All the groups learned a lot at the pool this week! Monday started out with a simple swim test to see where each of the groups were at. During the rest of the week each group worked on various swim techniques. 

The Ducks and Dragons practiced their freestyle kick during Red Light Green Light and Simon Says. They were then paired up with a counselor where they practiced their kicking, blowing bubbles, floating on their backs and freestyle arms. They made sure to practice big arms for freestyle so they could pull as much water as possible.

The Hawks and Gophers started out the week working on freestyle. They were able to practice their freestyle kicks with a kick board, blowing bubbles, side breathing and freestyle arms. They focused on making big arm scoops so that they could pull as much water as possible. Once they mastered that they learned a trick to going faster in the water. They learned about streamlines where they stack both hands over top of each other and then put their arms over their heads. They use this when pushing off the wall. At the end of the week the Hawks and Gophers started to practice their backstroke kicks making sure to keep their heads back facing the sky and not starring at their toes.

The Gators started out their week practicing freestyle. They were masters at that so we quickly moved to backstroke. The Gators also learned about streamlines just like the Hawks and the Gophers. During backstroke the Gators worked on kicking with their arms in a streamline. They also learned that when doing backstroke arms to make sure their arms reach all the way up by their ears so they can pull as much water as possible to propel them forward. 

The All Sports group practiced kicking with a kick board, side breathing, freestyle arms, and streamlines. By the end of the week we started to practice kicking on our backs to prepare for backstroke. 

As always, we finished the week with Free Swim Friday! We will continue practicing these techniques throughout the duration of camp. I am looking forward to seeing all the campers improve and have fun at the pool! 


Swim Instructor,
Amanda 

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