Level 2 WED 6:10 PM - Inver Grove Heights, MN 2026

Description

LEVEL 2 SWIM LESSON

FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS Gives participants success with fundamental skills.

• Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side • Exit water using ladder, steps or side • Fully submerge and hold breath • Bobbing • Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects • Front, jellyfish and tuck floats • Front and back glides and back float • Recover from a front and back float or glide to a vertical position • Roll from front to back and back to front • Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back • Tread water using arm and leg actions • Combined arm and leg actions on front and back • Finning arm action on back • Staying safe around aquatic environments • Don’t just pack it, wear your jacket • Recognizing an emergency • How to call for help • Too much sun is no fun • Look before you leap • Think so you don’t sink • Reach or throw, don’t go

Exit Skills Assessment
1. Step from side into chest-deep water, move into a front fl oat for 5 seconds, roll to back, fl oat for 5 seconds then return to a vertical position. 2. Move into a back fl oat for 5 seconds, roll to front then recover to a vertical position. 3. Push off and swim using combined arm and leg actions on front for 5 body lengths, roll to back, fl oat for 15 seconds, roll to the front then continue swimming for 5 body lengths. (You can assist the participant when taking a breath.)

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Age Category

Youth

Location

Lap Pool