Seals
6 - 12 year olds

The Seals class is for children who are able to swim freestyle and backstroke over a short distance and are now ready to learn freestyle side breathing (preferred side breathing). Adding side breathing takes practice and we do a lot of correct reinforcement of the basics learned up to this point. In this class we see the swimmers putting all the things learned above together and their confidence grows. Swimming some distanced is added in the pool and the safety swims are practiced.
Class limit: 4

The Goals of a Seals Class:

1. Freestyle side breathing to the preferred side
2. Maintain back streamline and kick while teaching backstroke arms
3. Teach an unassisted turn-over swim in the middle of the pool

The requirements to move to the Seals class are: Preferred side breathing, full backstroke, and the safety swim.