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Kids First, Kick First
Learn to Swim System
Kids First Swim School teaches swim lessons through our own trademarked curriculum, helping students of all abilities.
We offer Levels 1-8, more details below!
Level 1: Water Exploration
The objective of this level is to get the kids through any swim anxieties, and to increase comfort in the water.
Goals are:
- Blowing bubbles
- Fully submerge face for 5 seconds
- Supported front and back float
- Enter and exit the pool independently
- Safety rules
Level 2: Getting Horizontal & Developing the Kick
The objective of this level is to independently float and learn proper kicking form.
Goals are:
- 10 Bobs with rhythmic breathing
- Fully submerge face for 10 seconds
- Developing proper head position
- Independent front and back float in starfish position for 10 seconds
- Proper kick technique and supported kicks
Level 3: Perfecting the Kick
The student must perfect a six-beat kick before we can build the remainder of the stroke.
Goals are:
- 15 Bobs with rhythmic breathing
- Streamline position
- Gliding on front and back
- Perfecting the 6 beat straight leg kick
- Object retrieval in deeper water
- Sitting dive
Level 4: Introducing the Arms
Once the kick has been established as the foundation of the stroke, the arms can be built in.
Goals are:
- The stroke always starts from the top and accelerates through the bottom
- Walk with front/back crawl arms
- Front and back crawl (5 yards)
- Kneeling dive
Level 5: Rotary Breathing
Rhythmic breathing is developed into rotary breathing allowing the swimmer to breath without breaking stroke.
Goals are:
- Introduce rotary breathing form
- Combine rotary breathing and front crawl (10 yards)
- Back crawl (10 yards)
- Standing dive
Level 6: Lengthening the Stroke
The swimmer develops the ability to swim longer distances and also develop other methods of propulsion.
Goals are:
- Elementary backstroke
- Breaststroke kick
- Treading water
- Mastery of front crawl and back crawl
- Swimming longer distances
- Leads into Developmental Swim Team
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