Students must be able to put their face in the water for a 3-second count. Instructor to swimmer ratio 1 to 6. Students learn to coordinate the front crawl and backstroke and are given an introduction to the elementary backstroke. Diving from the side of the pool will also be taught. Level 4 Stroke Development Instructor to swimmer ratio 1 to 6.
Students work on improving their strokes and increasing their endurance.
We will be reviewing the elementary backstroke, front crawl, and backstroke. The instructor will introduce the breastroke and sidestroke. Instructor to swimmer ratio 1 to 8. The objective of this class is to coordinate and refine all of the key strokes. The butterfly stroke will be introduced and building endurance will be emphasized.