Lakeview Marlins Swim and Dive Team

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Interested in Group Swim Lessons? Group swim lessons are designed for those learning to swim, becoming more comfortable in the water, and working on stroke technique. Group lesson ratios for instructors to swimmers will be at or below 1:5

Lessons are Monday through Friday at 10:15 or 10:45am.

Week 1 June 22– June 26

Week 2 June 29 – July 3

Week 3 July 6 - July 10

Week 4 July 13 - July 17

Week 5 July 20 - July 24

Weekly lessons cost $100.00 

If you have questions, please email Erica Andresen at [email protected]

Cardinal Swim Lessons Options

Cardinal 1

Swim lessons designed for children ages 3&up. *No exceptions for children under 3 years of age.

*All children must be toilet-trained

Lessons are 25 minutes in length

10:15-10:40am or 10:45-11:10am

Prerequisites:

• Must willingly leave parent or guardian
• Long hair must be braided or placed in a swim cap
• Goggles are optional, however we recommend Speedo Jr. Vanquisher 2.0 and Speedo Kids Skoogles Swim Goggle for the younger kids

Skills practiced:

• Water Adjustment
• Safety Rules
• Entering and Exiting the pool
• Bubbles - breath control - going under water in chest deep water
• Hold breath for 5 seconds
• Supported Front and Back Float

• Supported Front and Back Glide
• Supported Front and Back Kicking
• Retrieve object off bottom

Cardinal 2

Prerequisites:

• Must willingly leave parent or guardian
• Long Hair must be braided or placed in a swim cap
• Goggles are optional, however we recommend Speedo Jr. Vanquisher 2.0 and Speedo Kids Skoogles Swim Goggle for the younger kids

• Master of all Skills in Cardinal 1, as well as:
  • Float for 3-5 seconds independently on front or back
  • Comfortable in chest deep water.
  • Can put face in water for 3-5 seconds

Skills practiced:

• Transition from front to back float and back to front float
• Front crawl (Freestyle) and Back crawl (Backstroke) kick
• Kick on front/back with arms in streamline position unassisted
• Introduction to front crawl and backstroke arms
• Jump in and swim back to the side unassisted

Cardinal 3

Prerequisites:

• Long Hair must be braided or placed in a swim cap
• Goggles are optional, however we recommend Speedo Jr. Vanquisher 2.0 and Speedo Kids Skoogles Swim Goggle for the younger kids
• Master of all Skills in Cardinal 2, as well as:
  • Kick on front/back with arms in streamline position

Skills practiced:

• Front crawl (Freestyle) kick
• Back crawl (Backstroke) kick
• Introduction to front crawl and backstroke arms
• Rotary Breathing
• Jump in and swim back to the side unassisted
• Treading water
• Diving
• Introduction to breaststroke and butterfly kick

Cardinal 4 - Stroke Development 

Prerequisites:

• Long Hair must be braided or placed in a swim cap
• Goggles are required. We recommend Speedo Jr. Vanquisher 2.0 and TYR Blackops/Black Hawk
• Must be able to swim Freestyle with face in and Backstroke. Freestyle breathing will be focused as well as Backstroke efficiency.

Skills practiced:

• Freestyle Rotary Breathing (side breathers)
• Backstroke
• Introduction to breaststroke and butterfly
• Treading water
• Diving
• Flip turn introduction