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Level 6: Swimming and Skill Proficiency - FITNESS (:50 min. classes) Prerequisites: Must have passed level 5. Level 6 now has 3 different options (no level 7 anymore). These options include: 1) Personal Water Safety, 2) Fundamentals of Diving, 3) Jr. Lifeguard Readiness, and 4) Fitness Swimmer. Refines the strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Level 6 is designed with "menu" options. Each of these options focus on preparing students to participate in more advanced courses, such as Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Training. Level 6 (:50 min. classes) - Fitness Swimmer Prerequisites: Level 5 Stroke Refinement certificate or demonstrate all completion requirements in Level 5. Skills required to pass onto next level... 1. Increase endurance while swimming the following strokes: Front crawl-100 yards, Back crawl-100 yards, Butterfly-50 yards, Elementary backstroke-50 yards, Breaststroke-50 yards, Sidestroke-50 yards. 2. Demonstrate the following turns while swimming: Front crawl open turn, Backstroke open turn, Sidestroke open turn, Front flip turn, Backstroke flip turn, Breaststroke turn, Butterfly turn 3. Demonstrate etiquette in fitness swimming 4. Discuss and demonstrate how to use the following while swimming: Pull buoy, Fins, Pace clock, Paddles 5. Describe the principles of setting up a fitness program 6. Demonstrate various training techniques 7. Calculate target heart rate 8. Apply the principles of water exercise 9. Successfully complete the following exit skills assessment: 1. Swim 500 yards continuously using strokes in the following order: front crawl, 100 yards; back crawl 100 yards; breaststroke, 50 yards, elementary backstroke, 50 yards; sidestroke, 50 yards; butterfly, 50 yards; and choice of stroke, 100 yards. 2. Perform the Cooper 12-minute swim test and compare with pre-assessment results. You may only sign up your children for ONE LESSON until they pass the appropriate level. Lessons meet every weekday for two weeks.
Location
Holmen Area Aquatic Center at Holmen Area Aquatic Center
Instructor
HPR Staff
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