STROKE INTRODUCTION

Ages 3-5 years

Prerequisites: retrieve object from chest-deep water, front glide for 5 yards, rotary breathing with assistance for 10 yards, front crawl for 10 yards with overarm stroke, back glide for 5 yards, back crawl for 10 yards, jump in deep water independently, tread water for 10 seconds, swim 15 yards using the swim-float-swim sequence. Formerly Ray and Sunfish. 

Skills learned at this stage: 

• front glide for 15 yards
• rotary breathing with assistance for 25 yards
• front crawl 15 yards with rotary breathing
• back glide for 15 yards
• swim back crawl 15 yards
• elementary backstroke 15 yards
• tread water 2 minutes
• breaststroke kick 15 yards
• butterfly kick 15 yards
• endurance swim for 25 yards
• sitting dive (APY/NMY only)