Day Camp Swimming
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American Red
Cross Lessons for all Ages and Abilities Beginners – Advance swimmers:
Levels 1 – 6 |
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Swimming Instruction with American Red Cross
Lessons
All campers participate in formal American Red
Cross lessons for beginners through advanced levels. On the first
day of camp, all campers are evaluated by our staff and are divided
into swim groups based on their ability: non swimmers and beginners
begin with Water Readiness, followed by level 1 basic water safety
skills for beginner swimmers. Level 2 - 4 focuses stoke development
and technique for advanced beginner and intermediate swimmers.
Level 5 & 6 challenge advanced swimmers with endurance building,
diving and water rescue skills. See below for a full explanation of
levels.
Teen campers participate in swim clinics such
as water polo, synchronized swimming, water rescue and stroke
improvement for advanced to novice swimmers. See
Teen Swimming to learn more.
Learn to Swim & Water Readiness Programs
Special lessons for non swimmers. Campers need no prior skills or
swim experience. Individualized instruction both one-on-one and in
small groups help campers to gain confidence and basic swim skills
to be water safe. Campers are encouraged to learn at their own pace
in order to become comfortable in the water. Instructors utilize a
variety of games and water activities teach basic swim skills and
make swimming fun. Our goal is to get campers ready to successfully
participate in the ARC swim program.
Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills:
Helps students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water
safely.
- blowing bubbles
- Completely putting face in the water
- kicking with assistance
- floating on front and back with
assistance
- Independently getting in and out of the
water
- Discussed and learned importance of
safety rules
Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills:
Gives students success with fundamental skills.
- Completely putting head underwater
- Retrieve object from chest deep water
- Explore deep water
- Front glide
- Back glide
- Independently get in and out of water
- Learning front crawl kicking
- Front crawl arm movement
- Back crawl kick
- Back crawl arm movement
- Turning over front to back and back to
front
- Discussed and learned importance of safety
rules and assist
- Reaching assist from deck
Level 3 - Stroke Development: Builds on
the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice with
more emphasis on technique and endurance.
- Independently retrieve objects from chest
deep water with eyes open
- Combining arms and legs for front crawl
- Combining arms and legs for back crawl
- Elementary backstroke kick
- Dive from a kneeling position
- Compact dive
- Front glide with push off
- Back glide with push off
- Introduction to treading water
- Reverse direction while swimming on front
- Reverse direction while swimming on back
- Learn safe diving rules
- HELP position
- Huddle position
Level 4 - Stroke Improvement: Develops
confidence in the strokes learned and to improve other aquatic
skills.
- Deep water bobbing
- Incorporate side breathing for the front
crawl for twenty-five yards
- Standing dive from side of the pool
- Sculling on back for five yards
- Elementary backstroke
- Breaststroke kick
- Sidestroke kick
- Introduction to turning at the wall
- Three types of treading (scissors,
breaststroke, and rotary kick)
Level 5 - Stroke Refinement: Provides
further coordination and refinement of strokes.
- Alternate breathing
- Stride jump entry
- Dive from the diving board
- Diving board safety rules
- Long shallow dive from the side of the
pool
- Breaststroke for ten yards
- Sidestroke for ten yards
- Swimming underwater for three body lengths
- Elementary backstroke for twenty-five
yards
- Butterfly (kick and arms)
- Front crawl for fifty yards
- Back crawl for fifty yards
- Turns
- Feet first surface dive
- Treading water for two minutes using two
different types
Level 6 - Swimming and Skill Proficiency:
Refines the strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency,
power and smoothness over greater distances. Level 6 is designed
with "menu" options that focus on preparing students to participate
in more advance courses, such as Water Safety Instructor and
Lifeguard Training. These options include:
- Personal Water Safety
- Lifeguard Readiness/ Basic Water Safety
- Fundamentals of Diving
- Fitness Swimming - Endurance Building
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