Olympic Way Swimming Lessons
Parent & Toddlers (6-24 months)
Parent & Toddlers provides a gentle introduction to the shallow end of the big pool for little ones with Mom or Dad. It is quiet splash and play with one of the lifeguards coordinating the fun and games.
Olympic Way Swimming Lessons (Ages 2 to 16)
Children under 12 years old must be accompanied at all times. They cannot be left unsupervised if a parent is participating in a class with another child.
Non-swimmers learn to swim using a swimming aid, which allows them to spend more time swimming. As they progress through the eight swimming levels, they become proficient at the four competitive swim strokes.
It is very important that children be registered in the correct level of our Olympic Way swimming lessons program, so please choose the level carefully when registering. You can determine which is the appropriate level by referring to the skills and endurance required to pass each level (White to Gold). Children who register in the wrong level will be removed from the class in order to preserve the integrity of our program.
SWIMMING LEVELS – THE OLYMPIC WAY INC.
There are 8 swimming levels, ranging in ability from beginner to accomplished swimmer.
The skills learned for each level are listed below. A child must master every skill at each level before progression to the next. In order to preserve the integrity of each class, we reserve the right to transfer children who are not in the appropriate level.
White
Skills learned:
- Jump from side with bubble on, unassisted
- Swim 12 m (1 width) with bubble on, forward swimming arms with directional control.
- Blow bubbles while swimming with bubble on.
- Swim 2 m unassisted (no jump), face in the water.
- Back float with head assistance
- Climb in and out of the pool, unassisted.
Yellow
Skills learned:
- Jump in, unassisted.
- Demonstrate a front and a back glide – push off the wall, body at surface.
- Swim 12 m unassisted with no bubble, face in water.
- Front float unassisted (5 seconds).
- Back float unassisted, face at the surface (5 seconds).
- Tread water (10 secondes).
Green
Skills learned:
- Push off wall streamline with kick – 6 m.
- Swim Front Crawl – 12 m (1 width) with face in water and arms out, begin breathing to the side
- Endurance swim – 24 m continuously.
- Backstroke kick – 12 m (1 width) with head back and horizontal body position.
- Rolling floats (front to back, back to front).
- Tread water (30 seconds).
Red
Skills learned:
- Submerged push off into streamline kick.
- Front Crawl – 25 m with breathing to the side, full arm extension and finished pull.
- Backstroke kick – 25 m horizontal body position, feet break surface of water.
- Backstroke – 12 m (1 width) with flat body position, straight arm recovery.
- Retrieve an object from the bottom of the pool.
- Introduction to stationary egg-beater.
Blue
Skills learned:
- Submerged push off into streamline kick (front).
- Push off wall streamline position (back).
- Front crawl – 50 m bilateral breathing.
- Backstroke – 25 m continuous and alternating arms.
- Breaststroke kick – 25 m proper turnout of feet, forward propulsion.
- Introduction to travelling egg-beater.
Bronze
Skills learned:
- Submerged push off the wall, streamline position
- Front Crawl – 50 m proper catch, pull, finish
- Backstroke – 50 m shoulder roll, steady kick
- Breaststroke – 50 m coordination of pull-breathe-kick-glide
- Introduction to starts
Silver
Skills learned:
- Front Crawl – 75 m
- Backstroke – 75 m underwater arm action with catch-pull-finish
- Breaststroke – 75 m proper arm mechanics and timing
- Butterfly kick – 50 m legs together, full kick from hip
- Introduction to butterfly arms
- Introduction to flip turns
Gold
Skills learned:
- Front Crawl – 100 m
- Backstroke – 100 m
- Breaststroke – 100 m
- Butterfly – 50 m proper arm mechanics and timing
Junior Guard
All levels passed. A fun class with games and swimming for those who have passed all levels.