PED 152 Swimming - Beginning

Lecture: 0 Lab: 2 Clinic: 0 Credits: 1

This course is designed for non-swimmers and beginners. Emphasis is placed on developing confidence in the water, learning water safety, acquiring skills in floating, and learning elementary strokes. Upon completion, students should be able to demonstrate safety skills and be able to tread water, back float, and use the crawl stroke for 20 yards.

This course has been approved for transfer under the CAA as a premajor and/or elective course requirement.

Course is typically offered in Fall and Spring.
Student Learning Outcomes (SLOs)
At the completion of the course, the students should be able to do the following:

Participate in 80% of all beginning swimming classes by practicing skills listed in syllabus outline.
Demonstrate water safety and basic knowledge on quiz with a 60% accuracy.
Demonstrate treading water, back float and crawl stroke for 20 yards.