Elementary Advanced Beginner
Ages: 5-12
Prerequisites:
To enroll in Advanced Beginner, your swimmer should be able to comfortably swim Freestyle with a Rollover Breath (25 ft.) and Independently Back Fin (25 ft.)
Description:
In Advanced Beginner, your swimmer will learn how to swim the formal strokes of freestyle with side breathing and backstroke. The Freestyle Side Breathing skill may be the most important skill one learns in the learn-to-swim process. Advanced Beginner is drill-oriented with unique skill progressions for the following:
- In-line kicking using kickboard and independent flotation devices
- Freestyle with Rolling Breath (20 ft) Back kick refinement (40 ft.)
- Beginning Backstroke (40 ft.)
- Introduction to Diving (Kneeling Dive)
- Safety Jumps- Independent and without goggles: Jump, roll on back to float, turn, swim, climb out to safety.
If we do not have any classes scheduled for this swim level, please contact one of our swim staff at 817-243-SWIM to discuss the possibility of creating a class.
