At Little Swimmers we believe that your child will receive a higher quality of swim instruction if the individual levels of accomplishment are clearly defined. Each level has one primary skill to achieve along with a set of secondary skills that are also being worked on.
Bubbler
- Blows bubbles
- Comfortable submerging
- Front float alone 5 seconds
- Introduction to dog paddle
- Retrieves a ring from bottom step
Level 1
- Primary skill: comfortable submerging eyes and head underwater
- Secondary skills: bubbles, kicks, and digs
Level 2
- Primary skill: take a breath unassisted
- Secondary skills: proper kicks, digs, dives, floats
Level 3
- Primary skill: take multiple breaths across length of pool (water safe)
- Secondary skills: dives, jumps, rings, floats/li>
Level 4
- Primary skill: beginners freestyle
- Secondary skills: dives, jumps, treading water
Level 5
- Primary skill: freestyle with side breathing
- Secondary skills: standing dives, treading water, beginners backstroke
Level 6
- Primary skill: backstroke
- Secondary skills: freestyle, standing dives, treading water, endurance training
Level 7
- Primary skill: breaststroke
- Secondary skills: freestyle, backstroke, racing dives, endurance training
Level 8
- Primary skill: complete swim team training
- Secondary skills: stroke & turn correction, starts and finishes, endurance training