Swim School Jeopardy

Axolotl

100

When should a child enter the water?

After asking permisson

200

T/F: Students must submerge under water 3 times for 5 seconds to progress to seahorse.

True. All skills must be performed 3x to get checked off.

300

T/F: Goggles are required when learning to submerge underwater

False: To pass this level students must be able to submerge with and without goggles

400

Name the 4 skill steps of this level

1. Safely enter/exit the water

2. Pour water over the head/face

3. Tuck and stand from the front

4. Breath-hold and look underwater

500

Provide 5 games/activites that encourage submersions for students. 

- Pole/tube climb

- Underwater treasure

- Over and under

- Imagination games

- Jump and submerge

- Peek-a-boo

Seahorse

100

How many times should a student do a bob at this level?

5

200

What is the main focus of the seahorse level?

Body position and air exchange

300

T/F: You should always provide floatation assistance when learning to float on the front/back.

False. Usage of occasional floatation assistance like noodles is okay, but encourage as much indepence as possible.

400

Describe the safety benchmark for seahorse

Recognize and award the student when they can put on a lifejacket, jump in, kick 3 m/10 ft on the back at least three (3) times with these criteria:

• Performed in water at least chest-deep
• Lifejacket is the correct size with all buckles or zippers secured 
• The student voluntarily jumps in and gets on the back 
• Leg and/or arm movements propel the body 3m/10 ft

500

T/F: Student must jump in and come up to a relaxed starfish float on the back to pass this level. 

False

• Perform in chest-deep water 
• The student can use any combination of arm and leg movements to get onto the back and maintain support on the surface 
• The head should be in line with the body while on the back, with the mouth and nose out of the water to breathe
• Meets time goal of at least 3 seconds (preschoolers) or 5 seconds (youth and adults)

Pufferfish

100

What is the swim skill benchmark of this level?

Swim-roll-swim 10m/30ft

200

Describe the beginner stroke on back technique.

At this point in skill development, forward movement does not have to consist of any specific technique. The goal is to use any combination of arm and leg movements to move through the water.

300

How can you incoorperate floation on the front while still fostering independence and proper body position? 

Have kiddos hold the floatation with arms extended outwards

400

What is the fun activity provided by SAI for rolling to the back from beginner stroke?

Alligator roll! Make it fun

500

Describe proper head positioning for rolling from front to back when swimming. 

Head always looks down/up never forward. 

Sting Ray

100

Name 2 activities/games that you can use to make swimming underwater for 3ft fun. 

- Underwater treasure/rings

-Underwater obstacle course

-Dolphin dives 

- Ring race

200

Describe proper streamline kick on the front/back technique.

Recognize and award the student when they can put on a lifejacket, jump in, kick 3 m/10 ft on the back at least three (3) times with these criteria:

• Performed in water at least chest-deep
• Lifejacket is the correct size with all buckles or zippers secured 
• The student voluntarily jumps in and gets on the back 
• Leg and/or arm movements propel the body 3m/10 ft

300

Where should you positon yourself as a instructor to provide best hands on assistance for the side breathing position? 

To the side of the student, adjusting head postioning

400

Describe proper head and body postitioning in side breathing position with kick. 

Arm is extended at the water's surface

Head is in line with the body, with the ear resting on the extended arm

Mouth is out of the water

The legs are parallel to and just underneath the water surface while flutter kicking

500

Describe the side-roll-side technique. 

• Start in the side breathing position
• Roll to the front for about 3 seconds and exhale
• Roll to the side breathing position for about 3 seconds and inhale
• Flutter kick continuously just under the surface
• Performed with or without flotation

Frog

100

How long are students learning to tread at this level?

40 seconds

200

What is the safety benchmark of this level?

Disoriented entry and recover. 

• Roll in sideways, forward, or backward into water over the head
• Surface without taking in any water
• Maintain surface support by treading water to recover and breathe
• Find and return to starting position

300

T/F: You should be introducing dives in the frog level.

True! Headfirst entries are a skill step of this level. Steps: sit, squat, stand.

400

Describe the 3x3 drill technique. 

• Start in the side breathing position
• Perform 3 freestyle (front crawl) strokes with the arms recovering above the water
• Keep the arm extended on the third stroke, exhale into the water, and roll into the side breathing position 
• Breathe while kicking on the side 
• Repeat for two more sets of three strokes, then stop

500

What is the swim benchmark of this level?

1. Ask permission to enter the water
2. Jump or roll into water over the head
3. Resurface and tread water for one (1) minute
4. Swim fifty (50) meters/yards, without stopping, using any arm and leg movements on the front or back