive, and<br />
will be able to swim 15 metres continuously upon completion of the<br />
level.<br />
How to transition from preschool to swim kids program:<br />
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Level 1 Level 1 Level 2<br />
sunfish Crocodile Whale<br />
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Level 2 Level 3 Level 3 Level 3<br />
What swim class should my<br />
6-13 Year-old child be taking?<br />
We follow the Red Cross Swim Kids program. Below is the description<br />
and age requirement for each program<br />
Level 1 - no swimming experience required.<br />
Swimmers develop front and back float, front and back glide, flutter kick (assisted), shallow water<br />
entries and exits and swim 5 metres.<br />
Level 2<br />
Swimmers learn front and back glide with flutter kick, develop front swim, complete deep-water<br />
activities (assisted) and swim 10 metres continuously.<br />
Level 3<br />
Swimmers increase their distance on front and back glide with flutter kick, perform flutter kick<br />
unassisted, wear a PFD in deep water, float in deep water and swim 15 metres continuously.<br />
Level 4<br />
Swimmers learn back swim with shoulder roll and front crawl (10m), work on flutter kick on back,<br />
perform kneeling dive, introduction to sculling and swim 25 metres continuously.<br />
Level 5<br />
Swimmers develop front crawl (15m), learn back crawl (15m) and whip kick on back, learn stride<br />
dive and treading water, perform head-first sculling on back and swim 50 metres continuously.<br />
Level 6<br />
Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (25m), learn elementary back stroke<br />
(15m), learn dolphin kick, tread water in deep water, perform front dive and swim 75 metres<br />
continuously.<br />
Level 7<br />
Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (50m) and elementary back stroke<br />
(25m), learn front scull, perform whip kick on front and dolphin kick, learn stride entry and swim<br />
150 metres continuously.<br />
Level 8-10<br />
Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (up to 100m) and elementary back<br />
stroke (up to 50m), safety skills focus on learning rescue breathing, dangers of open water, ice<br />
rescue and sun smart topics as well as a distance swim up to 500m.<br />
Canadian Swim Patrol: Rookie, Ranger & Star<br />
The Lifesaving Society's 3-level Canadian Swim Patrol program provides enriched<br />
training for those who want to develop swim strokes and skills while having fun in the<br />
challenging world of life saving. Prerequisite: Level 6. See pg 15 for pricing and times.<br />
Rookie Patrol: Swimmers continue stroke development with 50m swims. First aid focuses<br />
on assessment of conscious victims, contracting EMS and treating bleeding.<br />
Ranger Patrol: Swimmers develop better strokes with over 75m swims of each stroke.<br />
First aid focuses on assessment of conscious victims, treatment of victims in shock and<br />
obstructed airways.<br />
Star Patrol: Swimmers are challenged with 600m workouts, 300m timed swims and 25m<br />
object carry. Strokes are refined over 100m swims. First aid focuses on treatment of minor<br />
injuries. Lifesaving skills inlcuide defence methods, victim removals and rolling over and<br />
supporting a victim face up in shallow water.<br />
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Swimming level descriptions Fall/Winter 2017/18 • www.porthope.ca
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