Otter Pups
Tadpoles
Equivalent to Red Cross Preschool 1 (Starfish, Duck, Sea Turtle). Focuses on getting wet, blowing bubbles, assisted front and back floats and introduction to flutter kicks and assisted glides.Polliwogs
Equivalent to Red Cross Preschool 2 (Salamander, Sunfish). Focus is on floats and glides, assisted deep water entries, flutter kicks with a board, dolphin kicks and 5 metre swim.Frogs
Equivalent to Red Cross Preschool 3 (Crocodile, Whale). Focus is on deep water floats, sink & streamlines, font crawl for 5 metres, flutter kicks on front and back, dolphine kicks and 15 metre swim (about the width of the pool).Otters
Otter 1
For Swimmers with a minimum of Red Cross Swim Level 4 and can swim a length of the pool. Otter 1 focuses on the fundamentals of swimming. Swimmers work on improving stroke technique and use, a variety of drills and tools including flutter boards and fins to aid in learning. Flip turns and streamlining are introduced.Otter 2
For swimmers who are Red Cross Swim Level 5 & 6. This program is geared toward stronger swimmers. It focuses on increasing stamina and mastering all 4 swim strokes. Swimmers also learn and refine race starts, flip turns and streamlining.Otter 3
For swimmers who are Red Cross Swim Level 7 and up. This program is geared toward stronger swimmers. It focuses on increasing stamina and mastering all 4 swim strokes. Swimmers also learn and refine race starts, flip turns and streamlining.Swim Meet for Competitve Swimmers
Each Otter participant will have the opportunity to attend a competitive swim meet planned for March 7th, 2009 in Calgary. This is part of the Alberta Novice Swim Circuit. Fees for this meet are extra.
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