JIMMY FLOYD FAMILY CENTER'S LEARN-TO-SWIM LESSONS
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We are happy you chose the Jimmy Floyd Family Center's Learn-to-Swim program for your child. Comfort and confidence in and around the water is important for all ages. Our classes are taught through a progression of skills whether your child is an infant, toddler, preschooler, adolescent, or teen. Adult classes are highly recommended for non-swimmers. We follow the American Red Cross Learn to Swim (LTS) Curriculum
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SWIM LEVELS AND LEARN-TO-SWIM CLASS DESCRIPTIONS
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| LEVEL: | Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1 |
| AGE: | 6-36 months |
| PREREQUISITES: | Parent or other adult in the water must accompany child in the water. |
| OBJECTIVE: | This class introduces basic skills to parents and children. Parents are taught to safely work with their child in the water, including how to appropriately support and hold their child in the water and how to prepare and encourage their child to participate fully and try the skills. Children are introduced to basic skills that lay a foundation to help them learn to swim. Several water safety topics are also introduced that are directed to parents.
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| LEVEL: | Parent and Child Aquatics Level 2 |
| AGE: | 6-36 months |
| PREREQUISITES: | Parent or other adult in the water must accompany child in the water. |
| OBJECTIVE: | This class builds on the skills introduced in Level 1. Participants improve on these skills and learn more advanced skills in Level 2.
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| LEVEL: | Preschool Aquatics Level 1 |
| AGE: | 3-5 years |
| PREREQUISITES: | None |
| OBJECTIVE: | This class introduces the children to the most elementary aquatic skills, which they continue to build on as they progress through the Preschool Aquatics and Learn-to-Swim levels. At this first level, children start developing good attitudes and safe practices around the water. All skills are performed with assistance.
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| LEVEL: | Preschool Aquatics Level 2 |
| AGE: | 3-5 years |
| PREREQUISITES: | None |
| OBJECTIVE: | The objectives of this level are to build on the basic aquatic skills learned in Level 1 and to give children further success with fundamental aquatic skills preformed to a slightly more advanced degree than at Level 1. Most skills in this level are performed with assistance.
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| LEVEL: | Preschool Aquatics Level 3 |
| AGE: | 3-5 years |
| PREREQUISITES: | Successful Completion of the Exit Skills for Levels 1 and 2 |
| OBJECTIVE: | The objective of Level 3 are to build on the skills learned in levels 1 and 2 by providing additional guide practice of basic aquatics skills at slightly more proficient performance levels and a greater distances and times. Skills in this level are performed independently.
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| LEVEL: | Learn-to-Swim Level 1 - Introduction to water skills |
| AGE: | 5-8, 9-12, teens, and adults |
| PREREQUISITES: | None. |
| OBJECTIVE: | To learn basic personal water safety information and skills, to help participants feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely. In Level 1, participants learn elementary aquatic skills, start developing positive attitudes, good swimming habits and safe practices in and around the water.
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| LEVEL: | Learn-to-Swim Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills |
| AGE: | 5-8, 9-12, teens, and adults |
| PREREQUISITES: | Successful completion of the Exit Skills for Level 1. |
| OBJECTIVE: | To have success with fundamental skills such as learning to float without support and recover to a vertical position.
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| LEVEL: | Learn-to-Swim Level 3 - Stroke Development |
| AGE: | 5-8, 9-12, teens, and adults |
| PREREQUISITES: | Successful completion of The Exit Skills for Level 2. |
| OBJECTIVE: | To build on previously learned skills by providing additional guided practice. Participants will learn to survival float, swim the front crawl and elementary backstroke as well as the fundamentals of treading water, and headfirst entries. (Note: headfirst entries may only be taught in the diving well of the outdoor pool.)
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FOR LEARN TO SWIM LEVELS 4 THROUGH 6, PLEASE CALL THE NUMBER BELOW.
Please use this guide when signing your child or yourself up for swim lessons.
Please remember that many individuals may need to repeat a level several times before they successfully complete all the requirements for that level.
For further information on the Jimmy Floyd Family Center Learn-to-Swim Program, please do not hesitate to call the Aquatics Department.
453-4545 ext. 109 |
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