Evaluation Day

September 7 Details

• Evaluation open for all levels (Level 1-7, Swim Prep 1-2, Swim Team)
• Evaluation Duration: 5-10 minutes
• When: Tuesday, September 7, 2021
• Evaluation Times: 6:15pm-7:00pm
• What to bring: Bathing suit (required), swim cap, goggles, towel.
• Instructions: Use family locker room to change, enter the pool deck through the family locker room entrance, take a seat on the bleachers on the pool deck and wait for check in, we will call your name when we are ready to begin!

October 4 Details

• Evaluation open for all levels (Level 1-7, Swim Prep 1-2, Swim Team)
• Evaluation Duration: 5-10 minutes
• When: Monday, Octover 4, 2021
• Evaluation Times: 6:15pm-7:00pm
• What to bring: Bathing suit (required), swim cap, goggles, towel.
• Instructions: Use family locker room to change, enter the pool deck through the family locker room entrance, take a seat on the bleachers on the pool deck and wait for check in, we will call your name when we are ready to begin!

**Swimmers will be evaluated based on the skill levels below. 

Skill Level Descriptions

• Level 1: Water Exploration - Submerge face, blow bubbles, supported float: back and front, enter/exit water independently, navigate comfortably at pool side, alternating arms action, supported kicking: front and back, and basic water safety.
• Level 2: Primary Skills - Breath control, retrieve objects in the water, unsupported float: back and front, rhythmic breathing, jumping into shallow end, unassisted flutter kick: front and back, flutter kick on back with some arm action, and basic water safety.
• Level 3: Stroke Readiness - Retrieve objects in water 5 yards out, eyes open bobbing, complete underwater submersion, jump into deep water, streamline dive from side of pool,  prone & supine glide, freestyle with side breathing, backstroke technique, elementary back kick, and basic water safety.
• Level 4: Stroke Development - Elementary backstroke, breaststroke kick, sculling and treading water, swim full length of pool (25yards) freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, dolphin kicking, and basic water safety.
• Level 5: Stroke Refinement - Sprint kicking: dolphin and flutter kick, introduction to starting blocks, sidestroke, competitive freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke techniques, wall push offs and open turns, streamline dives from the side of the pool.
• Level 6: Stroke Proficiency - Competitive stroke timing and rhythm, freestyle and backstroke flip turns, breaststroke pull outs, endurance freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, introduction to advanced stroke development drills.
• Level 7: Advanced Skills - Underwater dolphin kicking, sprint freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, competitive race starts, breakouts, individual medley skills, tempo training, speed development.
• Swim Team Prep 1 -  Competitive freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke technique, wall push offs and open turns, freestyle and backstroke flip turns, streamline dives, underwater dolphin kick, advanced sculling techniques, and introduction to basic swim sets. (Appropriate for Level 5 to Level 6 skill level.)
• Swim Team Prep 2 - Competitive butterfly technique, distance freestyle technique, competitive race starts, breakouts, individual medley skills, sprint technique, endurance conditioning, and introduction to advanced swim sets. (Appropriate for Level 7 to Level 8 skill level.)
• Competitive Swim Team - Competitive starts and turns, relay exchanges, comprehension of advanced swim sets, basic flexibility and strength training, 15m underwater dolphin kick, advanced stroke techniques, race strategy, team building, and swim meets.