Swim - Level 1

Prerequisite: All participants must be evaluated by pool staff prior to registration. There is no prerequisite for this class. It is designed for children with little or no experience in the water. Returning participants need to contact pool staff to ensure the correct prerequisite skills are listed on their SDRecConnect account. Otherwise, ActiveNet will not allow you to register for any upper level lessons. If this is your first time registering for lessons with the City of San Diego you will need to contact pool staff to schedule a swim assessment and if needed, help create an SDRecConnect account.

Objectives: This class is designed for participants to become proficient in fundamental aquatic skills, and to introduce more advanced safety concepts and skills. Goggles are not allowed for this level.

Skills: Safety concepts, following directions, entering and exiting pool, breath control, rhythmic breathing, multiple front and back floats, retrieve object from chest deep water, jumping in to pool, front and back glides, front and back flutter kicking, roll over from front glide to back float, freestyle arm strokes, side breathing, and porpoise dives.