Programs
ages 4-12
Youth Program
The Youth program is for children between the ages of 4 and 12 years old. There are 8 levels of classes within the program which will take a new swimmer from blowing bubbles and basic water safety to learning the 4 competitive strokes of swimming. The program uses a self paced mastery model, so each student progresses at their own speed through the class levels.
Weekly
perpetual model
Students are enrolled once and continue through the class levels until you decide to take a break
30
minutes
Classes meet once per week for 30 minutes
$32/WK-New Haven
$35/WK-Orange
Families are billed monthly based on number of classes
4
students
Each class has a maximum of 4 students
You can register for classes at any time
Youth Lessons:
Pink
level 1
This is the novice level at the Bulldog Swim Academy. Students have little to no lesson experience and work on the basics:
Putting their face in the water and blowing bubbles
Getting out of the pool
Floating on their back, with support
Rainbow
level 2
In Rainbow, the student builds on the skills they learned in Pink and learns:
Forward Breathing with Support
Short swims of 5-10 feet
Floating on their back without support for a short time
Green
level 3
Green students can complete the skills from Rainbow and learn:
Forward Breathing without Support
How to safely jump in the pool feet first
How to be comfortable when water goes in their mouth or nose
Blue
level 4
Blue students are getting stronger and by the time they are done, they can swim without fins. Blue students will learn:
Floating on their back without support indefinitely
Rolling on their back to their front while swimming and breathing
How to swim underwater for a short distance
Red
level 5
Red is the first level without fins. Red students will learn:
An introduction to swimming freestyle
How to tread water indefinitely
How to safely dive in the water
White
level 6
The White class is usually in the deep end. Students in the White level will learn:
Freestyle with side breathing
Backstroke
An introduction to Backstroke (Monkey-Airplane-Soldier)
Purple
level 7
Students in the Purple level will learn:
Freestyle with bi-lateral breathing
Dolphin kick
Elementary Backstroke without support (Monkey-Airplane-Soldier)
Orange
level 8
Students in the Orange level are almost ready for swim team. They will learn: