Swim Strokes Pathways Swim Basics Swim Starters

Infant & Toddler 6 mos.–3 yrs. Stages A–B Preschool 3–5 yrs. Stages 1–4 School Age 5–12 yrs. Stages 1–6 Teen & Adult 12+ yrs. Stages 1–6 Program Overview Stages of Learning <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">SWIM STARTERS </li><li style="flex:1">SWIM BASICS </li><li style="flex:1">SWIM STROKES </li></ul>Skills to support a healthy lifestyle PATHWAYS Specialized tracks <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">SWIM STARTERS </li><li style="flex:1">SWIM BASICS (Safety Around Water) </li><li style="flex:1">SWIM STROKES </li></ul>Skills to support a healthy lifestyle PATHWAYS Specialized tracks <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Parent & child lessons </li><li style="flex:1">Recommended skills for all to have around water </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Parent* & child lessons </li><li style="flex:1">Recommended skills for all to have around water </li></ul>Competition Leadership Recreation <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A</li><li style="flex:1">B</li><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">3</li><li style="flex:1">4</li><li style="flex:1">5</li><li style="flex:1">6</li></ul>Water Discovery <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Water </li><li style="flex:1">Water </li><li style="flex:1">Water </li></ul>Movement Water Stamina <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Stroke </li><li style="flex:1">Stroke </li><li style="flex:1">Stroke </li></ul>Competition Leadership Recreation <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">A</li><li style="flex:1">B</li><li style="flex:1">1</li><li style="flex:1">2</li><li style="flex:1">3</li><li style="flex:1">4</li><li style="flex:1">5</li><li style="flex:1">6</li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Exploration Acclimation </li><li style="flex:1">Introduction Development Mechanics </li></ul>Water Discovery <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Water </li><li style="flex:1">Water </li><li style="flex:1">Water </li></ul>Movement Water Stamina <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Stroke </li><li style="flex:1">Stroke </li><li style="flex:1">Stroke </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Exploration Acclimation </li><li style="flex:1">Introduction Development Mechanics </li></ul>Blow bubbles Blow bubbles on surface, assisted <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Submerge </li><li style="flex:1">Submerge </li><li style="flex:1">Endurance </li><li style="flex:1">Endurance </li><li style="flex:1">Endurance </li></ul>Submerge bob independently mouth & nose submerged, assisted look at object on retrieve object in any stroke or any stroke or any stroke or <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">bottom </li><li style="flex:1">chest-deep water combination of combination of combination of </li></ul>strokes, 25 yd. strokes, 50 yd. strokes, 150 yd. Swim on front 15 yd. (10 yd. preschool) Front glide assisted, to wall, 5 ft. Front tow chin in water, assisted Front glide 10 ft. (5 ft. preschool) Front tow blow bubbles, assisted Front crawl rotary breathing, bent-arm <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Front crawl </li><li style="flex:1">Front crawl </li></ul>Introduces infants Focuses on and toddlers exploring body with underwater forward movement intermediate to the aquatic positions, blowing exploration and in water and <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Increases comfort Encourages </li><li style="flex:1">Develops </li><li style="flex:1">Introduces basic Introduces </li></ul>stroke technique breaststroke and technique on all <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">15 yd. </li><li style="flex:1">recovery, </li></ul>25 yd. 50 yd. Water exit independently Water exit parent & child together Water exit independently independently Water exit self-rescue skills in front crawl and introduces basic basic self-rescue performed at back crawl and reinforces water strokes and self-rescue skills skills performed longer distances reinforces water safety through encourages major competitive <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Water exit </li><li style="flex:1">Back crawl </li><li style="flex:1">Back crawl </li></ul>50 yd. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">environment </li><li style="flex:1">bubbles, and </li></ul>fundamental <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">assisted </li><li style="flex:1">15 yd. </li></ul>Back crawl pull, 25 yd. Jump, push, turn, grab assisted Jump, push, turn, grab Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab Dive 10 yd. sitting safety and aquatic performed with independently than in previous safety through treading water swimming as Water entry parent & child assisted together Water entry <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">skills </li><li style="flex:1">assistance </li><li style="flex:1">stages </li><li style="flex:1">treading water and sidestroke part of a healthy </li></ul>and elementary backstroke Dive kneeling Dive lifestyle standing 20 secs. (10 secs. Swim on back Resting stroke assisted, assisted, head assisted, head on on chest <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">preschool) </li><li style="flex:1">15 yd. (10 yd. elementary </li></ul>Resting stroke Resting stroke 10 secs., recover independently <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">preschool) </li><li style="flex:1">backstroke, </li></ul>15 yd. sidestroke, 25 yd. elementary backstroke or sidestroke, <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Outcomes </li><li style="flex:1">Outcomes </li><li style="flex:1">Outcomes </li><li style="flex:1">Outcomes </li></ul>shoulder Roll <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Roll </li><li style="flex:1">Roll </li></ul>Roll <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Accompanied by a parent, </li><li style="flex:1">Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic </li></ul>swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity. Students build Roll assisted assisted <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">Tread water </li><li style="flex:1">Tread water 50 yd. </li></ul>assisted infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills 20 secs. (10 secs. Tread water scissor & whip scissor & whip cultivate their passion, and stay active through specialized tracks. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">-</li><li style="flex:1">glide, roll, back </li></ul><ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">preschool) </li><li style="flex:1">1 min. & exit </li></ul>(30 secs. preschool) <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">kick, 1 min. </li><li style="flex:1">kick, 2 mins. </li></ul>Tread water <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">retrieve object </li><li style="flex:1">blow bubbles, </li></ul>assisted, 10 secs., recover independently - Jump, push, turn, grab chin in water, assisted assisted Back glide 10 ft. (5 ft. preschool) Breaststroke Breaststroke off bottom, kick, 15 yd. building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision. <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">25 yd. </li><li style="flex:1">tread 1 min. </li></ul>Back tow assisted, head Back tow assisted, head on on chest shoulder <ul style="display: flex;"><li style="flex:1">swim </li><li style="flex:1">Breaststroke </li></ul>Back glide assisted, at wall, 5 ft. Tread water 25 yd. (15 yd. kick, 15 yd. 10 secs., near preschool) wall, & exit simultaneous arm open turn, action & kick, 50 yd. 15 yd. Monkey crawl *Wall grab assisted assisted, on edge, 5 ft. parents, adoptive parents, guardians, stepparents, grandparents, or any other type of parenting relationship. 25 yd. swim assisted, 10 ft. 5 yd. Copyright © 2016 by YMCA of the USA. All rights reserved.

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