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Description
STAGE 1:
1 - Water Acclimation: In this beginning class, children develop comfort with being underwater and learn how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.
Qualifications: None
Swim Basics: Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
- Swim, float, swim—sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
- Jump, push, turn, grab
STAGE 2:
2 - Water Movement: In this class, children are taught skills that focus on buoyancy and movement in the water while also learning how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.
Qualifications: (1) able to go under water & comfortably open eyes without goggles, (2) able to float on front & back with minimal assistance, (3) able to jump in the pool, submerge & return to the wall with assistance.
Swim Basics: Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
- Swim, float, swim—sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
- Jump, push, turn, grab
MAKE-UP POLICY: For each session of lessons, we will only conduct make-up lessons due to facility cancellations, not personal absence. There are no refunds given for the current session after the first lesson.
Activity Age Category
Youth
Location
DS Front Desk at Davis-Scott Family YMCA
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