SWIM LESSONS
SWIM LESSONS
We believe every child should learn to swim.
This program is a six-level instructional approach helping swimmers of all ages and abilities develop swimming and water safety skills. It is designed to give students a positive learning experience and to help them be safe in, on and around the water.
Our Water Safety Instructors are American Red Cross certified.
You can register online as on a first-come, first-served basis.
To ensure that your child is always in the correct level, we ask that you sign up for ONLY ONE SESSION at a time. This will give your child the opportunity to advance when they are ready.
2024 SCHEDULE AND PRICING
SESSION I: June 24 - July 8th (No lessons the week of July 1st)
SESSION II: July 22 - August 8th
COST (per session)
Pre-K (6 total lessons) = $60
Level 1 through Level 5 (12 total lessons) = $120
ACTUAL LESSON DATES
Pre-K (3 and 4 year olds)
Session I - June 26, June 28, July 8, July 10, July 16, July 18
Session II - July 24, July 26, July 29, July 31, August 5, August 7
Pre-K (4 and 5 year olds)
Session I - June 25, June 27, July 9, July 11, July 16, July 18
Session II - July 23, July 25, July 30, August 1, August 6, August 8
Level 1 through 5
Session I - June 25 through June 28; July 8 through July 11; July 16 through July 18
Session II - July 23 through July 26; July 29 through August 1; August 5 through August 8
OUR SWIM LEVELS
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For ages 3 to 5 years old. 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
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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.
No Prerequisite skills required.
- Enter and exit water safely
- Submerge mouth, nose and eyes
- Exhale underwater through mouth and nose
- Open eyes underwater, pick up submerged object
- Float on front and back
- Explore arm and hand movements
- Swim on front and back using arm and leg actions
- Follow basic water safety rules -
Must be able to perform Level 1 skills
Skills:
- Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side
- Exit water safely using ladder or side
- Submerge entire head
- Open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object
- Float on front and back
- Perform front and back glide
- Roll over from front to back, back to front
- Swim on side
- Swim on front and back using combined strokes
- Tread water using arm and leg motions -
Must be able to perform Level 2 skills
Skills:
- Jump into deep water from the side
- Dive from kneeling or standing position
- Submerge and retrieve an object
- Bob with the head fully submerged
- Use rotary breathing in horizontal position
- Perform front and back glide
- Perform survival float
- Perform front and back crawl
- Butterfly – kick and body motion -
Must be able to perform Level 3 skills
Skills:
- Perform shallow dive or dive from stride position
- Swim underwater
- Perform feet-first surface dive
- Perform open turns on front and back using any stroke
- Tread water using sculling arm motions and kick
- Perform the following:
- Front and back crawl
- Breaststroke
- Butterfly
- Elementary backstroke
- Swim on side using scissors-like kick
- Use safe diving rules
- Perform a throwing assist
- Care for conscious choking victim -
Must be able to perform Level 4 skills
Skills:
-Tread water with two different kicks
-Learn survival swimming
-Safety – Reach or Throw, Don’t Go
-Perform the following:
Standing dive
Shallow dive, glide two body lengths and begin any front stroke
Front flip turn
Backstroke flip turn