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Swimming Curriculum

At Leo Sports, we believe that swimming is a life skill. Therefore, we approach each swim lesson with great skill, care, passion, and individual attention. When learning at Leo Swimming Club, every student benefits from a curriculum tested and proven by American professional swimmers. Our progressive curriculum focuses on water safety, swimming basics, and the four core swimming strokes: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly.

Our swimming levels are as follows:

Swim Level 1

Introduction to water class focusing on building comfort, confidence, and trust. Students will learn:

  • Blowing bubbles
  • Entering the pool unassisted
  • Basic kicking of freestyle and backstroke
  • Front glide and recover, back glide and recover
  • Breathe holding for 10 seconds
  • Practice to swim 15 meters unassisted

Evaluation test time: No limited time

Learn to Swim Level 1 Advanced:

Beginner level class focused on becoming proficient in fundamental swimming skills, including:

  • Developing kicking and freestyle/backstroke for 25 meters
  • Swimming 25 meters of freestyle
  • Breathe holding for 10 seconds

Evaluation test time: No limited time

Swim Level 2

Fundamentals of Aquatic Skills. Children will learn basic swimming skills, including:

  • Developing kicking, freestyle, and backstroke
  • Basic arm stroke development
  • Breathe holding for 15 seconds

Evaluation test time: 24 sessions

Swim Level 3

Stroke Development. Additional guided practice to improve skills, including:

  • Developing kicking techniques
  • Basic breaststroke and dolphin kick
  • Breathe holding for 20 seconds

Evaluation test time: 24 sessions

Swim Level 4

Proficient swimmers refine freestyle and backstroke technique and learn basics of breaststroke, focusing on side breathing for freestyle:

  • Developing kick for all strokes
  • Basic turn training
  • Breathe holding for 20-25 seconds

Evaluation test time: 24 sessions

Development Level 5

Swimmers refine technique in all strokes, introduce butterfly, flip turns, and diving:

  • Refining strokes
  • Developing butterfly and breaststroke
  • Breathe holding for 30 seconds

Evaluation test time: 24 sessions

Development Level 6

Focus on refining competitive strokes, starts, turns, and diving:

  • Refining strokes and techniques
  • Dolphin kick and stamina training
  • Breathe holding for 30-35 seconds

Evaluation test time: 24 sessions

Development Level 7

Refine competitive strokes and focus on distance while maintaining technique:

  • Refining strokes and techniques
  • Stamina and endurance training
  • Breathe holding for 35-40 seconds

Evaluation test time: 24 sessions

Pre-Squad

Advanced swimmers focus on distance, technique, and building confidence for recreational swim team:

  • Refining strokes and techniques to USA swimming standards
  • Stamina and endurance training
  • Breathe holding for 40 seconds

Evaluation test time: 24 sessions

Specialized Training Workshops: