TADPOLE SWIM LESSONS

Beginnger Swim

Building independence and foundational swim skills.

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TADPOLES

Swimmers begin developing the essential skills needed for safe and independent movement through the water. Instructors teach and build on fundamental swim skills to ensure that each swimmer becomes both capable and confident in the water.

Is This Level Right For My Swimmer?

This level may be a great fit if your swimmer:

✓ Is comfortable participating in lessons

✓ Can enter the water with confidence

✓ Is ready for increased independence

✓ Is developing foundational swimming skills

Tadpoles are:

3y+
beginner swimmers
learning in private, semi-private + groups lesson formats (groups are capped at 3 swimmers - an extra instructor/helper will be in water as needed)

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

This beginner, independent level class focuses on introducing and reinforcing the swim lesson routine, safety skills and boundaries to build swimmers’ safety + comfort in the water.

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Tadpole 1s are...

able to safely participate in lessons independently + follow instruction from an instructor
NOT yet totally comfortable putting their face in the water or entering into a float on their back or front.

Tadpole 1 Skills

Build comfort + confidence towards full submersion
Intro + practice nose bubbles technique
Intro to streamline foundations
Intro to foundational swim skills (scooping, kicking, floating)
Introduced to entering recovery back float position from a front crawl (flipping from front to back)

TADPOLE

This level focuses on continuing to improve swimmers’ independence and confidence in the water, while teaching foundational swim skills.

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

Tadpole 2 Skills

Reinforce comfort in front float + refine streamline technique
independent partial submersions
proper kicking + scooping technique
Building towards an independent front crawl + entrance into recovery back float
increasing confidence + comfort maintaining a back float

What Success Looks Like

Swimmers become more confident engaging in swim lessons, demonstrating grasp of the routine, activities and key safety and swimming skills.

What's Next?

Once swimmers demonstrate confidence to engage in independent lessons with the instructor, they may progress to beginner skills in the Goldfish class.

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PRO TIPS

Parents should not enter the water during a tadpole lesson unless otherwise requested by instructor (or in case of emergency). Parent participation can become a barrier to learning the skills for solo swim.

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