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Squid School Level Requirements (click arrow to see requirements)
Mr. Rays intro to swim lessons
Age 2-3.5 this is for children just learning to separate from a parent.
Drop off your child and be out of sight the entire lesson. T
here may be tears and that has to be fine with the parents.
SHRIMP REQUIREMENTS
Separate from parent without tears, comfortable being splashed and following basic instructions.
LITTLE OTTERS REQUIREMENTS
Comfortable dipping whole face in water when asked.
Comfortable moving and floating in water with equipment or light touch.
Comfortable in a properly fitted life jacket.
OTTERS REQUIREMENTS
Comfortable going underwater, blows bubbles with mouth and nose.
Floats on the back and can remain floating for the count of 30 when adults remove their assistants.
Can gator roll from front to back, back to front with assistance.
PENGUINS REQUIREMENTS
Goes completely underwater independently with mouth or nose bubbles, coming up to breath and go into a back float.
Can jump in, go under, come up, turn around, and grab the pool edge or back float unassisted.
Can kick on front and back with consistent forward movement and doesn't stop swimming to breathe, talk or when distracted.
KING PENGUINS REQUIREMENTS
Comfortable with forward movement with full face in the water, with rotary breathing, and going back under and swimming face out of the water.
Jumps in, goes under, brings self-back up and into a back float.
Can kick and scoop on the front making forward movement without assistive devices.
SEA TURTLES REQUIREMENTS
Can jump in water several feet over their head, come to a float, gator roll, and swim to the edge.
Developing their swim float swim skills.
Can jump into deep water, surface, get into a back float, and maintain that back float for at least 3 minutes.
SEALS REQUIREMENTS
Can jump into deep water, get into, and hold a back float for at least 5 minutes, then gator roll and swim to the opposite edge.
Can swim float swim proficiently for the length of the pool.
Can comfortably fall in expected and unexpected.
WALRUS REQUIREMENTS
Can fall backwards into deep water, surface, get into and hold a back float for at least 5 minutes, then gator roll and swim to the opposite edge.
Can go into water unexpectedly and bring self into a back float.
Is working on clothing removal in shallow water.
ELECTRIC EELS REQUIREMENTS
Can go underwater unexpectedly, surface, back float and hold it for 7 minutes.
Can swim with minimal assistance for 200 yards.
Understands the difference between lakes, open water, and pools.
DOLPHINS PRE-TEST OUT REQUIREMENTS
Can swim 300yds without assistance or assistive devices and knows when to take a break in a back float.
Knows how clothing affects their buoyancy in deep water and can use that understanding to look for resources and shed layers of clothing.
Can maintain a back float with waves or splashing for at least 6 minutes.
TEST OUT REQUIREMENTS
Holds a back float for 9-11 minutes.
Gators roll to the front and swim 400-600 yards.
Can repeat that with summer, fall clothing, and full winter gear.
Can safely remove extra layers of clothing in water over their head.
Squid school is closed November 25 thru Dec 6 and Dec 23-Jan 3 2025.
Heron Lake Elementary School Pool: at the bottom you can click the little blue words to change which session you're looking at.
Crosby Hallett Community Center Pool: at the bottom you can click the little blue words to change which session you're looking at.
Parkers Prarie Community Pool: No school year lessons, see you next summer!
Lake Crystal Rec Center: at the bottom you can click the little blue words to change which session you're looking at. FULL
Alexandria: No Summer Lessons, School year schedule not out yet.
Nisswa/Craguns resort: No Summer Lessons, School year schedule thru Dec 2024.