<p>I'm planning to take swimming next semester, but the elementary level time slot doesn't fit too well into my schedule. how much does the instructor expect you to know for low-intermediate swimming (the 2nd course of the series)?</p>
<p>Wow, the instructor replied extremely fast. Sharing the info:</p>
<p>Level 1 - Beginning Swimming:
Prerequisites: none
This is an entry-level class, designed for those who do not know how to swim at all and those who can swim a little, but are not very skilled and not comfortable in deep water.
We will cover basic water skills, such as floating, and move on to a variety of strokes: front crawl, backstroke, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and possibly (time permitting) sidestroke, flip turns, or the basics of butterfly. In addition we'll get used to being in the deep end, treading, jumping and diving in, and swimming. The goal of a Level 1 class is to be able to dive into the deep end and swim a full lap lengthwise across the pool, in addition to being fairly proficient with the covered strokes and other skills.</p>
<p>Level 2 - Low Intermediate Swimming
Prerequisites: basic front crawl including rotary (side) breathing, backstroke, breaststroke; must be able to float, swim, and tread water in the deep end.
The next step up from Level 1, this course is designed to improve skills in front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke, in addition to introducing flip turns and butterfly. The primary focus is on front crawl and we spend roughly equal time on the other strokes. Initially we utilize the width of the pool, but may change to swimming lengthwise depending on progress in overall class skill and endurance level.</p>
<p>Level 3 - Intermediate Swimming
Prerequisites: Level 2 skills and a bit more speed and endurance.
Most swimmers in this class will be able to complete a 200 yard free (front crawl) timed swim somewhere between 2:50 and 4:30 at the beginning of the semester. Once again, we cover the 4 competitive strokes (free, fly, back, breast) and flip turns, with a primary focus on free and fly and a lesser focus on back and breast. A bit of speed and endurance work should improve the 200 free time trial at the end of the semester.</p>
<p>Level 4 - Advanced Intermediate Swimming
Prerequisites: good skill level in all 4 competitive strokes
This is a workout (not skills instructional) class, very much structured like a swim team (limited by time and frequency constraints). Depending on speed/endurance you may expect to swim between 1500 and 2500 yards in 35-45 minutes. The workouts cover all strokes, but there is a bias toward free and to some extent fly. We use fins frequently and rarely do pure pulling or kicking sets. Many swimmers in this class have some sort of competitive swimming background, however this is NOT required. A 200 free time trial at the beginning of the semester usually nets times between 2:00 and 3:15.</p>
<p>Is this class a P/NP class? Or does it not count. I want to take level 1 but I don't want something messing up my GPA or anything..</p>
<p>what are the prequisites to sign up for a swimming course and is this class for fun or GPA booster?</p>