![]() ![]() Personal Water Safety- Focuses on endurance and safety in and around the water in addition to the core skills.(LTS 6) Level 6: There are two different sections: (LTS 5) Level 5: Stroke Refinement- Butterfly, Breaststroke, flip turns and survival swimming are taught. (LTS 4) Level 4: Stroke Improvement- Diving, surface diving, turns, breaststroke kick, elementary backstroke and scissor kicks are introduced. (LTS 3) Level 3: Stroke Development- Head first entries, rotary breathing, changing directions and different kicks are taught. (LTS 2) Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills- Underwater swimming, treading water, swimming in different positions and general water safety are the main focus. ![]() Children must be a minimum of 6 years old to start this course. Help participants begin to develop positive attitudes and safe practices. (LTS 1) Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills- Children learn breath control, buoyancy on the front and back, alternating arm and leg action and general water safety rules. Requires successful completion of Level 2 or ability to swim 5 body lengths using a combination of arm and leg actions as well as float or tread for 15 seconds.Īges 6-14 All Learn-To-Swim aquatics classes are intended for children 6-14 years old. They are taught to improve coordination of combined arm and leg actions and alternating arm and leg actions. (PSA 3) Pre-school Aquatics 3: This class teaches children to perform their skills independently. Requires successful completion of Level 1 or ability to fully submerge float on front and back with support for 5 seconds and recover. Children continue to explore simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back to gain more proficiency for future strokes. (PSA 2) Pre-school Aquatics 2: This class teaches independent aquatic locomotion skills. This level is for the non-swimmer who does not submerge head or body. They continue to develop safe practices around the water. (PSA 1) Pre-school Aquatics 1: This class teaches children the most elementary aquatic skills. Participants must be 3 years old before the first class and willing to separate from their guardian and able to use the rest room independently. This program uses Levels 1-3 of the American Red Cross Learn to Swim Program in a lower student to instructor ratio environment. Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that can help prevent chronic disease, increase overall well-being and foster a lifetime of physical activity.Ages 3-6 All Pre-School Aquatics classes are intended for children 3-6 years old.
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