This is a beginner level for children 3 years old and over, who often may not have had lessons before. Independent beginner swimmers without a parent in the water who have a basic understanding of water.
In this class, we teach breath control, submersion, and develop independent mobility and buoyancy skills. We always include the incredibly important safety fall in, which teaches swimmers to spontaneously turn around and swim back to safety.
Class format
A class with fun activities and games to make it an enjoyable experience. Learning to kick and paddle with limited use of noodles and kickboards to develop unassisted mobility and buoyancy. We always include the incredibly important safety talk and fall in, which teaches swimmers to spontaneously turn around and swim back to safety.
Outcomes:
Swimmers enter the Platypus level with strong paddling and kicking ability and can put their eyes in the water and blow bubbles. They are ready to start basic freestyle through learning big arms. We continue improving their buoyancy through floating and back kicking.
Class format
A class with fun activities and games to make it an enjoyable experience. Learning proper kicking and moving through the water with “big arms”, and back kicking. We always include the incredibly important safety talk and fall in, which teaches swimmers to spontaneously turn around and swim back to safety.
Outcomes:
