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Description
This free course is a tryout to qualify for the Aquaducks fall offseason swim team. This is for new swimmers to the team.
This is designed to be a very quick tryout to allow everyone to have a chance to swim. Please see the Aquaducks team page for prerequisites.
**Please note: passing the tryouts does not guarantee your swimmer a spot on the team. You will still need to register.**
Additional Info/Prerequisites
Prospective swimmers 7-10 YEARS OLD will need to demonstrate:
- Competently swim 25 yards each of two of the four competitive swim strokes, without stopping
- Front Crawl/Freestyle, demonstrating competent rotary breathing
- Backstroke
- Knowledge and ability to competently perform 25 yards of the following kicks
- Breaststroke kick with a kickboard (or competently perform the full Breaststroke)
- Dolphin kick, independently (or competently perform the full Butterfly)
- Comfortable swimming in water up to 13 feet in depth
- Knowledge and ability to tread water for at least 30 seconds
- This is equivalent to passing American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Level 3 competency skills
Prospective swimmers 11 YEARS OLD AND OLDER will need to demonstrate:
- Effectively swim 25 yards each of the four competitive swim strokes, without stopping
- Front Crawl/Freestyle with proficient rotary breathing
- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Comfortable swimming in water up to 13 feet in depth
- Knowledge and ability to tread water for at least 1 minute
- This is equivalent to passing American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Level 4 competency skills
This free course is a tryout to qualify for the Aquaducks fall offseason swim team. This is for new swimmers to the team.
This is designed to be a very quick tryout to allow everyone to have a chance to swim. Please see the Aquaducks team page for prerequisites.
**Please note: passing the tryouts does not guarantee your swimmer a spot on the team. You will still need to register.**
Additional Info/Prerequisites
Prospective swimmers 7-10 YEARS OLD will need to demonstrate:
- Competently swim 25 yards each of two of the four competitive swim strokes, without stopping
- Front Crawl/Freestyle, demonstrating competent rotary breathing
- Backstroke
- Knowledge and ability to competently perform 25 yards of the following kicks
- Breaststroke kick with a kickboard (or competently perform the full Breaststroke)
- Dolphin kick, independently (or competently perform the full Butterfly)
- Comfortable swimming in water up to 13 feet in depth
- Knowledge and ability to tread water for at least 30 seconds
- This is equivalent to passing American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Level 3 competency skills
Prospective swimmers 11 YEARS OLD AND OLDER will need to demonstrate:
- Effectively swim 25 yards each of the four competitive swim strokes, without stopping
- Front Crawl/Freestyle with proficient rotary breathing
- Backstroke
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Comfortable swimming in water up to 13 feet in depth
- Knowledge and ability to tread water for at least 1 minute
- This is equivalent to passing American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim Level 4 competency skills
Age Category
Youth
Location
OPC - Short Course Lane 20 at Oak Point Recreation Center
Instructor
Aquatics Staff
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