DYNAMO SWIM SCHOOL
SWIM LESSONS FOR ALL
SEALS GROUPS
Requirements
SEALS 1
Must be minimum 3-5 years old.
No previous swimming experience required.
Must be coach ableand comfortable in water.
Additional Skills Obtained:
Able to submerge head and exhale underwater.
Able to open eyes underwater.
Perform a float on front and back for 5 seconds.
Jump into shallow water and climb out of pool.
Requirements:
Seals 2
Must be minimum 4-5 years old.
Must be able to exhale and open eyes underwater.
Perform float on front and back for 5 seconds.
Jump into shallow water.Previous skills will continue to be practiced until proficient.
Additional Skills Obtained:
Able to glide in streamline for 5 metres.
Able to perform float on front and back for 10 seconds.
Kick on front and back with board for 10 metres.
Kick on sides with board for 10 metres, half face breathing.
Jump into deep water and climb out.
Requirements:
Seals 3
Must be 4-6 years old.
Must be able to meet all previous level requirements.
Must be able to kick 10 metres on front and back metres with board.
Must be able to kick 10 metres on sides with board. Previous skills will continue to be practiced until proficient.
Additional Skills Obtained:
Able to complete 10 metres streamline kick on front and back.
Can perform Dolphin kick motion with or without fins.
Can complete a kneeling dive.
25 metres freestyle and backstroke kick with board.
25 metres kicking on sides with board, half face breathing
Requirements:
Seals 4
Must be able to meet all previous level requirements.
Must be able to complete 10 metres streamline freestyle kick unassisted with or without fins
Can Perform dolphin kick motion with or without fins.
Must be able to swim 25 metres freestyle and backstroke kick unassisted with board.
Must be able to perform 25 metres kicking on sides, half face breathing.Previous skills will continue to be practiced until proficient.
Additional Skills Obtained:
Able to swim 100 metres freestyle kick with board with or without fins.
Able to perform 50 metres freestyle swim with board.
Able to perform 50 metres streamline freestyle kick.
Able to perform 25 metres freestyle swim proficiently.
Able to perform a stationary flip turn.
Able to perform kneeling dives.
Able to perform underwater dolphin kick.
SEALS GROUPS
Requirements:
Seals 5
Must be able to meet all previous level requirements.
Must be able to complete 100 metres kick continuously on front with the kick board with or without fins.
Must be able to swim 50 freestyle with board.
Must be able to swim 25 freestyle proficiently
Must be able to complete 25 metres dolphin kick with or without the kick board.
Must be able to complete a dive and flip turn.
Previous skills will continue to be practiced until proficient.
Additional Skills Obtained:
Able to swim 50 metres backstroke swim with board.
Able to perform 100 metres backstroke kick with or without board.
Able to perform 25 metres backstroke swim proficiently.
Able to perform backstroke start.
Able to stroke count into wall.
Able to perform underwater dolphin kick on back (arms by sides).
Previous skills will continue to be practiced until proficient.
Requirements:
Seals 6
Must be able to meet all previous level requirements.
Must be able to swim 25 metres streamline kick from underwater start and hold streamline (preferably dolphin).
Must be able to complete 50 metres backstroke with board.
Must be able to complete 25 metres backstroke swim proficiently.
Must be able to kick continuously for 100 metres on back with or without board.
Previous skills will continue to be practiced until proficient.
Additional Skills Obtained:
Freestyle and Backstroke test sets/races i.e. 4x25@2.
Able to scull for 25 metres.
Able to swim 50 metres Freestyle and Backstroke proficiently.
Able to perform breaststroke kick for 100 metres with board.
Able to perform 25 metres breaststroke swim proficiently.
Able to perform two-hand touch turns.
Able to perform track start.
Able to perform underwater pull-out.
Requirements:
Seals 7
Must be able to meet all previous level requirements.
Must be able to perform underwater streamline breakout and hold a full 8 dolphin kicks.
Must be able to complete 50 metres dolphin kick with or without board.
Must be able to complete 100 metres breaststroke kick.
Must be able to swim 25 metres breaststroke proficiently.
Must be able to complete 25 metres freestyle in under 1 minute.
Must be able to complete 25 metres backstroke in under 1m30s.
Previous skills will continue to be practiced until proficient
Additional Skills Obtained:
Freestyle and Backstroke test sets/races i.e. 4x25@1.
Able to complete 50 metres of “Worm” Drill with good timing.
Able to perform dolphin kick for 100 metres with or without fins.
Able to swim 50 metres butterfly drill with fins.
Able to perform 25 metres butterfly swim proficiently.
Able to perform a relay takeover.
Has a basic understanding of individual medley, All four competitive strokes?
After learning all four strokes swimmers can join the Swim Team and participate in competition.
DYNAMO SWIM TEAM
REGIONAL GROUP B
Requirements
Swimmers Can swim 200IM with starts and turns.
REGIONAL GROUP A
Requirements:
Swimmers can swim 200 IM in 4 min.
DIVISIONAL GROUP
Requirements:
Qualifications times in one event for Divisional Championship.
PROVINCIAL/NATIONAL GROUP
Requirements:
Qualifications times in one event at Provincials Championship