🏊‍♀️ Physical Education · Aquatic Pathway

Course of Study Swimming

A full‑year or semester‑length pathway in aquatic skills, safety, fitness, and lifelong wellness—designed for school programs, community centers, and youth leadership overlays.

Grades 4–12 adaptable
Life‑saving & lifetime fitness
Aligns with PE & health standards
Swimming is both a life‑saving skill and a lifetime fitness practice. This course blends water safety, stroke development, endurance, and personal goal‑setting so students can move from “I’m nervous in the water” to “I can swim with confidence and care for others.”
🛟 Water safety & rescue
💨 Endurance & conditioning
🌟 Lifelong wellness
Unit focus

🛟 Unit 1 — Water Safety & Aquatic Foundations

Safety ¡ Comfort ¡ Confidence
Topics & skills view

Topics

Skills

By the end of this course, students will be able to:
  • Demonstrate safe behavior in and around pools and open water.
  • Swim all major strokes—freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and introductory butterfly—with efficient technique.
  • Use breathing patterns and pacing to swim multiple laps with endurance.
  • Perform basic lifesaving assists and respond appropriately to aquatic emergencies within their training level.
  • Explain how swimming supports lifelong fitness, stress relief, and community engagement.
Interactive swimming course of study. Select a unit to view topics and skills.