Wahoo's Swim Lessons Program
We offer swim lessons for children ages 4 to 16. Our lessons are on Sundays in Budenheim from 12pm to 3pm.
Classes are 25 or 45 min in length. We offer beginner through advanced levels and pre-team level for those wanting to join our competitive swim team, but who may need to build endurance and enhance stroke technique.
Now Offering: Summer '24 Private Lessons
SUNDAYS IN BUDENHEIM: 12pm to 3pm (1200 - 1500)
JUNE: 2, 9, 16, 23, 30 - JULY: 7, 14, 21 - AUGUST: 4, 11, 18
Registration Begins:
May 15th, 2024 @ 6pm (Existing Members) - May 22nd, 2024 @ 6pm (New Members)
Our Instructors
We offer two levels of instructor. Junior instructors are high school students and senior instructors are adults. All instructors have met the same requirements to be a Wahoo's swim instructor.
Junior Instructor (JI)...............................$20 / 30-minute lesson
Senior Instructor (SI)..............................$35 / 30-minute lesson
$7 pool fee included in lesson fee
IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT SUMMER PRIVATE LESSONS
Limited spots available! Spots fill up fast. Once filled, additional spots will not be added.
Each private lesson is 30 minutes.
All students must be 4 years or older.
Your student does not need to be in a specific group or at a specific level to benefit from summer private lessons.
If you would like to add a sibling to a lesson you have registered for, it will be an additional $10 per lesson. Please email us for more information on registering the additional sibling. Only two siblings are allowed per lesson and must have similar skill abilities.
Please register with the same instructor as often as possible. This ensures your student is provided continual skill progression. We understand that some instructors may not be available certain weeks as they will be enjoying their summer vacation.
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If you have any questions regarding swim lessons please contact us at: [email protected]
Program Objectives:
Level 2:
Level 2 swimmers will continue to integrate safe swim guidelines and continue to practice beginning swimming skills and building confidence in swimming safely. To graduate to Level 3, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
| Identify at least three (3) Safety rules |
- Never swim alone |
| Breath Hold |
Hold breath underwater for 3-5 seconds with mouth closed |
| Bubbles |
Blow bubbles through nose with humming sound for 3-5 seconds |
| Jump and return to wall |
Jump from side of pool to 2-3 feet away from wall |
| Rest position |
Float on back for 15 seconds unassisted in rest/starfish position |
| Flutter kick-sitting on wall |
Assisted flutter kick movement while sitting on wall |
| Flutter kick with kickboard |
10 meters unassisted flutter kick with legs at surface of the water |
| Beginner front crawl |
Front crawl with “scoops” |
| Front crawl to Rest position |
Rotate from front crawl position to rest/starfish position (floating on back) with minimal assistance |
| Toy grab |
Submerge from sitting position on wall or jump in, blow bubbles, grab toy from 3 ft (bottom), and return to surface |
| Beginner breaststroke (frog) kick |
knees toward chest (chicken), |
Level 3:
Level 3 swimmers will demonstrate all previous level competencies, continue to demonstrate knowledge of safe swimming, and will advance to swimming short distances unassisted and building confidence in deeper water levels. To graduate to Level 4, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
| Identify at least five (5) safety rules |
- Never swim alone |
| Floating |
Float on back for 30 seconds unassisted in rest/starfish position |
| Flutter kick with board |
10-15 meters unassisted while keeping legs straight and at the surface |
| Flutter kick on back |
10-15 meters unassisted while keeping legs straight and at the surface |
| Superman pose breaths on wall |
Hold onto wall with both hands, flutter kick with legs straight behind. |
| Superman Kicking |
5-10 consecutive breaths looking to the side with kickboard, arms out in superman pose |
| Front crawl/freestyle |
Paddle in front crawl style motion 10 meters (width of 2 swimming lanes, unassisted, with strong freestyle flutter kick |
| Front crawl/freestyle with recovery |
Paddle in front crawl style motion 5-10 meters unassisted, with strong freestyle flutter kick |
| Beginner Backstroke |
Swim on back flutter kick with backstroke arms 10-15 meters |
| Beginner breaststroke kick |
On wall in superman position and/or with kickboard |
| Beginner Breaststroke |
Knees toward chest (chicken) feet outward position (airplane) whip around, feet together (soldier) |
| Sitting dive |
Begin diving from the side of the pool from sitting position, arms in streamline, push off wall, glide 2-3 meters |
Level 4:
Level 4 swimmers will demonstrate all previous level competencies, continue to build, and demonstrate knowledge of safe swimming and will swim up to 20 meters unassisted in deeper water, building confidence and endurance. To graduate to Level 5, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
| Identify All Safety Rules |
- Never swim alone |
| Freestyle flutter kick, unassisted |
Develop a strong freestyle flutter kick, utilizing the entire leg, feet below the water unassisted for 20 meters |
| Back flutter kick |
Develop a strong backstroke flutter kick, utilizing the entire leg, feet below the water, unassisted for 20 meters |
| Tread Water |
Tread water with hand and arm sculling with bicycle kick legs and rhythmic above water breathing for 30-60 seconds unassisted, instructor in arms reach. |
| Rotary Breathing |
Demonstrate freestyle rotary breathing, with chin to chest/ear to arm, with mild assistance (not with kick) for 30-60 seconds |
| Complete freestyle |
Demonstrate freestyle kick, pull, and breathing for 15 meters unassisted |
| Complete Breaststroke |
Develop and demonstrate breaststroke pull, kick, and breathing for 15-20 meters, unassisted |
| Sitting Dive |
Develop diving progression, dive in sitting position from wall unassisted. |
| Kneeling Dive |
Begin diving from side of pool in a kneeling position. |
| Object Retrieval |
Develop in water diving, retrieving objects from 1-2 meters in depth. |
| Elementary Backstroke |
Combine arms (chicken, airplane, soldier), with legs (bend at knees, feet out and around, return to streamline), with rhythmic breathing, 20 meters unassisted. |
| Side Stroke |
Introduce the arm pull, and leg whip kick, combined, 10 meters unassisted |
Level 5:
Level 5 swimmers will demonstrate all previous level competencies, continue to build, and demonstrate knowledge of safe swimming and will swim 25 meters unassisted in deeper water, building confidence and endurance. To graduate to PreTeam, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
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- Never swim alone |
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| Breaststroke |
Develop and demonstrate breaststroke kick, pull, glide, and breathing pattern, 25 meters unassisted |
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| Backstroke |
Develop and demonstrate backstroke kick, shoulder rotation with proper arm stroke and rhythmic breathing, 25 meters unassisted |
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| Freestyle |
Develop and demonstrate freestyle proper arm stroke and breathing pattern, with flutter kick, 25 meters unassisted |
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| Elementary Backstroke |
Demonstrate elementary backstroke, with proper arm stroke and breaststroke kick 25 meters unassisted |
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| Streamline on front 15 Meters |
Demonstrate streamline positioning on front and back with flutter kick, 15 meters unassisted |
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| Seated Dive |
Demonstrate seated dive |
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| Kneeling Dive |
Demonstrate kneeling dive |
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| Deep Diving |
Develop in water diving, utilizing a pike dive, retrieving object from 3 meters in depth |
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| Treading Water |
Tread water with hand and arm sculling alternating bicycle kick legs and eggbeater legs, include rhythmic above water breathing for 60 seconds unassisted, instructor in arms reach. |
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| Beginning Dolphin Kick |
Introduction to dolphin kick |
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| Butterfly stroke pull |
Introduction to butterfly stroke pull |
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| Sidestroke |
Introduction to sidestroke, working on whip kick and arm pull movements. Swim at least 20 meters unassisted. |
PreTeam:
Pre-team swimmers have mastered all previous levels and are ready to develop the four (4) strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, and skills, dives, starts and flip turns, that are required for the swim team. To graduate, swimmers will show proficiency in the following skills:
| Identify All Safety Rules
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- Never swim alone - Always swim with an adult - If you are tired, float on your back - Call 112 for an emergency - Tell an adult if someone is in the water - If you fall in, shout for help really loud and float on your back - If you see someone fall in, do not go into the water to save them. Throw a flotation device, tell an adult, and call for help
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| Endurance, 50 meters, Freestyle
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Demonstrate increased endurance in freestyle, comfortably swimming 50m without breaks
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| Endurance, 50 Meters, Backstroke
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Demonstrate increased endurance in backstroke, comfortably swimming 50m without breaks
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| Endurance, 50 meters, Breaststroke |
Demonstrate increased endurance in breaststroke strokes, comfortably swimming 50m without breaks |
| Endurance, 25 meters, Butterfly |
Demonstrate increased endurance in butterfly, comfortably swimming 25m without breaks |
| Breaststroke
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Develop coordination of breaststroke, further refining the arm pull, breathing pattern, breaststroke kick, and glide |
| Backstroke |
Develop coordination of backstroke, further refining the arm and shoulder rotation, flutter kick, and rhythmic breathing |
| Freestyle |
Develop coordination of freestyle, further refining the arm length, pull and rotary breathing |
| Butterfly |
Develop coordination of butterfly, further developing and refining the simultaneous arm pull rotation, breathing, and butterfly (dolphin) kick |
| Deep Water Dive |
Demonstrate deep water dives; diving from side of the pool, swim to the middle of the deep end, dive 3 meters with pike dive, retrieve object |
| Tread Water |
Tread water with hand and arm sculling alternating bicycle kick legs and eggbeater legs, include rhythmic above water breathing for 60 seconds unassisted |
| Weighted Water Tread |
Tread water with alternating kicks, including rhythmic above water breathing, while holding 5-pound weighted block overhead, instructor in arms reach. |
