Red Cross Lessons

We have modified our American Red Cross Learn-To-Swim Program Lesson sessions to run in four, two-week sessions. Classes will continue to be offered Monday thru Friday.

The American Red Cross Learn-To-Swim Program offers a unique six-level instructional approach to swimming. This swim program provides instruction to help swimmers of all ages and abilities develop their swimming and water safety skills. It is designed to give students a positive learning experience.

Learn-To-Swim teaches aquatic and safety skills in a logical progression. The objective is to teach people to swim and to be safe in, on and around the water.

Pre-School Swim: Ages 3 to 4, Ages 4 to 5
This class provides a bridge into the American Red Cross Swimming Program. The objective of this class is to help the child feel comfortable in the water and work on skills that are age appropriate to their physical development. Skills that will be introduced will be: water adjustment, breath control, buoyancy, entering/exiting water, and front/back kicking with support. No floatation device will be used. Lessons are a ratio of 6 children with 1 instructor and 1 aide and meets twice a week. Monday and Wednesday OR Tuesday and Thursday.

Level I: Introduction to Water Skills
Child must be five years of age or older. The objective of this class is to help the child feel comfortable in the water. Skills introduced will be: water adjustment, breath control, buoyancy, entering/exiting water, front/back kicking with support, and using arm strokes for short distances. No floatation device will be used.

Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Children must be able to swim independently on their belly using basic beginner strokes. Children will learn to fully submerge underwater, increase breath control, glide on front, float on front/back with/without support, flutter kick on front/back, and begin to swim the front crawl.

Level 3: Stroke Development
To enter, children must be able to swim independently on their front/back and demonstrate beginner level alternating arm stroke for the front crawl. Children will be focusing on front/back crawl. This class will also feature introduction to treading water, diving, and elementary backstroke.

Level 4: Stroke Improvement
Children must be able to perform all of the skills in Level 3 to enter this class. Children will focus on developing front/back crawl, elementary backstroke, and breaststroke. This class will increase swimmers endurance by swimming strokes at greater distances than previous levels.

Level 5: Stroke Refinement
Child must be able to perform all of the skills in Level 4 to enter this class. Children will focus on coordination and refinement of all strokes learned in previous levels. Starts and turns will also be introduced. Class runs for 45 minutes.

Level 6: Swimming and Skill Proficiency
Child must be able to perform all of the skills in Level 5 to enter this class. Children will not only focus on coordination and refinement of all strokes, but also on building endurance. Lifeguard readiness will also be introduced regarding Personal Water Safety. Class runs for 45 minutes.

Red Cross Swim Lessons
Four Two-Week Sessions

Session I: June 23 - July 3
Session II: July 7 - July 18
Session III: July 21 - August 1
Session IV: August 4 - August 15

Members need to mail in their membership and swim lesson email confirmation and payment postmarked by May 23rd.

C.S.C. P.O. Box 132, Cohasset, MA 02025

You may sign up and pay for ONLY ONE SESSION at a time. We are unable to predict the number of students that may 'move-up' or continue in the same class from session to session.

Swim lesson class assignments will be made on a first come, first served basis. We will do our best to accommodate your first choice. Registrations will NOT be accepted over the phone. All final Session I class assignments will be posted at the Swim Center on June 14. Please check these postings for possible changes. No phone calls will be made to advise of changes.

Please be sure to let us know if your child is attending the Cohasset Recreation Program. The Rec Director will also need a note that your child is signed up for swim lessons stating the session, class level and time. Rec will walk swim lesson participants to C.S.C. for Level 1-4 classes that run from 9:30 - 12:00. The earliest class your child(ren) can be signed up for is 9:30AM. Campers will not be walked to the Swim Center until then. If you drop your child off for a 9:00AM swim lesson, you will also have to provide transportation to the Recreation Program at the end of this class. Details must be put in writing by the parent and given to the Director of the Rec Camp. The last class you may sign up for is 11:30AM.

Additional REC Information:

SWIM LESSONS: Notice to Parents of Swim Lesson participants.

We are not able to walk children to swim lessons on the 1st day of Playground, Monday, June 23rd.

Starting Tuesday, June 24th, and beginning with the 9:30 AM swim lesson, we will walk your child to the Cohasset Swim Center and back to Playground after the conclusion of the lesson. We’ll be able to do this during the period of our 7 week Summer Playground Program, concluding on Friday, August 8th.

While we’ll obtain a swim roster from the Swim Center prior to the start of the Monday lesson scheduled for each session, it’s also required that you send in a note to your counselor on the first day of each new swim lesson session.

However, if your child has a swim lesson that starts prior to 9:30 AM each day, you will need to provide both the transportation to the Swim Center as well as to the Playground Program at the conclusion of the early morning lesson.

Should any conflict occur where your child does not wish to take the lesson on any given day, please send in a note stating that your child will not be attending that day’s swim lesson.

Do you have scheduling conflicts for Level 5 and Level 6 swimmers who are also taking Cohasset Sailing Club lessons? Many parents have expressed that they would like their children to continue with Level 5 and Level 6 to work towards becoming strong, confident swimmers and be water safety prepared.

Here is how the scheduling works: Classes run for 45 minutes. Level 5 runs from 8:45-9:30 A.M. and the Level 6 runs from 8-8:45 A.M.

The Cohasset Sailing Club has two “Sailor” classes for beginners, there is a “Blue Team” and a “White Team.” The “Blue Team” runs Monday, Wednesday and Friday, from 8-10 A.M. and the swimmers on the swim team are placed in the “Blue Team” because of the 10 & under and the 12 & under swim team practices schedule conflicts. The “White Team” runs Tuesday and Thursday, from 8-10 A.M. and Wednesday’s 10-12 noon.

Cohasset Swim Center is offering “Sailors on the White Team” a Monday, Wednesday and Friday Level 5 class at 8:45-9:30 and a Level 6 class from 8:00-8:45 A.M. The instructor will focus on each individual’s skills and needs, working with them and track their progress.

We are hoping students will sign-up for two back to back sessions to maximize the results. The charge is $35.00 per session for members of the Swim Center ($5.80 per class).