果果的游泳班(Ashley’s Swimming Class)

今年夏天的时候,在我们家附近新开了一家健身中心(www.msta-swim.com)包括室内游泳馆, 同时开了许多小孩的游泳班。果果前两年的夏天在别处分别上了一期的半小时班,进步不是很明显。因为离家太远,也没有坚持。今年暑假,果果从第二级(海马Seahorse)开始学习。秋季开学后接着参加第三级(金鱼Goldfish)的周末班。果果现在已经可以不用帮助从小泳池的一边游到另外一边。除了侧身游方向会歪,其他的仰泳,俯泳都能达到要求。应该很快可以再升一级。

Happy Fish

Back Floating

 

Flutter Kick On Stomach

Breathing

游泳班的分级设置和要求。

Levels Length Ratio Age Goals
Starfish 30 mins 1:4 3-5
  • Comfortable in the pool with the teachers
  • Monkey walk
  • Submersion with assistance
  • Float on the back with assistance
  • Swim a short distance (5 yards) with digging and kicking unassisted
  • Climb out of the pool, jump into the pool and swim back to the wall with assistance
Seahorse 30 mins 1:4 4-6
  • Float on back for 10 seconds unassisted
  • Swim a short distance (10 yards) with digging and kicking with upward breathing unassisted
  • Climb out of pool, jump into pool and swim back to wall unassisted
Goldfish 45 mins 1:4 4-6
  • Rolly Polly alternately swimming dog paddle for 5 seconds on front and back
  • Kick on your back the entire width of the pool using sculling hands
  • Flutter kick on stomach and back in streamline
  • Flutter kick on side
Sea Lion 45 mins 1:4 5-7
  • Kicking: Flutter kick on the stomach and the back in streamline
  • Freestyle and Backstroke: Introduce freestyle with bilateral side breathing
  • Freestyle and Backstroke: Introduce backstroke
  • Treading Water and Diving: Tread water in deep water with assistance
  • Treading Water and Diving: Dive in deep water with assistance
Sting Ray 45 mins 1:4 5-8
  • Kicking: Flutter kick on the side
  • Freestyle and Backstroke: Introduce flutter kick on the side
  • Freestyle and Backstroke: Introduce side breathing with proper body position
Dolphin 45 mins 1:4 6-8
  • Kicking: Dolphin and breaststroke kick on the kickboard
  • Freestyle and Backstroke: Proper freestyle with bilateral side breathing
  • Freestyle and Backstroke: Proper backstroke
  • Butterfly: Introduce butterfly
  • Treading Water and Diving: Tread water in deep water for 30 seconds unassisted
  • Treading Water and Diving: Proper dive in deep water unassisted
Shark 45 mins 1:6 6-10
  • Freestyle and Backstroke: Continue to refine freestyle and backstroke
  • Butterfly: Proper butterfly
  • Breaststroke: Introduce breaststroke
  • Turns: Introduce flip turns
Killer Whale 45 mins 1:6 6-10
  • Freestyle, Backstroke and Butterfly: Continue to refine freestyle, backstroke and butterfly
  • Breaststroke: Proper breaststroke
  • Turns: Proper flip turns
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