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Programs and Pricing
NYSC 132 E 45th Street NYC 10017 | Moise Safra Center, 130 E 82nd (members only)
Office Hours: Sun-Thu 10-6, Fri 10-4
Phone: (917) 909- 7946 (SWIM) | Email: penguincityswim@gmail.com
Swim Levels
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Level One
Little Blue
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Introduction to safety in and around the pool
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Water adjustment
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Blowing bubbles
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Walking independently around the pool
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Front float (supported by instructor)
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Back float (supported by instructor)
Level Two
Galapagos
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Head and face underwater
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Independent front float
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Independent front float with kicking
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Independent back float
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Independent back float with kicking
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Assisted jump
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Superman/Superwoman
Level Three
Rockhopper
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Freestyle with beginning breathing
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Chicken, airplane, soldier
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Elementary backstroke arms
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Breaststroke arms
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Jumping in
Level Four
Humboldt
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Beginning freestyle
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Beginning breaststroke
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Coordinated elementary backstroke
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Underwater swim
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Surface dives
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Introduction to treading
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Introduction to butterfly
Level Five
Macaroni
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Coordinated freestyle
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Coordinated backstroke
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Coordinated breaststroke
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Beginning sidestroke
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Beginning butterfly
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Beginning diving
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Treading water — 30 seconds
Level Six
Chinstrap
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Freestyle with proper form
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Backstroke with proper form
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Breaststroke with proper form
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Butterfly with proper form
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Sidestroke with proper form
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Diving
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Treading (kicking only)
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Intro to starts & open turns
Level Seven
Royal
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Perfected breaststroke
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Perfected freestyle
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Perfected backstroke
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Perfected butterfly
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Perfected sidestroke
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Advanced starts & flip turns
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Racing dives
Level Eight
Gentoo
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Over-arm sidestroke
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Trudgen
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Trudgen crawl
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Inverted breaststroke
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Participated in two swim meets
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Beginning lifesaving skills
Level Nine
King
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Mastered all strokes
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Participated in four swim meets
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Co-taught for 10 hours
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Advanced lifesaving skills
Level Ten
Emperor
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Supervised two swim meets
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Current lifeguarding
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Perfected all strokes
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Three years teaching experience
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Taught levels 1-9
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