Preschool

• Getting wet
• Intro to rhythmic breathing: breath control
• Buoyancy and movement (assisted)
• Shallow water movement

Floats:

• Front float and recovery, 3 sec. (assisted)
• Back float and recovery, 3 sec. (assisted)

Glides: front and back glide and recovery (assisted)
Swims:

• Basic kick on front (assisted)
• Front swim (assisted)

• Facility orientation and active supervision
•  “Stop! Look! Ask!” (find the adult)
• Entries and exits (assisted)
• Jump into chest deep water (assisted)
• Jump into chest deep water and return (assisted)
• PFD and Me (assisted)

• Open Eyes under water (attempted)
• Rhythmic Breathing 3 Times
• Front Float and Recovery 3 Sec (Assisted)
• Back Float and Recovery 3 Sec (Assisted)
• Front Glide 3 Sec
• Back Glide 3 Sec (Assisted)
• Front Swim 1m (Assisted)
   

• Play and Songs
• Kick on Front with Buoyant Object 1m
• Distance Swim 1m (Assisted)

• Facility orientation and active supervision
• Stop! Look! Ask! (Find the Adult)
• Safe entries and Exits
• PFD/Lifejacket and Me (Assisted)

• Open eyes under water (attempted)
• Rhythmic breathing 3 times

Floats:

• Front float and recovery, 3 sec.
• Back float and recovery, 3 sec.
• Roll over float, 6 sec. (assisted)

Glides:

·         Front glide 3 sec.

• Front glide with kick, 5 sec. (assisted)
• Back glide, 3 sec. (assisted)
• Back glide with kick, 5 sec. (assisted)
• Roll-over glide with kick, 6 sec. (assisted)

Water activities:

• Play and songs
• Kick on front using buoyant aid, 2 m

• Facility orientation and active supervision
• “Stop! Look! Ask!” (find the adult)
• Jump into chest deep water
• PFD and Me (assisted)
• Buoyant objects
• Surface support (assisted) 5 seconds

• Rhythmic breathing 5 times (2 ways)
• Weight Transfer, shallow water

Glides:

• Front glide, 5 sec.
• Front glide with kick, 1 m
• Back glide, 5 sec.
• Back glide with kick, 1 m
• Roll over glides, 5 sec.
• Side glide with kick, 3 sec. (assisted)

Water activities: introduction to synchronized swimming (floats)

Kicking drills: kick with buoyant aid, 5 m

• Facility orientation and active supervision
• “Stop! Look! Ask!”
• Slip into deep water
• Jump into deep water (assisted)
• PFD and Me

• Rhythmic breathing 10 (2 ways)
• Weight transfer, shallow water

Glides:

• Front glide with kick, 3x2 m
• Back glide with kick, 2 m
• Side glide with kick, 1 m

Swims:

• Front swim, 5 m
• Back swim, 5 m

• Facility orientation and active supervision
•  “Stop! Look! Ask!”
• Jump into deep water
• PFD and Me: deep water
• Change direction in deep water (assisted)
• Surface support, 10 sec.
• Jump into deep water, surface support, 5 sec.
• “Stop! Call for help”

• Rhythmic breathing (front to side glide) 10 times

Glides:

• Front glide with kick, 3 x 5 m
• Back glide with kick, 3 x 5 m
• Side glide with kick, 5 m

Swims:

• Front swim, 7 m
• Back swim, 7 m
• Continuous swim, 10 m

Water activities:

• Intro to synchronized swimming (somersaults, bathtub and floats)
• Relay activities

• Facility orientation and active supervision
• When and where to swim
• “Stop! Look! Ask!”
• Change direction in deep water
• Surface support, 20 sec.
• Jump into deep water, surface support, 20 sec.
• “Stop! Throw! Call for help”, throwing assist