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Description
PRESCHOOL LEVEL 1 SWIM LESSON
For children new to the water, or potentially apprehensive in water, course orients children to the aquatic environment and basic aquatic skills.
• Enter and exit water using ladder, steps or side • Blowing bubbles through mouth and nose • Submerging mouth, nose and eyes • Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects • Front glide and recover to a vertical position • Back float and recover to a vertical position • Back glide • Roll from front to back and back to front• Treading with arm and hand actions • Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front and back • Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front and back • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back • Staying safe around aquatic environments • Recognizing the lifeguards • Don’t just pack it, wear your jacket • Recognizing an emergency • How to call for help • Too much sun is no fun
Exit Skills Assessment*1. Enter independently, using either the ramp, steps or side, travel at least 5 yards, submerge to mouth and blow bubbles for at least 3 seconds, then safely exit the water. (Children can walk, move along the gutter or “swim.”) 2. While in shallow water, glide on front for at least 2 body lengths, then roll to back and float on back for 3 seconds, then recover to a vertical position.* All Preschool Aquatics Level 1 skills can be performed with support.
Age Category
Preschool
Location
LAP POOL
Map & Direction
Veterans Memorial Community Center
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8055 Barbara Avenue
Inver Grove Heights, MN
55077
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