SWIM LESSON DESCRIPTIONS

We offer classes for age 4 to adults!
Our classes are 35 minutes, except for Black Marlin 2 which is 45 minutes.
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MOR Silverton Swim Lesson Group Descriptions

  1. Blue Marlin 1: Recommended Ages: 4-6 SHALLOW End
    1. Basic water safety skills combined with practical application of skills through play. No Pre-Requisite for this class
    2. Curriculum:
      1. Back Float and Front Float
        1. Learning to be comfortable floating on the back and front. With or without assistance. Face in the water
      2. Learning to blow bubbles.
        1. Going Underwater to fetch toys
        2. Practical application for learning to blow bubbles.
          1. Jumping Into the Pool
          2. Designed to help increase confidence while practicing learned skills
  2. Blue Marlin 2: Recommended Ages 5-7. Shallow End
    1. This class builds off of the skill learned in Blue Marlin 1 and continues to strengthen those water safety skills while introducing new skills.
      1. Pre-Requisite:
        1) Must be able to float front and back unassisted.
        2) Comfortable with putting their head under water.
        3) Ability to blow bubbles under water with face fully submerged
    2. Curriculum:
      1. Beginner Freestyle- Breathing
        1. Introduction to side breathing
        2. Learning how to kick on side
      2. Introduction to streamline
        1. Freestyle kick on front with face in in streamline
        2. Kicking on back progression (arms down, one up, both up in streamline)
      3. Intro to Backstroke
      4. kicking one side with one arm up and one arm down
      5. keeping the head still and chin up
  3. Striped Marlin 1: Recommended ages 6-8- SHALLOW End
    1. This class builds off of the skill learned in Blue Marlin 2 
      1. Pre-Requisite:
        1) Must be able to kick on front and back in streamline while remaining on the surface of the water
    2. Curriculum:
      1. Backstroke- Arms
        1. Hand positioning on hand exit and recovery
        2. Pull motion under water
      2. Freestyle: Rotary Breathing
      3. Learning to breathe in freestyle by turning the head to the side, keeping the ear in the water and returning the head back to the nose down position.
      4. Introduction to Breaststroke- Kick only
        1. Introducing breaststroke kick with kick board head out
        2. With kick board face in
  4. Striped Marlin 2: Recommended ages 7-9. (Deep End)
    1. This class builds off of the skill learned in Striped Marlin 1 
      1. Pre-Requisite:
        1) Freestyle: Full stroke with Side Breathing
        2) Backstroke- Full stroke
        3) Breaststroke- Basic understanding of the kick
    2. Curriculum:
      1. Backstroke
        1. Continued learning of competitive backstroke with introduction of full lap swimming and competitive backstroke drills. (25 yards)
      2. Breaststroke
        1. Review of kick (Getting feet turned out)
        2. Timing of breathing and kicking
        3. Arm Pull
      3. Freestyle
        1. Continued learning of competitive freestyle stroke with introduction of full lap swimming and competitive freestyle drills. (25 yards)
  5. Black Marlin 1: Recommended ages 8-10. (Deep End)
    1. This class builds off of the skill learned in Striped Marlin 2 
      1. Pre-Requisite:
        1) Freestyle Full Stroke
        2) Backstroke- Full stroke
        3) Breaststroke- Legal breaststroke kick
    2. Curriculum:
      1. Backstroke
        1. Ability to complete 25 yards unassisted
        2. Continued education on stroke mechanics
      2. Breaststroke
        1. Ability to swim 25 yards unassisted
        2. Continued education on stroke mechanics
      3. Freestyle
        1. Ability to swim 25 yards unassisted
        2. Continued education on stroke mechanics
      4. Introduction to Butterfly
        1. dolphin kick with board
        2. dolphin kick underwater in streamline
        3. dolphin kick on surface with quick breath
  6. Black Marlin 2: Recommended ages 9-11. (Deep End)
    1. This class builds off of the skill learned in Black Marlin 1
      1. Pre-Requisite:
        1) Freestyle Full Stroke
        2) Backstroke- Full stroke
        3) Breaststroke- Full Stroke
        4) Butterfly kick
    2. Curriculum:
      1. Butterfly- Full Stroke
        1. Review kicks with breathing
          2) Arm movement
          3) Full Stroke
      2. Diving
      3. Introduction to Turns
      4. Freestyle Flip turn
        2) Back stroke flip turn
        3) Open turns
      5. Pullouts- Breaststroke