In the Guppies level, children are grouped by age categories and placed in skill-appropriate levels, and the student-to-instructor ratio is [3:1].
Level 1
In this class, children acquire water confidence while developing basic swimming techniques. Skills taught include water submersion, short unassisted glides, and assisted back-floating
Skills:
• Enter and exit the pool safely
• Blowing bubbles under the water with good air exchange
• Assisted front and back float
• Introducing rollovers
• Short glides
• Standing jumps feet first into the water
• Assisted underwater dive to retrieve rings
• Introducing front crawl arm movements
Level 2
In this class, children build upon the skills they learned in level 1. They'll learn new techniques, including rollovers, kicking on their back and front with a kick-board, and the elementary backstroke.
Skills:
• Front glide (longer distance)
• Rollover’s
• Flutter kicking on back with a flotation device
• Elementary backstroke
Level 3
At this level, children refine their swimming skills with rollovers, unassisted kicks, and the ability to cover longer distances.
Skills:
• Unassisted swim with rollovers and arms
• Streamlining with kicking
• Introduction to front crawl & back crawl
• Jump and swim
• Trading water
When that goal is reached, the child can progress to Dolphins. It's an exciting step in their swimming journey!
Click on the levels below to learn more about Five Star Swim School's swim levels.
