Pre-School & Kindergarten Swim Lessons at SHARC

The early stages of swimming can begin at younger ages than most youth activities.  Learning can go quickly and the swimming ability of a child is primed to peak much higher.  Critical focus is made on water safety through appropriate behavior around swimming areas and comfort with the water.  An essential point is that children enjoy coming to swimming class.

• Ages 6 months to 5 years
• 3 Progression Levels of Swimming
• Set the Stage for Long-Term Swim Development
• Make Swimming a Fun & Exciting Activity
• Reinforce Good Listening & Safe Behavior
• Gain Early Swimming Independence

Educational and supervised.
Quality time with child.

Objectives

1. Safety rules around pool environment.
2. Acclimation to water, teaching aides, and instructor.
3. Educate  parents on self help skills and potential water hazards.
4. Introduce basic skills: breathing, paddling, kicking, front/back float.
   1. Reinforcing basic skills with various games and songs. 

Prerequisite – Demonstrate ability to listen to instructor and follow directions.

Objectives

1. Safety rules – sit and wait.
2. Water and poll environment adjustment.
3. Getting face wet blowing bubbles.
4. Moving arms and legs.
5. Front/back float.
6. Traveling in vertical position

Prerequisite

1. Demonstrates streamlined horizontal body position with bubbles for 10 yards, face in water.
2. Front/back float for 5 seconds.

Objectives

1. Safety – self help skills, survival float, back float, treading water.
2. Strengthen streamline position to 10 yards without bubble.
3. Introduce strokes – separate arms and leg movements for front crawl, back crawl, elementary back stroke, and breast stroke.
4. Increase breathe control and introduce rhythmic breathing.

Prerequisite

1. Demonstrate strong front streamlined position for 5 yards.
2. Roll onto back and continue 5 yards in streamlined position on back.

Objectives

1. Safety – Reaching and throwing assists.
2. Introduce alternative kicks for treating water.
3. Introduction to the side stroke body position.
4. Coordinate front crawl arms, breathing, and kicking.
5. Timing for the breast stroke.
6. Develop endurance.