WATER STAMINA

Ages 6-12 years

Prerequisites: Submerge comfortably, front and back float 10 seconds, front and back glide for 15 feet, coordinated front crawl for 15 feet, finning and kicking on back for 15 feet, jump in the pool independently, roll from front to back and back to front without help, swim 15 feet using the swim-float-swim sequence.
Formerly Polliwog 1. 

Skills learned at this stage: 

• retrieve object from chest-deep water
• rotary breathing with assistance for 25 yards
• front crawl for 15 yards with overarm stroke
• back crawl for 15 yards
• jump in deep water and swim 25 yards using the swim-float-swim sequence
• tread water for 1 minute
• introduction to rotary breathing