AVAC Swim School Level Progression

Vocabulary flashcards defining levels and required skills in the AVAC Swim School teacher progression.

Primary Skills (AVAC Swim School)

Skills that students need to master to pass a level, indicated by bold text in the level progression chart.

Secondary Skills (AVAC Swim School)

Skills that students will not be evaluated on, but should still practice in each level, indicated by italicized text in the level progression chart.

Minnows

Swim level featuring primary skills including walking to class without parent/guardian 3 times, holding breath on cue, and safe entry and exit.

Sea Horses

Swim level featuring primary skills including holding breath for a 10 count in football hold, assisted back float with roll over and stand up, face in with eyes open, assisted circle swim, assisted bobs at least 5 times, and climbing out of pool unassisted.

Jellyfish

Swim level featuring primary skills including glide away from step (8-10 ft), glide to step (8-10 ft), retrieves object in waist deep water, independent bobs shoulder deep, supported back float with kick, and understand and experience buoyancy.

Octopus

Swim level featuring primary skills including swim swim roll, back float (10 seconds), kickers (10 ft), push off wall into back glide kick, underwater swim, and sitting dive.

Sea Turtles

Swim level featuring primary skills including kick kick roll, 4 arms, face up survival float 10' from side-return, underwater swim 8 ft., retrieves object in 4 ft. of water, and rhythmic bobs.

Otters

Swim level featuring primary skills including 6 arms, four roll two, freestyle mastered, kick and scull on back -10 ft., kneeling dive, and kick in a balanced side-lying position.

Sea Lions

Swim level featuring primary skills including 1,2 Bubbles Breathe (bent arms), intermediate backstroke, face down survival float- 3 seconds- return to wall, standing dive, touch turns at side of pool, and underwater swim 20 ft.

Marlins

Swim level featuring primary skills including 1 Bubbles Breathe, backstroke mastered, elementary backstroke mastered, treading water, and unassisted circle swim (deep end, no goggles).

Porpoises

Swim level featuring primary skills including 1,2 Bubbles Breathe (10 strokes), beginning backstroke, surface dive, recover objects in deep water, treading water, and racing dive.

Orcas

Swim level featuring primary skills including breaststroke, backstroke mastered, dolphin kick, flip turn, and surface dive.

Flying Fish

Swim level featuring primary skills including butterfly mastered, 100 IM (Individual medley)- 1 length each, sidestroke mastered, and stride jump entry into water.

100 IM (Individual Medley)

A primary skill required in Flying Fish level consisting of 1 length each of Butterfly, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Freestyle.