We want everyone to know how to swim. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death among children 1-5 years and the second leading cause for children 6-14. UVAC has a Learn-to-Swim Program right for you or your child.
Parent and child work with the instructor through songs and games in a fun, family environment to learn:
Comfort in the water, mouth and nose bubbles, assisted glides and assisted back floats, kick development and wall bobs
A Dolphin child must be ready to move through the water with their face in. In the Dolphin curriculum we work on the following:
Level 1 is for beginner swimmers. In this level we teach students how to develop a comfortable air exchange through nose bubbles while also learning body positions that will make swimming easier and more efficient.
Prerequisite: 10 relaxed independent wall bobs
Level 2 includes floats, glides and the beginning of a proper kick. Level 2 swimmers focus on:
Independent front and back floats, independent rollover to back float, independent front and back glides. Level 3 swimmers focus on:
Prerequisites: Front glide streamline kicking 15′ and back glide streamline kicking 15′
Level 4 we teach the essential parts of the crawl stroke: how to hold the head for side breathing, how the hand enters the water, how the arm recovers with a high elbow. We begin the process of putting these components together in preparation for swimming in the competition pool for extended distances. Level 4 swimmers focus on:
Prerequisites: Hand lead crawl stroke with rotary breathing 25′
Level 5/6 is taught in the competition pool* and designed to improve swimmers in freestyle, back stroke and when ready adding breast stroke and butterfly. Swimmers will work on perfecting technique, endurance and if desired readiness for swim team.
We offer a specialized group lesson program just for adults and older teens. This is a great option if you would like to gain body awareness and balance in the water, learn basic stroke mechanics, be more comfortable with breathing during swimming and/or want to add swimming to your fitness routine.
Class takes place in the Competition Pool. Students continue to work on improving endurance and technique with an emphasis on body balance. In this group you will learn:
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