
GROUP SWIMMING LESSONS FOR KIDS

Saguaro Aquatics Health & Safety Protocols
Saguaro Aquatics has transformed the way we offer Swimming Lessons to ensure the Health and Safety of our staff, clients and swimmers. Enhanced HVAC systems for increased fresh air ventilation, precise pool sanitation levels, and regular cleaning of seating, handrails, door handles, teaching equipment, bathrooms, changing rooms and all common touch surfaces. Relax knowing you are in a clean and safe environment.

LEARN TO SWIM LEVELS
In the Tumbleweed level, we introduce the joys of swimming to each student at their own pace. Every child will learn the basic water skills that make swimming fun!
Entry requirement is 3+ years of age
Skills learned in TW:
- Going underwater & blowing bubbles
- Relaxed glide
- Assisted back float
- Independent “monkey walks” – walking with hands and feet on wall
- Independent climb outs
- Froggy Dives
- Happily swimming

Our instructors will continue to build swimmer’s confidence by presenting more challenging skills. The primary goal in Teddy Bear Cholla level is to develop a strong kick, and to rollover into a back float independently.
Entry requirement for level 2 is all the skills learned in level 1.
Skills Learned in TBC:
- “Popcorns” – rhythmically bouncing off the bottom of the pool while blowing bubbles and taking breaths.
- Kick Glide
- Jump into the pool and resurface into a back float
- Independent back floats and rollovers

The Golden Barrel Level is the final level of our “survival school”. Swimmers learn to coordinate their arm and leg movements to form the base of their freestyle stroke.
The entry requirements for level 3 are all the skills learned in level 1 and level 2.
Skills learned in GB:
- Big arms coordinated with kickers
- Fin and kicking on back
- Starting with big arms, roll onto back and continue swimming on back.
- Build endurance


STROKE TECHNIQUE LEVELS
In level 4, swimmers will begin swimming in the longer and deeper lanes! In the following levels they will begin to learn the 4 major swim strokes starting with freestyle in prickly pear!
Entry requirements for level 4 are all the skills learned in levels 1-3.
Skills learned in PP:
- Smooth side breath every four strokes
- Elementary backstroke
- Tread water for 1 minute
- Kneeling dives

In the Blue Agave level, for the first time in our curriculum swimmers begin learning a stroke other than Freestyle. Just because swimmers are on their back and able to breath freely does not mean that backstroke is easy. We place great focus on proper technique – body rotation, head position and proper hand placement.
Entry requirements are all the skills learned in level 4.
Skills learned in BA:
- Backstroke with proper technique
- Unsupported treading for 2 minutes
- Flip turns

In the Joshua Tree Level, students learn a very difficult stroke, the Breaststroke. It takes coordination and determination to learn the rhythm of Breaststroke. Students will also improve their swimming stamina by swimming laps of the strokes learned at remedial levels.
Entry requirements are all the skills learned in levels 4 & 5
Skills learned in JT:
- Breaststroke with proper technique and rhythm
- Two-hand touch / open turns
- Treading water for 3 minutes
- Standing dives (Pima location only)

The final level of Stroke School is the Saguaro Level. In Level 7 swimmers learn the Butterfly. Coaches will challenge swimmers in this advanced class by conditioning them in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. When swimmers graduate from Saguaro level they are ready for swim team!
- Butterfly with proper technique
- Treading water for 5 minutes
- Conditioning to swim for longer periods of time






