"FIN"ishing Levels (Advanced Levels)

Classes will be held in The Wave Natatorium.
Yellow Fin
Yellow Fin
Yellow Fins further develop breaststroke rhythm and timing: pull, breathe, kick, and glide. Students will be introduced to the concepts of proprioception (how the body moves through water) and working upper body and lower body at different tempos. They will refine sidestroke legs for power and rhythm with arms.

Prerequisite


  • Students must be able to demonstrate freestyle entry
  • Catch and recovery and breaststroke arms
  • Rhythm and timing
  • Understand and be able to demonstrate rotation in freestyle and backstroke
Blue Fin
Blue Fin
Blue Fins build endurance to swim 75 yards straight using any stroke, as well as at least 50 yards backstroke, 25 yards butterfly, and 50 yards breaststroke with correct form and posture.  They also perfect butterfly rhythm and timing.

Prerequisite


  • Students must understand and demonstrate the correct timing of breaststroke
  • Create power and glide from both the breaststroke and side stroke legs
Tuna
Tuna level swimmers drill down and refine the nuances of all the competitive strokes of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly, and refine the sidestroke for water rescue.  Students also work toward longer, straight swims including 100 yards each of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and 50 yards butterfly with controlled, deliberate parts of the specific stroke.


Prerequisite


  • Students must be able to tread water for two minutes using any kick
  • Swim at least 50 yards straight in each freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke
  • Swim 25 yards in butterfly
  • Swim 75 yards straight using any strokes