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Description
School Age Swim Stage 6 Stroke Mechanics (formerly Flying Fish) (6-13 years)Youth refine stroke technique on the major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle. This class is for children who are not yet able to swim the front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke across the pool and back.
In this class, 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
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Age Category
Youth
Location
MB - 6 Lane Pool at McGaw Main Building
Instructor
McGaw YMCA Aquatics Staff
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