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Aquatics
FITNESS
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM (AGES 3 - 5)
Give your child a head start on learning to swim. The Lifesaving
Society Preschool program helps your child to develop an
appreciation and healthy respect for the water before these kids
get in too deep.
In our basic aquatic progressions we work to ensure 3 to 5-year
olds become comfortable in the water and have fun acquiring
and developing a foundation of water skills. We incorporate
Lifesaving Society Water Smart® education in all Preschool levels.
PRESCHOOL A
These preschoolers will have fun learning to get in and out of the
water. We’ll help them jump into chest deep water. They will try
floats and glide on their front and back, and learn to get their face
wet and blow bubbles underwater.
PRESCHOOL B
These preschoolers learn to jump into chest-deep water
by themselves, and get in and get out wearing a lifejacket.
They’ll submerge and exhale underwater. While underwater and
while wearing a life jacket, they'll glide on their front and back.
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PRESCHOOL C
These youngsters will try both jumping and a sideways entry into
deep water while wearing a lifejacket. They’ll recover objects from
the bottom in waist-deep water. They’ll work on kicking and gliding
through the water on their front and back.
PRESCHOOL D
Advanced preschoolers will learn to do solo jumps into deeper water
and get out by themselves. They’ll do sideways entries and open their
eyes underwater. They’ll master a short (5m) swim on their front
wearing a lifejacket and gliding and kicking on their side.
JUNIOR SWIM CLUB (JSC)
This program is geared to youths 10 – 15 years of age who wish
to continue working on their swimming or life-saving skills.
Motivated by a qualified instructor the participant will improve
their stroke mechanics, strength and endurance and life-saving
techniques in a rigorous one-hour workout.
PRESCHOOL E
These youngsters get more adventuresome with a forward roll
entry wearing a lifejacket and holding their breath under water
for 10 seconds. They’ll work on front and back crawl swims for
5m, interval training and get a giggle out of whip kick.
Note: The JSC is designed to fill the gap between
Life Saving Society Swimmer 9 and Bronze Medallion / Cross.
Prerequisite: Participants are expected to have completed
Swimmer 9 or have equivalent swimming ability.
COMPLETING THE
PRESCHOOL PROGRAM
Preschoolers move from Preschool to
Swimmer based on age — traditionally
around 5-6 years old.
Preschoolers who have completed
Preschool E would move to Swimmer 2;
all others move to Swimmer 1.
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