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Goal
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Skills
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Level 1 |
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10 bobs in a rhythmic fashion
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water adaptation
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blowing bubbles underwater
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looking underwater
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bobbing and blowing in a continous rhythmic fashion
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Level 2 |
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floating comfortably on your front and back for 5 seconds each
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pushing off with a good streamline on your front and gliding on your back
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increased comfort and relaxation in the water - establish good body position
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floating with help and then independently on front and back
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pushing off in a horizontal position front and back
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streamlining
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Level 3 |
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good, fast flutter kicking on your front and back (5 yards minimum)
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breathing while kicking on your front without dog paddle
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flutter kicking on front and back with help, then independently
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kicking with floatation devices - kickboards, noodles, bricks, etc
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dolphin dives/butterfly kicking
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Level 4 |
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flutter kicking on your side and breathing to the side (side, glide, kick) minimum 20 feet
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swimming the freestyle with "big arms" and head still minimum 20 feet
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balancing on your side while flutter kicking
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head rotation for breathing to the side - with a full air exchange
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good body/head alignment
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development of "big arms" while swimming freestyle
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development of "feel" for the water via sculling and drills
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Level 5 |
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freestyle with good breathing
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good backstroke for a minimum of 30 feet
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continuation of good body/head alignment in freestyle and backstroke
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timing of breathing within the freestyle stroke without interruption of rhythm
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backstroke arm movement with good rotation
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freestyle arm movement with good rotation
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Level 6 |
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extended freestyle and backstroke swimming (full lap of 25 yard pool) with good technique
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ability to jump in and tread water for a minimum of 1 minute
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HEY, TALK TO YOUR COACH ABOUT JOINING THE SWIM TEAM!!!
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increased endurance for both freestyle and backstroke
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continued refinement of freestyle and backstroke technique
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diving
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treading water/sculling
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Level 7 |
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swim 50 yard freestyle with good technique
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swim 25 yards good backstroke
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kick breast stroke in a streamline with good technique for at least 20 feet
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development of breast stroke kick
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development of full stroke - breast stroke
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introduction of butterfly arms and full butterfly stroke
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continuation of stroke refinement for freestyle and back stroke
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improved endurance in all strokes
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Level 8 |
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swim 100 yards freestyle with good technique using bilateral breathing and flip turns
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swim 25 yards good breast stroke
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swim 25 yards good butterfly
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refinement of technique for all four competitive strokes
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bilateral breathing (alternate side breathing in freestyle)
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increased endurance in all strokes
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development of open turns and flip turns
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Level 9 |
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swim 200 yards freestyle with bilateral breathing
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swim 25 yards butterfly, 50 yards breast stroke, 50 yards elementary backstroke, & 50 yards sidestroke
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continued refinement of all four competitive strokes
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development of sidestroke
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development of elementary backstroke
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increased endurance in all strokes
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Level 10 |
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swim 300 yards freestyle
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swim 100 yards backstroke
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swim 100 yards individual medley
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extended swimming and technique refinements in all strokes and turns
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