Swim Lessons: Aqua Champs
Ages 8 - 14 Years

Swim Lessons - Champs

 

 

Pre-requisite:

Participants must posses a minimum of Level 5 (Dolphin) swimming skills. This includes: front crawl and back crawl for 50 yards each; breaststroke for 10 yards; and perform a standing front dive from the deck.

Objective:

To provide an introduction to competitive swimming. Students learn starts &turns and participate in drills for the competitive sports. The drills are designed to improve technique and to develop both speed and endurance.

 

 

Program Skill:

 

Technique Drills

 
  • Work with kick board and pull buoy
  • Finger tip drag
 

 

Stroke Turns

 
  • Flip turns for backstroke and freestyle
  • Breaststroke turn
  • Butterfly Turn
 

 

Competitive Aspects

 
  • Starts from the blocks
  • Using the backstroke flags
  • Disqualifications
 

 

Land Drills

 
  • Stretches
  • Sit-ups and Push-ups (optional)