Treasure Valley Family YMCA

Stage 6 Stroke Mechanics

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Dates: April 1, 2024 - June 27, 2024
Ages: 5 years - 12 years

Overview

In stage 6, students refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming, and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.

Prerequisites: CAN swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool, but CANNOT swim front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke across the pool and back.

Swimming Skills Developed:

Endurance, any stroke or combination of strokes, 150 yd.
Front crawl, flip turn, 50 yd
Back crawl, pull and flip turn, 50 yd
Dive, standing
Resting stroke, elementary backstroke or sidestroke, 50 yd
Tread water, retrieve object off bottom, tread 1 min
Breaststroke, open turn, 50 yd
Butterfly, 25 yd

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