Registration opens Monday, March 27th and will close Monday the week before the lesson session is set to begin.  

• Session #1: May 16 – May 18, May 23 – May 25
• Session #2: May 30 – June 1, June 6 – June 8
• Session #3: June 13 – June 15, June 20 – June 22
• Session #4: June 27 – June 29, July 11 – July 13 (Note: Due to a national holiday, this session will have a week off in between lesson weeks) 

Lesson packages consist of 6, 40-minute group lessons. Lessons will run Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday for two weeks.  

The last Friday of the lesson package will serve as a makeup day if necessary. Only one makeup lesson will be offered per session. It is recommended the participants attend all sessions of their package to effectively progress through the level. 

The Little Gamecocks Swim Lesson program is only available to individuals affiliated with USC at this time. 

While levels are based on swimming ability rather than age, all participants must be a minimum of 6 months old at the start of their first lesson. 

All lessons will be one instructor to six participants. 

There is no limit to the number of swim lesson weeks you can enroll in. It is encouraged to enroll in several weeks, as the participant is more likely to retain the information and progress their skills with more time in the water. 

My student can:

• Attend a swim class by themselves without a parent in the water with them
• Able to submerge eyes, mouth, & nose underwater
• Can comfortably float on back and front with assistance

If your student can match the criteria listed above, proceed to the next level

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My student can:

• Blow bubbles underwater
• Comfortably put their face into the water
• Submerge mouth, eyes, & nose
• Can comfortably float on back and front with assistance

If your student can match the criteria listed above, proceed to the next level

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My student can:

• Blow bubbles underwater and submerge their eyes, nose, & mouth underwater
• Can comfortably float on back and front with assistance
• Can glide on front and back with assistance
• Can recover from a floating position to standing on the bottom
• Can roll from front to back or back to front
• Can tread water using arm and leg action

If your student can match the criteria listed above, proceed to the next level

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My student can:

• Fully submerge their head and hold breath underwater
• Float on back and front with no assistance neeed
• Travel and change direction when swimming on the front and back
• Glide on front and back without asisstance
• Wse arms and legs at the same time while swimming

If your student can match the criteria listed above, proceed to the next level

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My student can:

• Fully submerge their head and hold breath underwater
• Front float and back float without assistance for two body lengths
• Roll from front to back or back to front with assistance
• Tread water using arms and legs
• Swim on the front and back for two body lengths with simultaneous arm and leg action

If your student can match the criteria listed above, proceed to the next level

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My student can:

• Submerge their head and hold breath for 10 seconds
• Perform rotary breathing five times
• Glide on front and back without assistance
• Float on the back and front for 15 seconds without assistance
• Roll from back to front or front to back without assistance
• Swim on front and back with combined arm and leg action without assistance

If your student can match the criteria listed above, proceed to the next level

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My student can:

• Rotary breath 15 times while swimming on the front and using sumultaenous arm and leg action
• Survival float on front in deep water for 30 seconds
• Back float in deep water for 30 seconds
• Go from vertical to horizontal position in deep water ad vice versa
• Tread water for one minute in deep water
• Swim elementary backstroke and perform scissors kick for 15 yards
• Swim front crawl with a streamline
• Perform breaststroke kick

If your student can match the criteria listed above, proceed to the next level

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My student can:

• Swim front crawl for 25 yards, backstroke and butterfly for 15 yards
• Swim elementary backstroke and back crawl for 25 yards
• Perform sidestroke
• Perform a dolphin kick and breaststroke kick
• Survival float for one minute in deep water
• Do a feet first surface dive
• Perform a front crawl and back crawl open turn

If your student can match the criteria listed above, proceed to the next level

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If your student can perform all the skills listed in above, you should consider a private lesson or series of lessons!

For more questions or information, please email aquatics@mailbox.sc.edu or contact (803) 777-4694