MIDDLE SCHOOL SWIM LESSONS

30-minute class. Students will learn how to float, get comfortable putting their faces in the water, listen to instructions, enter and exit a pool independently, identify lifeguards, and learn pool rules. EXPECT CHILDREN TO BE IN THIS STAGE 3-5 MONTHS. Skills build on repetition. We want swimmers to be CONSISTENT and CONFIDENT in the water.

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30-minute class. Students will learn how to float, get comfortable putting their faces in the water, listen to instructions, enter and exit a pool independently, identify lifeguards, and learn pool rules. EXPECT CHILDREN TO BE IN THIS STAGE 3-5 MONTHS. Skills build on repetition. We want swimmers to be CONSISTENT and CONFIDENT in the water.

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Students must be comfortable putting faces in the water. This stage will begin by introducing rhythmic breathing and integrated arms and legs. The focus will be given to freestyle and backstroke and elementary backstroke. EXPECT CHILDREN TO BE IN THIS STAGE FOR 2-4 MONTHS. We want swimmers to be CONSISTENT and CONFIDENT in the water.

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Students must be comfortable putting faces in the water for longer periods. This stage will begin focusing on longer Stamina in the water, refining the flutter kick, arm recovery for freestyle and backstroke, introduction to rotary breathing, being able to retrieve objects at the 5-foot level, and sitting and kneeling dives. Introduction to whip kick and breaststroke as well. EXPECT CHILDREN TO BE IN THIS STAGE FOR 2-4 MONTHS. We want our swimmers to be CONSISTENT and CONFIDENT in the water.

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Students entering this stage will be comfortable swimming one lap of the pool (1 length) and putting their face in the water without stopping. In this stage, students will gain proficiency in freestyle and backstroke as well as kneeling and standing dives from the side of the pool. They will learn how to tread water for three minutes and also learn how to tread water with clothes on for one lesson. EXPECT TO BE IN THIS STAGE 2-4 MONTHS. We want our swimmers to be CONSISTENT and CONFIDENT in the water.

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Students entering this stage will have attained endurance enough to be able to swim two laps (50m or 2 lengths) of the pool in freestyle and backstroke, and one lap (25m or 1 length) of sidestroke and elementary backstroke. This class will focus on the mastery of these strokes as well as proficiency in breaststroke and butterfly. Students will begin to learn diving off blocks and begin to understand and prepare for learning how to swim on a swim team. EXPECT TO BE IN THIS STAGE IN 2-3 MONTHS. We want our swimmers to be CONSISTENT and CONFIDENT and have STAMINA, ENDURANCE, AND KNOWLEDGE OF THE STROKES at this stage.

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Students entering this stage will have attained mastery of freestyle and backstroke and be proficient in breaststroke and butterfly. The focus will be given to detail on these strokes while improving timing, flip turns, block diving, and competition starts and stops. Students will be timed for a 12-minute swim test at the beginning and the end of the session. Students will learn how to develop a personal workout and learn how to use a pace clock. EXPECT CHILDREN TO BE IN THIS STAGE FOR 2-3 MONTHS. This stage is preparing swimmers to participate in competitive swimming and also helps those who are on swim teams refine their skills. We want our swimmers to be CONSISTENT and CONFIDENT and have STAMINA, ENDURANCE, and KNOWLEDGE OF THE STROKE AND COMPETITIVE SWIMMING.

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Students MUST be able to swim the following to be in this stage: Proper breathing, proper arm recovery, and proper kicks in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Must be able to complete 100m (4 laps) Freestyle, 100m (4 laps) Back Stroke, 50m (2 laps) Breaststroke, 50m (2 laps) Butterfly, 100m IM (1 lap of each stroke with proper turn and touch technique) competitive dive off blocks. This class will focus on using the pace clocks to improve swimmers’ times and learning about competitive touch pads, and competitive swimming techniques.

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