Fit-N-Wise Aquatics is an independent authorized provider of Starfish Swimming®. Starfish Swimming is a nationally recognized swim instruction curriculum developed by the Starfish Aquatics Institute (SAI).
FNWAqua Baby and FNWAqua Tots
Students work toward development of the five core swimming competencies and receive color stage awards for each achievement. The color stages are used to divide students into broad ability groups. Children progress at individual rates with the opportunity to learn the core swimming skills and progress to advanced strokes. Learning is self-paced but challenging.
| Stage White: Trust and Comfort | |
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| Safety Skill: | Understand constant and dedicated surveillance. |
| Swim Skill: | Parent and child are relaxed and confident, and enjoy being in the water together. |
| Stage Red: Body Positions | |
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| Safety Skill: | Fit and properly put a life jacket on the child. |
| Swim Skill: | Perform a relaxed front, back, vertical, and side position for at least 5 seconds each. |
| Stage Yellow: Submersion | |
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| Safety Skill: | Use flotation to help someone in the water and know how to call 911. |
| Swim Skill: | Enter from the wall, submerge, turn around, grab on to the wall, and pull up (assisted). |
| Stage Blue: Air Recovery and Rollover | |
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| Safety Skill: | Identify six methods of preventing recreational water illness. |
| Swim Skill: | Enter from the wall, submerge, come to surface unassisted and get a breath in vertical or horizontal (on back) position. |
| Stage Green: Forward Movement | |
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| Safety Skill: | Know about infant and child CPR. |
| Swim Skill: | Move through the water independently 10 feet, with or without flotation. |
FNW Aqua Kids
Students work toward development of the five core swimming competencies and receive color stage awards for each achievement. The color stages are used to divide students into broad ability groups. Children progress at individual rates with the opportunity to learn the core swimming skills and progress to advanced strokes. Learning is self-paced but challenging.
| Stage White: Trust and Comfort | |
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| *Stage White is for the child who is afraid of the water, or can not swim, or will not get his/her face wet |
| Stage Red: Body Position and Air Recovery | |
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| *Stage Red is for the child who enjoys water, gets his/her face wet, jumps in but can swim only with support. | |
| Safety Skill: | Put on a lifejacket, float on back, kick 20 feet. |
| Swim Skill: | Jump in, submerge, recover for air, roll on back for 5 seconds in swimwear and in regular clothes. |
| Stage Yellow: Submersion | |
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| *Stage Yellow is for the child who is not afraid, can float, jump in and return to the surface. | |
| Safety Skill: | Reach or Throw (Don’t Go) and know how to call 911. |
| Swim Skill: | Jump in, submerge, recover for air, forward movement 10 feet, change direction, and return to wall in swimwear and in regular clothes. |
| Stage Blue: Body Rotation | |
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| *Stage Blue is for the child who can swim 10 feet, while taking an occasional breath. | |
| Safety Skill: | Tread water 15 seconds. |
| Swim Skill: | Jump in, submerge, recover to side glide position and kick 10 feet. |
| Stage Green: Integrated Movement | |
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| *Stage Greem is for the child who can tread water for 15 seconds and swim freestyle for 10 feet. | |
| Safety Skill: | Survival float and tread water for 30 seconds. |
| Swim Skill: | Start in side glide, swim freestyle 30 feet with 1-2-3 breathe pattern. |
FNWAqua Stroke
Students refine freestyle and learn stroke technique for backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, and more!
| Stage White: Freestyle, Introduction to Backstroke | |
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| Swim Skill: | Always ask permission before getting in the water. |
| Swim Skill: | Swim freestyle 30 feet with body stretched out and consistent form; swim 30 feet of triple-switch backstroke. |
| Stage Red: Backstroke, Introduction to Butterfly | |
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| Safety Skill: | Put on a lifejacket from in the water, kick 30 feet. |
| Swim Skill: | Swim 30 feet backstroke with straight arm recovery, body roll, good arm and body extension; perform arm down pulsing for 15 feet. |
| Stage Yellow: Butterfly | |
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| Safety Skill: | Scenario assist and know when and how to call 911. |
| Swim Skill: | Swim 4 strokes butterfly with only one breath, then remainder of pool freestyle. |
| Stage Blue: Breaststroke | |
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| Safety Skill: | Discuss the Starfish safety concepts |
| Swim Skill: | Swim 30 feet breaststroke with good timing and extension. |
| Stage Green: Integrated Movement | |
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| Safety Skill: | Tread water or survival float for 2. |
| Swim Skill: | Swim freestyle 50 yards; swim backstroke 50 yards; swim 25 yards butterfly; swim 50 yards breaststroke; perform freestyle and backstroke flip turns and butterfly and breaststroke open turns. |