Saturday Swim School

ABOUT

Saturday Swim School has been operating at the American Embassy School for over 45 years. It is American Red Cross Swimming and water safety program that benefits as much the students as it does the instructors.

The purpose of the American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program is two-fold: to teach people how to be safe in, on and around water; and to teach people of all ages and varying abilities how to swim. Using a logical progression, the program covers the knowledge and skills needed for aquatic skill development, which, in turn, leads to safer and better swimmers.

The Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program teaches people of all ages and varying abilities to swim and be safe in, on and around water. Swimming readiness and swim instruction courses with in the Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program include Preschool Aquatics, Learn-to- Swim and Adult Swim courses. These courses take an inclusive approach that emphasizes skill development in conjunction with water safety and drowning prevention education. The Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety program help teach all the age groups how to enjoy the water safely and how to stay safe in the event of an emergency.

The instructors are A.E.S. high school students who enjoy working with children and who have a swimming background. They are required to attend in-service training sessions in order to be prepared to deliver the lessons and to do so effectively. The instructors learn about lesson preparation, effective lesson delivery, biomechanics behind water safety skill will be taught along with proper swimming technique, and on a more interpersonal level, they learn how positive feedback, tolerance and patience can enhance learning and enjoyment.

The student swimmers are taught basic foundation skills at the lower levels with defined progressions through the levels. Each skill taught is a building block towards a higher-level skill. Upon completion of all 6 levels of the Saturday Swim School program swimmers should be able to properly perform all four competitive strokes. In addition to the skills of the different strokes, time is spent on water safety as it applies to the individual swimmer and to swimmers in need of assistance.

The Saturday Swim School is open to American Embassy School students, parents and siblings. The lessons are 40 minutes in duration with a 10 minutes break and run for 6 weeks: Dates are April 12, April 19, April 26, May 3, May 10 and May 17 . The cost of the lessons is $60.

We may have multiple classes of the same course going at the same time. Please register for only one section. A child should only be registered for one course.

Registration is open for 3 days, March 24 4:00 pm - March 26 4:00pm. Choose your level and time slot.

Online payments are available using Visa/Mastercard Cards.

Note: We have restricted 6 students per time slot for each levels..

LEVELS

Level - Preschool Aquatics

Enter water using ramp, steps or side
Exit water using ladder, steps or side
Blow bubbles, 3 seconds
Submerge mouth, nose and eyes
Open eyes underwater and retrieve submerged objects (in shallow water)
Front glide, 2 body lengths
Recover from a front glide to a vertical position
Back glide, 2 body lengths
Back float, 3 seconds
Recover from a back float or glide to a vertical position
Roll from front to back
Roll from back to front
Arm and hand treading actions (in chest
deep water)
Alternating leg action on front, 2 body lengths
Simultaneous leg action on front, 2 body lengths
Alternating arm action on front, 2 body lengths
Simultaneous arm action on front, 2 body lengths
Combined arm and leg actions on front, 2 body lengths
Alternating leg action on back, 2 body lengths
Simultaneous leg action on back, 2 body lengths
Alternating arm action on back, 2 body lengths
Simultaneous arm action on back, 2 body lengths
Combined arm and leg actions on back, 2 body lengths

Learn-to-Swim Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills

Enter water using ramp, steps or side
Exit water using ladder, steps or side
Blow bubbles, 3 seconds
Bobbing, 5 times
Open eyes underwater and retrieve submerged objects, 2 times (in shallow water)
Front glide, 2 body lengths
Recover from a front glide to a vertical position
Back glide, 2 body lengths
Back float, 5 seconds
Recover from a back float or glide to a vertical position
Roll from front to back
Roll from back to front
Arm and hand treading actions (in chest
deep water)
Alternating leg action on front, 2 body lengths
Simultaneous leg action on front, 2 body lengths
Alternating arm action on front, 2 body lengths
Simultaneous arm action on front, 2 body lengths
Combined arm and leg actions on front, 2 body lengths
Alternating leg action on back, 2 body lengths
Simultaneous leg action on back, 2 body lengths
Alternating arm action on back, 2 body lengths
Simultaneous arm action on back, 2 body lengths
Combined arm and leg actions on back, 2 body lengths

Learn-to-Swim Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side (into shoulder-deep water)
Exit water using ladder, steps or side (from chest-deep water)
Fully submerge and hold breath, 10 seconds
Bobbing, 10 times (in chest-deep water)
Open eyes underwater and retrieve submerged objects, 3 times (in chest-deep water)
Rotary breathing, 5 times
Front glide, 2 body lengths
Float in a face-down position, 10 seconds Front float, Jellyfish float & Tuck float
Recover from a front float or glide to a vertical position
Back glide, 2 body lengths
Back float, 15 seconds in chest-deep water
Recover from a back float or glide to a vertical position in chest-deep water
Roll from front to back
Roll from back to front
Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back
Tread water using arm and leg actions, 15 seconds (in shoulder-deep water)
Combined arm and leg actions on front, 5 body lengths
Finning arm action on back, 5 body lengths
Combined arm and leg actions on back, 5 body lengths

Learn-to-Swim Level 3 - Stroke Development

Enter water by jumping from the side (into deep water), fully submerge, then recover to the surface and return to the side
Headfirst entry from the side in a sitting position (in water at least 9 feet deep)
Headfirst entry from the side in a kneeling position (in water at least 9 feet deep)
Bobbing while moving toward safety, 15 times (in chest-deep water)
Rotary breathing, 15 times
Survival float on front, 30 seconds (in deep water)
Back float, 1 minute (in deep water)
Change from vertical to horizontal position on front (in deep water)
Change from vertical to horizontal position on back (in deep water)
While in a vertical position, rotate 1 full turn (in deep water)
Tread water, 1 minute (in deep water)
Push off in a streamlined position on front, then begin dolphin kicking, 3 to 5 body lengths
Front crawl, 15 meters
Breaststroke kick, 15 meters
Elementary backstroke, 15 meters
Scissors kick, 15 meters

Learn-to-Swim Level 4 - Stroke Improvement

Headfirst entry from the side in a compact position (in water at least 9 feet deep)*
Headfirst entry from the side in a stride position (in water at least 9 feet deep)*
Swim underwater, 3 to 5 body lengths (without hyperventilating)
Feetfirst surface dive, submerging completely
Survival swimming, 1 minute (in deep water)
Front crawl open turn
Back crawl open turn
Tread water using 2 different kicks (modified scissors, modified breaststroke or rotary), 2 minutes
Front crawl, 25 meters
Breaststroke, 15 meters
Butterfly, 15 meters
Push off in a streamlined position on back and begin flutter kicking, 3 to 5 body lengths
Push off in a streamlined position on back and begin dolphin kicking, 3 to 5 body lengths
Elementary backstroke, 25 meters
Back crawl, 15 meters
Sidestroke, 15 meters

Learn-to-Swim Level 5 - Stroke Refinement

Shallow-angle dive from the side (in water at least 9 feet deep)*
Shallow-angle dive, glide 2 to 3 body lengths and begin any front stroke (in water at least 9 feet deep)*
Tuck surface dive, submerging completely
Pike surface dive, submerging completely
Front flip turn while swimming
Backstroke flip turn while swimming
Tread water, 5 minutes
Tread water, using legs only, 2 minutes
Front crawl, 50 meters
Breaststroke, 25 meters
Butterfly, 25 meters
Elementary backstroke, 50 meters
Back crawl, 25 meters
Standard (back) scull, 30 seconds
Sidestroke, 25 meters

Learn-to-Swim Level 6 - Personal Water Safety

Front crawl, 100 meters
Elementary backstroke, 100 meters
Back crawl, 50 meters
Breaststroke, 50 meters
Sidestroke, 50 meters
Butterfly, 50 meters
Front crawl open turn while swimming
Back crawl open turn while swimming
Front flip turn while swimming
Backstroke flip turn while swimming
Sidestroke open turn while swimming
Butterfly turn while swimming
Breaststroke turn while swimming
Circle swimming
Using a pace clock
Using a pull buoy while swimming, 25 meters
Using fins while swimming, 25 meters
Using paddles while swimming, 25 meters
Feet first surface dive (in water at least 7-feet deep)
Tuck surface dive (in water at least 7-feet deep)
Pike surface dive (in water at least 7-feet deep)
Back float, 5 minutes (in deep water)
Survival float, 5 minutes (in deep water)
Survival swimming, 10 minutes
Tread water, using legs only, 2 minutes (in deep water)
Surface dive and retrieve an object from the bottom (in water at least 7 to 10 feet deep)

Contact Pool Office

For any questions / concerns, please contact the pool office at extension 3850 or email mmitra@aes.ac.in

Welcome to Saturday Swim School.