Welcome
to the SwimAmerica™ program with Valley of the Moon Aquatics
located in Sonoma Valley, California also known as the Valley of the Moon. SwimAmerica™
is a state-of -the-art learn to swim program developed by the American Swimming
Coaches Association
to provide the finest learn to swim progression in the
world.
Station
Skills
Station Advancement Goals
1.
Bubbles
(10 relaxed bobs)
2.
Floats and
Glides (front & back float, glide & recover)
3.
Kicking (front kick for 15 ft. & back kick for 15 ft.)
4.
Crawl stroke (side glide kick for 20 ft. & crawl stroke for 20 ft.)
5.
Freestyle (crawl stroke with side breathing for 30 ft.)
6.
Backstroke (freestyle for 25 yards, backstroke for 30 ft., tread water for
1 minute)
7.
Breaststroke &
Butterfly (swim freestyle for 50 yards, swim backstroke for 25 yards, kick breaststroke
for 20 ft.)
8.
Turns (swim freestyle
for 100 yards with bilateral breathinhg, swim breaststroke for 25 yards, swim
butterfly for 30 ft.)
9.
Lifetime
strokes (swim freestyle for 200 yards with bilateral breathing, swim butterfly
for 25 yards, swim breaststroke for 50 yards, swim elementary backstroke for 50
yards, swim side stroke for 50 yards)
10.
Individual Medley (swim freestyle for 300 yards, swim for 100 yards backstroke,
swim 100 yards individual medley)
See the current schedule, registration information, and fees.
Gold stickers show advancement on each swimmer's certificate as they complete the station skills.