Level 1
(For swimmers  6+ with no previous experience)

Introduce
Blowing bubbles
Gradual water adaptation
Movement in water with coach
Breath holding and release
Wall bobs with air exchange
Open eyes under water

Goals
10 relaxed bob

Level 2
(Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 1 or swim test)

Introduce
Front float and recover
Front glide and recover
Back float and recover
Back glide and recover
Jumping bobs
Streamline bob

Goal
Front glide from push and recover 5 sec.s
Back glide from push and recover 5 secs.

Level 3
(Swimmers 6+ who have passes level 2 or swim test)

Introduce
Porpoising
Sit on kickboard sculling
Front kick, glide, recover
Back kick, glide, recover
Dolphin kick, glide, recover
See-saw body movement

Goal
Streamline front kick 15 ft.
Streamline back kick 15 ft.

Level 4
(Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 3 or swim test)

Introduce
Side-glide-kick
Crawl stroke arms
Finning and sculling
Roll over front to back, back to front
Backwards bob

Goal
Side-glide-kick 20 feet
Crawl stroke, 20 feet, no breathing

Level 5
(Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 4 or swim test)

Introduce
Crawl stroke breathing
Back crawl stroke
Horizontal head first sculling
handstands
Double sommersault

Goals
Crawl stroke with breathing
(30 feet and at least 4 breaths)

Level 6
(Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 5 or swim test)

Introduce
Extended freestyle swimming
Jump in and tread water
Sitting dive
Kneeling dive
Standing dive
Tread water

Goal
Swim freestyle, 75 ft
Swim backstroke, 30 ft
Tread water for 1 minute

Advanced Strokes Levels (Swim America Levels 7-10)
(Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 6 or swim test)

This level prepares swimmers to be a part of a competitive swimming program.  Emphasis is on stroke development and the addition of breaststroke and butterfly to the swimmers abilities.
Swimmers will work on starts, turns, and endurance.