YOUNG ADULT/ADULT – Class Time – 30 Minutes
This class is for anyone 12 and over who does not qualify to join our Riptides Pre-competitive program. (Class sizes will vary with available pool space.) We offer beginner, intermediate and advanced classes. The classes are 30 minutes long.
Beginner skills that will be taught:
- Blowing bubbles through the nose and mouth
- Submerging unassisted for 5 seconds
- Bobs and breath control (blowing bubbles and taking breaths)
- Relaxed front floating unassisted for 5 seconds
- Relaxed back floating unassisted for 5 seconds
- Streamline glide
- Kicking with equipment unassisted
- Streamline kicking from the wall to the flags without breathing. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, the eyes will remain looking down, and the arms will be in streamline position.
- Catch-up freestyle from the wall to the flags without breathing. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, the eyes will remain looking down, and the arm movement will be controlled.
- Kicking on the back from the walls to the flags. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, the head will remain still, and the arms will be at their side
Intermediate skills that will be taught:
- Side kicking from the wall to the flags. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, head will remain flat with one ear in the water, and breathing will be relaxed and controlled. The arm on the leg will be relaxed and not be used to keep afloat.
- Side breath rotation from the wall to the flags. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, head will remain flat with one ear in the water when taking a breath, the eyes will remain down when the face is in the water, they will blow bubbles when the face is in the water, and breathing will be relaxed and controlled. The arm on the leg will be relaxed and not be used to keep afloat.
- Catch-up freestyle with side breathing one length of the pool. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, head will remain flat with one ear in the water when taking a breath, the eyes will remain down when the face is in the water, they will blow bubbles when the face is in the water, breathing will be relaxed and controlled, and the arm movement will be controlled.
- Kicking on the back from the walls to the flags. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, the head will remain still, one arm will be on the leg and the other above the head touching the ear.
- Hesitation backstroke one length of the pool. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, the head will remain still, one arm will be on the leg and the other above the head touching the ear. Every 1 to 2 seconds the arms will switch positions in an efficient and controlled manner.
Advanced skills that will be taught:
- Butterfly body movement of shoulder, hips, feet
- Butterfly arms
- Butterfly timing
- Butterfly one length of the pool with the proper body motion of arms, hips, feet, kick. The body should be moving in a smooth, controlled manner, eyes should be down, feet should remain together throughout the stroke, arm motion should be smooth and controlled, and palms should be facing up during the recovery.
- Breaststroke kick
- Sculling using an “I – Y” motion
- Breaststroke one length of the pool with proper timing of breathe-pull-kick-glide. Body should remain at or near the surface, eyes should be down when the head is in the water, the head should remain stationary when breathing, the pull should not pass the chest, the feet should have toes pointed out and move at the same time within the same plane, and the body should return to a streamline position before the next cycle begins.
- Catch-up freestyle with bilateral breathing (taking a breath every third stroke) two lengths of the pool. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, head will remain flat with one ear in the water when taking a breath, the eyes will remain down when the face is in the water, they will blow bubbles when the face is in the water, breathing will be relaxed and controlled, and the arm movement will be controlled.
- Backstroke two lengths of the pool. The body must remain horizontal, the feet will remain at the surface, the head will remain still, one arm will be on the leg and the other above the head touching the ear. The arms will switch positions constantly in an efficient and controlled manner.
