Advanced Competitive Swim Skills for Kids

Congratulations! You’re rolling right along in our Intro to Competitive Swim program. We hope swimming is an activity that they (and you) look forward to each week.  Each lesson they are not only are they mastering new skills toward advanced water safety, but they are also learning advanced swim skills. The cool thing about swim lessons is that it is an activity they can enjoy for the rest of their life. As your child grows, knowledge of water safety and swim skills can be used at the neighborhood pool, on family vacations, birthday pool parties or even to get involved in the sport of swimming by joining a swim team (which we will talk about in a few weeks)!

This week, we are going to discuss swim progression and learn just how far (distance-wise) your child will be able to swim by the time they complete our Intro to Competitive Swim levels.

Dolphin FINS:

When students are ready to exit the Dolphin FINS level, they will have mastered swimming the breaststroke a full length of the pool. In addition to mastering the breaststroke, they will continue to build strength and endurance in freestyle and backstroke.

Shark FINS:

When students are ready to exit the Shark FINS level, they will have mastered swimming the butterfly a full length of the pool. In addition to mastering the butterfly, they will continue to build strength and endurance in freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke.

Fast FINS:

Students enrolled in our Fast FINS class will spend the majority of class time on swim endurance. Students in our Fast FINS classes will be able to swim 2 full lengths of the pool in freestyle and backstroke without rest. In addition, they will continue to build strength and endurance during full laps of breaststroke and butterfly.

Thanks for reading and learning! We hope each week you find the provided information helpful and that you are learning something new. Be on the lookout for an email next week where we will tell you all about the online FINS Parent Portal and all the cool things you can do, like check on your child’s skill progression, make updates to your account, and more!