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Overview
Advanced swimming for children.
This is a more advanced level for the child who can swim on their front, back and side 25 yards with a float belt and 15 feet without a float belt. At this level children improve stroke skills (including rotary breathing), learn more personal safety, and rescue skills, build endurance by swimming on their front and back, and learn to tread water and perform kneeling and standing dives. Children can swim 20 feet of the pool without an IFD on their front, back and side by the end of this level. Skills include treading water 20-30 seconds with an IFD, doing 10 bobs in shallow water, front and back float for 20-30 seconds, front rudimentary rhythmic breathing alternating paddle for 15 yards with an IFD, 20 feet without an IFD, swim front and back symmetrical paddle for 25 yards with an IFD, 20 feet without an IFD, swim side and back alternating paddle for 15 yards with an IFD, 20 feet without and IFD, front and back somersault with assistance, canoe scull 15 seconds, jump into deep water, swim up 5-7 feet.
What You’ll Learn
- Stroke skills (including rotary breathing)
- Build endurance
- Treading water
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