Guppy - Intro to Water
Parent and child class to gain confidence in the water. Recommended for ages 6mos.-3yrs
Class Objective
- Assist swimmers in adjusting to the water by learning valuable skills that will help them become comfortable being in a water surrounding
- This class is for both Parents/Guardians and their children. Each child must always be accompanied by an adult in the water
Teaching Goals
- Water safety basics
- Introduction to floats
- Monkey on the wall
- Getting comfortable in the water
- Face in the Water
- Dunking
- Supported jumps
Qualifications to Advance
- There are no qualifications to advance for this level as there is no “Test Out.” However, some indications they might be ready for Level 1 are:
- Swimmer is comfortable in water in general
- Swimmer can put their face in the water
- Swimmer is comfortable jumping into the water
- Is able to touch in the 3’0’’ Lesson Pool