Location schedules 

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.