Welcome to our Swim Programs.
If you have any questions regarding programs please contact [email protected] or are interested in the competitive team [email protected]
SWIM LESSONS SPRING SESSION INFORMATION
Registration is now open! Please note that as classes reach capacity, we cannot add more clots as it will interfere with the safety of our instructor:student ratio.
Our Spring Session will be a 6-week consecutive course on the following Sundays:
14 April | 21 April | 28 April | 5 May | 12 May | 19 May
PLEASE NOTE:
- There are limited spots available for Spring Session.
- We will NOT have Level 1 classes during Spring Session.
Your child will need to be able to be separate from parents comfortably, be able to blow bubbles,
float on their back, and be comfortable in the “big pool” (3 ft deep) with an instructor’s assistance.
- The participating students must be 4 years or older.
- Female swimmers must be in one-piece suits. No bikini or tankini swimsuits.
- All students will need a pair of goggles that does not go over the nose.
- Level 2 and Level 3 objectives have been adjusted to create a better transition into the upper levels
2024 Spring Clinic Hosted by The Wiesbaden Wahoos
Open to all current competitive team members and pre-team swim lessons members or anyone interested in joining competitive swimming.
If you have not swam with the Wahoos in the 2023-2024 season, your swimmer MUST be able to complete 50 meters (2 pool lengths) unassisted of freestyle and 50 meters unassisted backstroke, float on their back for 60 seconds unassisted, tread water for 60 seconds unassisted. If you have any questions about your swimmer please reach out to [email protected].
Group registrations include Monday and Wednesday plus one hour on Saturdays OR Tuesday and Thursday plus one hour on Saturdays.
Please select a Monday/Wednesday OR Tuesday/Thursday slot AND a one hour time for Saturday when registering.
Weekday pool is The Bubble, Schwimmbad Mainzer and Saturday pool is Kleinfeldchen Pool Wiesbaden.
Spring Swim Clinic is to focus on technique and being more effective in the water. This could be hand entry, dropped elbow, pulling the water with your forearm,
head position, streamlining of the wall, the rotation of your shoulders, pacing, bilateral breathing, etc. Regardless of the assigned level, throughout all 10 weeks, the coaches
will have a strong focus on kicking, teaching the importance of building both muscular and cardiovascular endurance, growing our swimmer’s confidence on the block and with themselves!
We offer swim lessons for children ages 4 to 16. Our program runs Sundays in Budenheim between 12 and 3 p.m.
Classes are 25 min or 45 min in length. We offer beginner levels through advanced and pre-team for those looking to join our swim team but may need to build endurance and stroke technique.
Program Objectives are as follows:
Level 2:
Level 2 swimmers will continue to integrate safe swim guidelines and continue to practice beginning swimming skills and building confidence in swimming safely. To graduate to Level 3, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
| Identify at least three (3) Safety rules |
- Never swim alone |
| Breath Hold |
Hold breath underwater for 3-5 seconds with mouth closed |
| Bubbles |
Blow bubbles through nose with humming sound for 3-5 seconds |
| Jump and return to wall |
Jump from side of pool to 2-3 feet away from wall |
| Rest position |
Float on back for 15 seconds unassisted in rest/starfish position |
| Flutter kick-sitting on wall |
Assisted flutter kick movement while sitting on wall |
| Flutter kick with kickboard |
10 meters unassisted flutter kick with legs at surface of the water |
| Beginner front crawl |
Front crawl with “scoops” |
| Front crawl to Rest position |
Rotate from front crawl position to rest/starfish position (floating on back) with minimal assistance |
| Toy grab |
Submerge from sitting position on wall or jump in, blow bubbles, grab toy from 3 ft (bottom), and return to surface |
| Beginner breaststroke (frog) kick |
knees toward chest (chicken), |
Level 3:
Level 3 swimmers will demonstrate all previous level competencies, continue to demonstrate knowledge of safe swimming, and will advance to swimming short distances unassisted and building confidence in deeper water levels. To graduate to Level 4, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
| Identify at least five (5) safety rules |
- Never swim alone |
| Floating |
Float on back for 30 seconds unassisted in rest/starfish position |
| Flutter kick with board |
10-15 meters unassisted while keeping legs straight and at the surface |
| Flutter kick on back |
10-15 meters unassisted while keeping legs straight and at the surface |
| Superman pose breaths on wall |
Hold onto wall with both hands, flutter kick with legs straight behind. |
| Superman Kicking |
5-10 consecutive breaths looking to the side with kickboard, arms out in superman pose |
| Front crawl/freestyle |
Paddle in front crawl style motion 10 meters (width of 2 swimming lanes, unassisted, with strong freestyle flutter kick |
| Front crawl/freestyle with recovery |
Paddle in front crawl style motion 5-10 meters unassisted, with strong freestyle flutter kick |
| Beginner Backstroke |
Swim on back flutter kick with backstroke arms 10-15 meters |
| Beginner breaststroke kick |
On wall in superman position and/or with kickboard |
| Beginner Breaststroke |
Knees toward chest (chicken) feet outward position (airplane) whip around, feet together (soldier) |
| Sitting dive |
Begin diving from the side of the pool from sitting position, arms in streamline, push off wall, glide 2-3 meters |
Level 4:
Level 4 swimmers will demonstrate all previous level competencies, continue to build, and demonstrate knowledge of safe swimming and will swim up to 20 meters unassisted in deeper water, building confidence and endurance. To graduate to Level 5, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
| Identify All Safety Rules |
- Never swim alone |
| Freestyle flutter kick, unassisted |
Develop a strong freestyle flutter kick, utilizing the entire leg, feet below the water unassisted for 20 meters |
| Back flutter kick |
Develop a strong backstroke flutter kick, utilizing the entire leg, feet below the water, unassisted for 20 meters |
| Tread Water |
Tread water with hand and arm sculling with bicycle kick legs and rhythmic above water breathing for 30-60 seconds unassisted, instructor in arms reach. |
| Rotary Breathing |
Demonstrate freestyle rotary breathing, with chin to chest/ear to arm, with mild assistance (not with kick) for 30-60 seconds |
| Complete freestyle |
Demonstrate freestyle kick, pull, and breathing for 15 meters unassisted |
| Complete Breaststroke |
Develop and demonstrate breaststroke pull, kick, and breathing for 15-20 meters, unassisted |
| Sitting Dive |
Develop diving progression, dive in sitting position from wall unassisted. |
| Kneeling Dive |
Begin diving from side of pool in a kneeling position. |
| Object Retrieval |
Develop in water diving, retrieving objects from 1-2 meters in depth. |
| Elementary Backstroke |
Combine arms (chicken, airplane, soldier), with legs (bend at knees, feet out and around, return to streamline), with rhythmic breathing, 20 meters unassisted. |
| Side Stroke |
Introduce the arm pull, and leg whip kick, combined, 10 meters unassisted |
Level 5:
Level 5 swimmers will demonstrate all previous level competencies, continue to build, and demonstrate knowledge of safe swimming and will swim 25 meters unassisted in deeper water, building confidence and endurance. To graduate to PreTeam, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
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- Never swim alone |
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| Breaststroke |
Develop and demonstrate breaststroke kick, pull, glide, and breathing pattern, 25 meters unassisted |
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| Backstroke |
Develop and demonstrate backstroke kick, shoulder rotation with proper arm stroke and rhythmic breathing, 25 meters unassisted |
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| Freestyle |
Develop and demonstrate freestyle proper arm stroke and breathing pattern, with flutter kick, 25 meters unassisted |
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| Elementary Backstroke |
Demonstrate elementary backstroke, with proper arm stroke and breaststroke kick 25 meters unassisted |
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| Streamline on front 15 Meters |
Demonstrate streamline positioning on front and back with flutter kick, 15 meters unassisted |
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| Seated Dive |
Demonstrate seated dive |
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| Kneeling Dive |
Demonstrate kneeling dive |
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| Deep Diving |
Develop in water diving, utilizing a pike dive, retrieving object from 3 meters in depth |
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| Treading Water |
Tread water with hand and arm sculling alternating bicycle kick legs and eggbeater legs, include rhythmic above water breathing for 60 seconds unassisted, instructor in arms reach. |
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| Beginning Dolphin Kick |
Introduction to dolphin kick |
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| Butterfly stroke pull |
Introduction to butterfly stroke pull |
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| Sidestroke |
Introduction to sidestroke, working on whip kick and arm pull movements. Swim at least 20 meters unassisted. |
PreTeam:
Pre-team swimmers have mastered all previous levels and are ready to develop the four (4) strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, and skills, dives, starts and flip turns, that are required for the swim team. To graduate, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
| Identify All Safety Rules
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- Never swim alone - Always swim with an adult - If you are tired, float on your back - Call 112 for an emergency - Tell an adult if someone is in the water - If you fall in, shout for help really loud and float on your back - If you see someone fall in, do not go into the water to save them. Throw a flotation device, tell an adult, and call for help
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| Endurance, 50 meters, Freestyle
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Demonstrate increased endurance in freestyle, comfortably swimming 50m without breaks
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| Endurance, 50 Meters, Backstroke
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Demonstrate increased endurance in backstroke, comfortably swimming 50m without breaks
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| Endurance, 50 meters, Breaststroke |
Demonstrate increased endurance in breaststroke strokes, comfortably swimming 50m without breaks |
| Endurance, 25 meters, Butterfly |
Demonstrate increased endurance in butterfly, comfortably swimming 25m without breaks |
| Breaststroke
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Develop coordination of breaststroke, further refining the arm pull, breathing pattern, breaststroke kick, and glide |
| Backstroke |
Develop coordination of backstroke, further refining the arm and shoulder rotation, flutter kick, and rhythmic breathing |
| Freestyle |
Develop coordination of freestyle, further refining the arm length, pull and rotary breathing |
| Butterfly |
Develop coordination of butterfly, further developing and refining the simultaneous arm pull rotation, breathing, and butterfly (dolphin) kick |
| Deep Water Dive |
Demonstrate deep water dives; diving from side of the pool, swim to the middle of the deep end, dive 3 meters with pike dive, retrieve object |
| Tread Water |
Tread water with hand and arm sculling alternating bicycle kick legs and eggbeater legs, include rhythmic above water breathing for 60 seconds unassisted |
| Weighted Water Tread |
Tread water with alternating kicks, including rhythmic above water breathing, while holding 5-pound weighted block overhead, instructor in arms reach. |
