Participants of Foundations 1 and 2 learn through a child-centered, activity-oriented approach, coupled with unique skill progressions to help build on their love of the water and learn to be safe in and around the pool.

Participants learn how to swim the formal strokes of freestyle and backstroke with an introduction to the advanced skills of butterfly and breaststroke kick.

Program is drill-oriented with unique skill progressions for developing swimmers who can cross the entire pool (25 yards). Participants also learn the advanced skills of breaststroke & butterfly while developing and refining freestyle & backatroke. Completion of Intermediate skills is required.

As the summer season approaches, every child should understand basic water safety skills to help them make safe choices in and around water. Occoquan Swim Academy offers a three part program covering water safety techniques, how to avoid potential danger and what to do in an emergency.