| Levels |
Length |
Ratio |
Age |
Goals |
| Red |
30 mins |
1:4 |
3-5 |
Comfortable in the pool with the teachers
Monkey walk
Submersion with assistance
Float on the back with assistance
Swim a short distance (5 yards) with digging and kicking unassisted
Climb out of the pool, jump into the pool and swim back to the wall with assistance
|
| Orange |
30 mins |
1:4 |
4-6 |
Float on back for 10 seconds unassisted
Swim a short distance (10 yards) with digging and kicking with upward breathing unassisted
Climb out of pool, jump into pool and swim back to wall unassisted
|
| White |
45 mins |
1:5 |
4-6 |
Rolly Polly alternately swimming dog paddle for 5 seconds on front and back
Kick on your back the entire width of the pool using sculling hands
Flutter kick on stomach and back in streamline
Flutter kick on side
|
| Yellow |
45 mins |
1:5 |
5-7 |
Kicking: Flutter kick on the stomach and the back in streamline
Freestyle and Backstroke: Introduce freestyle with bilateral side breathing
Freestyle and Backstroke: Introduce backstroke
Treading Water and Diving: Tread water in deep water with assistance
Treading Water and Diving: Dive in deep water with assistance
|
| Navy |
45 mins |
1:5 |
5-8 |
Kicking: Flutter kick on the side
Freestyle and Backstroke: Introduce flutter kick on the side
Freestyle and Backstroke: Introduce side breathing with proper body position
|
| Green |
45 mins |
1:5 |
6-8 |
Kicking: Introduce Dolphin kick on kickboard
Kicking: Introduce Breaststroke kick on kickboard
Freestyle and Backstroke: Proper freestyle with bilateral side breathing
Freestyle and Backstroke: Proper backstroke
Treading Water and Diving: Tread water in deep water for 30 seconds unassisted
Treading Water and Diving: Proper dive in deep water unassisted
Treading Water and Diving: Proper surface dive from treading water
Flip Turns: Introduce somersaults and tucks assisted and unassisted
|
| Aqua |
45 mins |
1:5 |
6-8 |
Kicking: Breaststroke kick and drills
Freestyle and Backstroke: Proper freestyle with bilateral side breathing
Freestyle and Backstroke: Proper backstroke
Butterfly: Introduce butterfly
Flip Turns: Proper flip turns pushing off wall
|
| Blue |
45 mins |
1:6 |
6-10 |
Freestyle and Backstroke: Continue to refine freestyle and backstroke
Butterfly: Proper butterfly
Breaststroke: Refine breaststroke kick and introduce arms for breaststroke
Turns: Continue to refine flip turns
|
| Purple |
45 mins |
1:6 |
6-10 |
Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly: Continue to refine freestyle, backstroke and butterfly
Breaststroke: Proper breaststroke
Turns: Proper flip turns
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