Swim Strokes
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
SWIM STROKES PROGRAMS
PRESCHOOL
SWIM STAGE 4
Stroke Introduction
Preschoolers entering School Age Swim Stage 4 should be able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back independently. Students develop stroke technique in front and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Treading is also introduced.
In Stroke Introduction, your child will:
- Swim the front crawl with rotary breathing for 15 yards
- Breaststroke kick for 15 yards
- Butterfly kick for 15 yards
- Elementary backstroke for 15 yards
- Dive from a sitting position
- Tread water using a scissor and whip kick for one minute
- Swim any combination of strokes for 25 yards
SCHOOL AGE
SWIM STAGE 4
Stroke Introduction
Children entering School Age Swim Stage 4 should be able to swim 15 yards on their front and back independently. Students develop stroke technique in front and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Treading is also introduced.
In Stroke Introduction, your child will:
- Swim the front crawl with rotary breathing for 15 yards
- Breaststroke kick for 15 yards
- Butterfly kick for 15 yards
- Elementary backstroke for 15 yards
- Dive from a sitting position
- Tread water using a scissor and whip kick for one minute
- Swim any combination of strokes for 25 yards
SCHOOL AGE
SWIM STAGE 5
Stroke Development
Children entering School Age Swim Stage 5 should be able to swim 15 yards of front and back crawl. Students work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. Emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.
In Stroke Development, your child will:
- Swim the front crawl with bent-arm recovery for 25 yards
- Breaststroke for 25 yards
- Butterfly with simultaneous arm action and kick for 15 yards
- Back crawl for 25 yards
- Sidestroke for 25 yards
- Dive from a kneeling position
- Tread water using a scissor and whip kick for two minutes
- Swim any combination of strokes for 50 yards
SCHOOL AGE
SWIM STAGE 6
Stroke Mechanics
Children entering School Age Swim Stage 6 should be able to swim 25 yards of front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke. Students refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming, and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.
In Stroke Mechanics, your child will:
- Swim the front crawl for 50 yards and do a flip turn
- Breaststroke for 50 yards and do an open turn
- Butterfly for 25 yards
- Back crawl for 25 yards and do a flip turn
- Sidestroke or elementary backstroke for 50 yards
- Dive from a standing position
- Tread water for one minute and retrieve an object from the bottom of the pool
- Swim any combination of strokes for 150 yards
MORE SWIM PROGRAMS
SWIM STARTERS
Parent & child lessons
SWIM BASICS
Learn water safety and basic swimming skills
TEEN & ADULT
Aquatic skills every person needs to be safe around water.
PRIVATE & SEMI-PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS
No matter your goal, we’re here to help! Whether you’re a beginner wanting to gain confidence or an experienced swimmer trying to hone your skills, private lessons are the perfect solution. Personalized attention from our skilled swim instructors will give you or your child the opportunity to focus on what you want to learn.
INDIVIDUALIZED LEARNING
Reach milestones at your own pace with lessons tailored to your skill level.
FLEXIBLE SCHEDULING
Arrange lessons for a time and frequency that works best for you.
MEASURABLE SUCCESS
Overcome obstacles that have kept you from building your swim skills.
Private (1-on-1) and semi-private (two students, one instructor) lessons are 30 minutes. If you’re interested in signing up, please complete an interest form.
