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COURSE: Learn to Swim Level 3 -- Stroke Development
PURPOSE: To build on the skills in Level 2 by providing students
additional guided practice.
PREREQUISITES: A Learn to Swim Level 2 -- Fundamental Aquatic
Skills certificate or demonstrated competency in Level 2 skills.
LEARNING OBJECTIVES:
- Jump into deep water from the side
- Demonstrate a head-first entry from the side in a sitting or kneeling
position
- Submerge and retrieve an object (independently) from chest-deep water
(3 seconds)
- Bob with head fully submerged, in chest-deep water (5 times)
- Demonstrate rotary breathing with body in a horizontal position (5
times)
- Demonstrate a front glide using 2 different kicks (2 body lengths)
- Demonstrate a survival float in deep water (30 seconds)
- Demonstrate a back glide using 2 different kicks (2 body lengths)
- Demonstrate a back float in deep water (30 seconds)
- Change from a vertical to a horizontal position on front
- Change from a vertical to a horizontal position back
- Tread in deep water, using hand and leg movements (30 seconds)
- Demonstrate each stroke for the following distance:
- Front crawl (15 yards)
- Back crawl (15 yards)
- Butterfly-kick and body motion (15 feet)
- Discuss general water safety rules
- Discuss rules for safe diving
- Enter the water independently using ladder, steps or side while wearing
a life jacket
- Demonstrate the H.E.L.P. position (1 minute)
- Demonstrate the huddle position (1 minute)
- Demonstrate a reaching assist
- Discuss Check-Call-Care
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