TigerShark Swim Academy
Your Swimming Journey
TigerShark Aquatics has thoughtfully created skill progressions to prioritize the development of your swimmer. Every stage is designed to foster growth, and increase confidence both in and around the water.
My Child...
...Is learning basic water skills.
Needs help floating, self-rescuing, getting comfortable underwater, or moving through the water.
Recommended starting point: Level 1/2
...can float, roll over, and can move independently.
Can float on their front and back, roll from front to back independently, and push off the wall and propel forward without hands-on help. Independently means without an adult physically helping, holding onto the wall or bottom for support, or using a flotation device.
Recommended starting point: Level 3, provided all entry requirements are met
...can tread water and swim on their front and back.
Can swim up to 20 feet on both their front (freestyle) and back (backstroke), using coordinated arm movements and continuous kicking to move forward. Can also tread water without holding the wall or using a flotation device.
Recommended starting point: Level 4, provided all Level 1-3 requirements are met
FOUNDATIONS • LEVEL 1/2
START HERE IF: Your child needs hands-on help or is not yet able to float and move independently in the water.
Swimmer will learn how to...
• safely enter and exit the pool
• go underwater calmly & with confidence
• float on their front and back without assistance
• roll from their front to back (self-rescue)
• retrieve an object under water
FOUNDATIONS • LEVEL 3
REQUIREMENT: Independent floating, rolling onto their back for breath, gliding on top of the water with kick for 10+ feet without touching bottom or pool side.
Swimmer will learn how to...
• jump to instructor
• perform multiple bobs with proper breath control
• glide on their front and back to instructor
• kick up to 10ft on their front and back
• retrieve an object under water at 4ft.
• tread water
PROGRESSIVE GROWTH.
TWO TRACKS TO CHOOSE FROM.
