OHANA AQUATICS CLASS LEVELS
Our Ohana levels are created to define where students swim abilities are currently while providing future
goals to progress. We start learning and inspiring their confidence, best match students together, while allowing teachers to challenge and help kids move on to the next level. Instructors create specific lesson plans based on the level and age students are.
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TO BOOK A LESSON, YOU MUST CHOOSE THE CORRECT LEVEL & AGE RANGE.
Click here or below for easy definitions.
Be cautious not to overshoot for the best lesson experience for everyone.
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MINNOW-BABY & ME
Student & Parent/Teacher
Intro to Aquatic Environments
4 months - 3 years
Intro to Trusting the Water
Bubbles
Holding On to the Wall
Crab Crawl
Eyes in Water
Ears in water
Intro to Back Float
Kicking on Front/Back
Songs & Games
Assisted Jumping into Pool
Intro to Scoops
* Guardian Participation Required in Pool
SEA STAR
Student/Teacher Ratio 3/4:1
Apprehensive Beginner Level 1
Pick Correct Age Range When Booking a Group Class
Confidence Building
Intro to Buoyancy
Breath Control - Bubbles
Crab Crawl on wall
Body Position - Float (assisted)
Leg Focus - Flutter Kick
Eyes, Ears & Face in Water
Back Float (assisted)
Seated jump into pool
Streamline glide (assisted)
Intro to Scoops
Get a Object Underwater
* All Skills Done with Assistance
JELLYFISH
Student/Teacher Ratio 3/4:1 Comfortable Beginner Level 2
Pick Correct Age Range When Booking a Group Class
Water Safety
Breath Control, Bubbles - mouth & nose
Intro to Bobs
Body Position
Float (Front/Back)
Streamline Glide
Leg Movement Focus
Flutter Kick (assisted)
Confidence in Different Depths
Big Arms Intro
Jump Into Pool (assisted)
Exit deep end using ladder
"Deep Sea Diving”
Solo Swim (assisted)
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SEA TURTLE
Student/Teacher Ratio 4:1
Survival Swimming Practice
Level 3
Breath Control, Body Control, Body Roll, Water Safety
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5 Bobs
Off the Wall Streamline Glide
Freestyle across width
Body Roll (front/back)
Elementary Backstroke
Flutter Kick on Back with Arm Skulls
Backstroke Arms with Kick
Jump Into Pool & Exit
Seated Dives Recover Float
Breaststroke Kick (front/back)
Beginner Treading (5 - 10 sec)
Intro to Side-Breathing
Optional Dolphin kick
OTTER
Student/Teacher Ratio 4:1
Efficient Strokes Practice
Level 4
Simultaneous Arms and Legs
Swim Length of Pool
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Push Off Bottom Bobs
Freestyle/Backstroke Length of Pool
Torpedo Kicks with Breath
Perfected Side-Breath
Elementary Backstroke length of pool
Intermediate Treading (15 - 30 sec)
Breaststroke Kick
Intro to Breaststroke Arms and Breath
Knee Dive with Return
Optional Dolphin Kick
SEAL
Student/Teacher Ratio 4:1
Endurance Strokes
Level 5
Swim Length of the pool
Body position/Side Breathing
Pick Correct Age Range When Booking a Group Class
Freestyle Length of Pool with Side Breath
Backstroke Length of Pool
Breaststroke Kick Across Pool Width 2x's
Breaststroke Timing - Pull Breath Kick Glide
Dolphin Kick
Intro Butterfly Arms
Standing Dive
Touch Bottom of Deep End
Tread Water in Deep End (45 sec)
Back Start
Swim and Roll Front/Back Across Pool
STINGRAY
Stroke Refinement/Endurance
Level 6
Improving Technique (All Strokes)
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Freestyle/Backstroke 2 laps
Proficient Breaststroke 1 lap
Advanced Freestyle
Advanced Backstroke
Proficient Butterfly 1 lap
Intro to Flipturn
Intro to Open Turns
Retrieve Object from Deep End
Advanced Standing Dives
Tread Water (3 min)
DOLPHIN
Advanced Swimming
Level 7
Swim Team Competence
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Freestyle/Backstroke 4 laps
Breaststroke 4 laps
Butterfly 4 laps
Proficient IM (4 strokes 4 laps non-stop)
Underwater Pull for Breaststroke
Proficient Treading (5 - 10 min)
Flip Turns
Open Turns
Pike Dives
Rotary Kick (Egg Beater)
Intro to Race Start Dive
SHARK
Competitive/Adv. Swimming
Level 8
Swim Team Competition Level
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8 Laps Each Stroke
Advanced Butterfly, Back, Breast, Free
Standing Dives
Competitive Body Position
Perfect Flip Turn
Two Handed Open Turns
Race start Dives
Rotary Kick /Egg Beater (5 min)
Stroke Drills to Improve All 4 Strokes