Bridgewater St.

BRIDGEWATER STATE UNIVERSITY

Bridgewater State SwimAmerica Intermediate Learn to Swim Lessons (Levels 3 & 6)

This BSU SwimAmerica Beginner, Intermediate and Competitive Program are for children ages 6 and Above.
Children must have completed kindergarten to be eligible, but preschool classes are available.

All instructors are certified by the American Swim Coaches Association and are on deck or in the water with their class at all times. Certified lifeguards are also on deck.

Each class will have no more than five students. For a class to run there must be at least two students. Each Class will have there own instructor.

SwimAmerica Beginner, Intermediate and Competitive Classes are 30 minutes long.

If you need more information, please call our program director Michael S. Caruso at (508) 531-2327.

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Station	Skills to be Learned	Advancement Skills
Level 3: Kicking (Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 2 or swim test)	-Porpoising -Sit on kickboard sculling -Front kick, glide, recover -Back kick, glide, recover -Dolphin kick, glide, recover -See-saw body movement	Streamline front kick 15 ft. Streamline back kick 15 ft.
Level 4: Crawl Stroke (Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 3 or swim test)	-Side-glide-kick -Crawl stroke arms -Finning and sculling -Roll over front to back, back to front -Backwards bob	Side-glide-kick 20 feet Crawl stroke, 20 feet, no breathing
Level 5: Freestyle (Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 4 or swim test)	-Crawl stroke breathing -Back crawl stroke -Horizontal head first sculling -Handstands -Double sommersault	Crawl stroke with breathing (30 feet and at least 4 breaths)
Level 6: Backstroke (Swimmers 6+ who have passed level 5 or swim test)	-Extended freestyle swimming -Jump in and tread water -Sitting dive -Kneeling dive -Standing dive -Tread water	Swim freestyle, 75 ft Swim backstroke, 30 ft Tread water for 1 minute

Please contact us here:

Michael Caruso:
BSU Aquatics Director & Swimming and Diving Coach
SwimAmerica Program Director

Office Phone Number: 508-531-2327 (ext. 2327)
Mcaruso@bridgew.edu

Office Hours: Monday through Friday 9:00am-5:00pm.

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