Stroke Development
Stroke development is for advanced swimmers looking to improve their competitive strokes and build endurance.
Classes are available on weekday evenings.
Enrollment Perquisites:
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Swimmers must be at a Safe N Sound Swimming Dolphin or Whale level or equivalent.
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Must pass a complimentary evaluation.
Our Dolphin and Whale swim levels focus on developing the swimmer's technique and endurance.
Dolphin
Dolphin swimmers have mastered the water safety basics, becoming a Certified Safe Swimmer. They will now focus more on developing the strength, stamina, and techniques for proper swim strokes such as:
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Advanced Freestyle with side breathing
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Break stroke
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Standing dives
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Treading water
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Lap swimming
Once the dolphin swimmer has become proficient with these skills, they complete the dolphin level and advance to a Whale swimmer.
Whale
Whale swimmers are nearly finished with the Safe N Sound Swimming’s curriculum. Whale swimmers are working on advanced skills which prepare them for competitive and long-distance swimming as well life guarding. Skills gained at the Whale level include:
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Butterfly
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Competitive starts and flip turns
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Distance swimming in a group including circle swimming
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Endurance building by isolating certain stroke elements (i.e. kicks with kick board, side breathing with one arm etc)
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Stroke development and refinement.