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Level 4:  Building Endurance and Technique
OBJECTIVE: To learn new strokes, refine the basics (see level 3) to be a confident and strong swimmer
Prerequisites include: ability to perform front crawl stroke with rotary breathing for a minimum of 25 meters, elementary backstroke for a minimum of 25 meters, and ability to tread water and knowledge of the basics of breaststroke and butterfly body positioning. Students must have passed the DEEP END SWIM TEST in order to be in level 4.
Skills introduced include: Bilateral breathing with freestyle, swimming drills, endurance building, coordinated breaststroke, butterfly kicks and arms, mastering open turns, standing dives, and surface dives, flip turns for freestyle and backstroke, use of a pace clock while swimming sets, competitive swim starts, and the use of recovery strokes.

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