Stage 1: Water Acclimation

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming. Students in this stage focus on the following:

  • Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills with instructor help
  • Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water with instructor help
  • Learning basic aquatic safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

Water Acclimation Skills:

  • Breath Control: Submerge
  • Swim on Front: Front Glide, Front Float
  • Swim on Back: Back Float, Back Glide
  • Water Safety: Water Exit, Roll
  • Benchmark: Jump, Push, Turn, Grab Swim, Swim, Float

Swim Basics Stages

Swim Basics stages are designed to be taught in eight 30-minute lessons for preschoolers. Modify lesson length, as necessary, to fit the needs of your school-age, teen, or adult students.

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