Alexandria Public Schools Community Education

Intermediate 4 will be focusing on furthering backstroke and freestyle endurance as well as introducing the butterfly, sidestroke, and standing dives from the side of the pool.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of Intermediate 3 and/or demonstration of all intermediate 3 certification requirements on the first day of lessons.

Swimmers will learn the following:

• Swim underwater 5 yards to retrieve a submerged object
• Rotary breathing
• Flutter kick (on front and back) in streamline position for 15 yards
• Breaststroke kick (on front) for 15 yards
• Dolphin kick for 15 yards
• Scissors kick (on side) for 15 yards
• Freestyle (with rotary breathing) for 25 yards
• Backstroke for 25 yards
• Elementary backstroke for 25 yards
• Breaststroke for 15 yards
• Sidestroke for 15 yards
• Butterfly (full stroke, with dolphin kick) for 10 yards
• Freestyle and backstroke open turns
• Treading water (in deep water) for 1 minute
• Standing dive
• Feet-first surface dive, submerging completely
• Front float (survival float), face in water, for 1 minute
• Back float, ears in water, for 1 minute
• Learn about recreational water illnesses and how to prevent them