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Tadpoles

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Our Tadpoles swim lessons are perfect for beginner level swimmers, as they start to develop technique and independence to swim. Instructors teach and build on fundamental swim skills to ensure that each swimmer becomes both capable and confident in the water.

Tadpoles are not yet 100% comfortable in water without 1:1 assistance or floating devices.

They ARE able to hear and follow simple instructions with increasing independence. 3:1 swim instruction. Parents are not permitted to join their swimmers but are welcome to offer encouragement from the deck!

TADPOLE

1

This beginner class at the independent level will focus on Introducing and enforcing a swim routine and boundaries to build swimmers’ safety + comfort in the water.

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TADPOLE 1s are:

  • Able to safely participate in lessons independently and follow instruction from swim instructor.

  • NOT yet comfortable putting their face in the water or entering into a float on their back or front.

In TADPOLE 1, swimmers will:

  • Gain comfort/familiarity with the independent lesson format

  • Be introduced to water safety skills/boundaries to maintain their safety and comfort in the water

  • Build comfort and confidence towards full submersion

  • Be introduced to nose bubbles technique

  • Be introduced to streamline foundations

  • Be introduced to foundational swim skills (scooping, kicking, floating)

  • Be introduced to entering recovery back float position from a front crawl (flipping from front to back)

TADPOLE

2

This level focuses on continuing to improve swimmers’ independence and confidence in the water. 

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TADPOLE 2s are:

  • able to participate in lessons independently and follow instruction from a swim instructor.

  • comfortable with submerging at least ½ of their face independently, able to complete a full submersion with assistance. T

  • building confidence with lesson structure and able to complete most tadpole skills successfully.

In TADPOLE 2, swimmers will:

  • Reinforce comfort in front float and refine streamline technique (with instructor support)

  • Perform independent submersions of at least ½ of their face, build towards full independent submersions 1-2 seconds

  • Practice proper kicking and scooping technique for efficient forward progress

  • Build towards an independent front crawl

  • Work towards independent entrance into recovery backfloat from a front crawl position

  • build confidence and comfort maintaining a back float (with instructor support

  • Private, Semi-Private and Groups lessons

  • Tadpole group lessons are limited to 4 swimmers/lesson

  • An extra instructor/helper will be in water as needed

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