teenagers & Minors (13 years-17 years)

Betas 

(13 years-17 years, beginners)

Beginner class for Teenagers that offers an introduction to water & survival skills. In this class, we will introduce your teen to breath control, floating and a productive kick & streamline to promote in-water independence and comfort. This is the appropriate starting point for any teen that hasn't been exposed to a swim lesson before or might need help adjusting to underwater swimming and breath control.

Requirements to move up:

• Acclimate to underwater exposure & adjust to a class setting 
• Breath control on command with rotational breathing on to back
• Can streamline with distance and proper form to their instructor from wall (Minimum 8 ft)
• Can float on back without help (Minimum 30 sec)
• Can jump in unassisted from edge and return to the wall (Minimum 8 ft)

Class Sizes:

Semi-private: 2 students

Private: 1 student 

All Classes meet weekly for 30 minutes

Sharks

(13 years-17 years, intermediates)

Intermediate class for Teenagers that have already acclimated to a class setting and are ready to learn stroke work. These swimmers are adjusted and happy in a lesson with water adaption skills. These students can put their faces comfortably under the water on command and can streamline with distance and proper form to their instructor from wall for a minimum of 8 ft with proper form and breath control. As an intermediate swimmer, the student should be able to demonstrate back floating for a minimum of 30 seconds and be able to jump in the water independently from their instructor with comfort.

Requirements to move up:

• Freestyle out to their instructor (Minimum 16 ft) 
• Roll on to the back and Scull (kick) themselves to the wall (Minimum 16 ft)
• Demonstrate Swim-float-Swim Skills (Minimum 16 ft) 
• Elementary Backstroke Skills (Minimum 16 ft)

Class Sizes:

Semi-private: 2 students

Private: 1 student 

All Classes meet weekly for 30 minutes

Dolphins

(13 years-17 years, advanced)

The more advanced level appropriate for Teenagers. These swimmers have mastered all beginner & intermediate skills and are ready to add distance swimming and stroke work to their learning. These students can demonstrate freestyle stroke work (minimum 16 ft) and Sculling on their back (minimum 16 ft) with a productive kick. In this level swimmerswill learn proper technique for freestyle, rotary breathing, backstroke, and elementary backstroke. Our primary focus in this class will be to develop freestyle and backstroke skills. This level will continue to challenge your swimmer with new skills based on ability and growth. Upon assessment of your swimmers individual needs, students that progress quickly in this level will begin learning with breaststroke, butterfly, flip-turns, diving, side stroke, basic lifesaving skills and lap swimming.

Requirements to move up:

They age up once they reach age 18. Please see our guidelines above about age placement.

• Have mastered all USA Swim Skills 

Class Sizes:

Semi-private: 2 students

Private: 1 student 

All Classes meet weekly for 30 minutes