Safety
Level 3
Level 4
Level 5/6
Pushing to Potential
100

When is a student's turn over?

When they are back on the safety seat with back against the wall

100

Focus of Level 3

Comfort

100

Focus of Level 4

Control

100

How does Level 5 help equip a student to become an independent swimmer?

Side kicking, Side breathing, surface dive

100

In Level 3, how many lessons should it take for a student to do submersions without resistance?

4th lesson

200
Safe distance in a Level 3

Within a step and an arm's reach of the farthest student on the bench

200

Green skill for breath control and submersion

Submerge and release, bobs with silent bubbles

200

Whale Talk

Give whale talk

200

At what point in Level 5 should a student add in side breathing to their freestyle?

After they can do the intermediate skill for side breathe and kick (one ring in streamline)

200

In Level 3, how many lessons should it take a student to do an independent backfloat?

Between 4th and 5th lesson

300

For any level you should never

turn your back to the students

300

What are the 5 phases of back float

1. Cheek to cheek

2. Two fingers to chin

3. Two fingers under chin, one hand under head(crown)

4. Hand moves from chin to forehead

5. Release to independent

300

Key components of breath control pop-up 

Whale breath with consistent exhale through the water, good flutter kicks, turtle arms

300

Level 6 backstroke tempo phases

Beg: 2 count hold with underwater pull

Int: 1 count hold with underwater pull

Adv: Backstroke with underwater pull and quick recovery

300

In Level 4, when should a student master back flutter kicks and ready to add in backstroke arms

Between 10th and 12th lesson

400

When walking to pool and to exit door

Always walk behind students

400

Rollover holds and phases

Hold: Tricep

Phases: Assisted to phase 4 back float

Minimal assist to phase 4 back float

Superman rollover touch tummy

400

Swim roll swim phases

Beg: superman, back flutter, superman

Int: Independent CSR, freestyle, back flutter

Adv: Freestyle, backstroke 5 count, freestyle

400

After Level 6 students are considered

independent swimmers

400

In Level 5, when should a student master freestyle with side breathing (Intermediate skill)

Between 12th and 15th lesson

500

What to do when there is an incident in the pool/pool room?

Fill out incident report, let a manager know, and follow procedure of what happened

500

CSR phases

Arms

Legs

Arms&Legs

Manipulate, Assist, Minimal assist

500
At what point do you add in backstroke arms

When they can independently back flutter kick with their arms at their sides while staying on top of the water

500

Breaststroke tempo phases

Beg: 1 pull then 2 kicks

Int: 1 pull then 1 kick

Adv: Manipulated arms with kicks

500

In Level 6, when should a student master breaststroke tempo

By 20th lesson