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Preschool Swim Lessons

Ages 3 - 5 years

This is a four-level program offers children their first experience in the pool without parental assistance. The children are taught the basic skills that are the building blocks of swimming. They also learn about pool safety, boating safety, and the use of personal floatation devices. The classes are divided into skill level, the levels are based on water skills.

Classes:

Pike - Beginner, this level helps children develop safe pool behavior, adjust to the water, and develop independent movement in the water. It is designed for new swimmers, teaching basic paddle stroke and kicking skills, pool safety, proper use of float belts and PFDs, and comfort with holding the face in the water while blowing bubbles and swimming.

Monday & Wednesday 5:00-5:30 PM (March-May)
Tuesday & Thursday 4:00-4:30 PM (Sept-May)
Saturday 10:30-11:00 AM
Mon-Thurs (summer) 4-4:30 PM or 5-5:30 PM

Eel - Advanced Beginner, this level reinforces Pike skills. It is for children who are comfortable in the water. They are taught to kick, dive, float, and perform the progressive paddle stroke. They also learn basic boating safety and the use of PFDs. Children can swim across the pool without assistance by the end of this level.

Tuesday & Thursday 4:00-4:30 PM (Sept-May)                                         
Monday & Wednesday 5:00-5:30 PM (March- May)
Saturday 11:00 - 11:30 AM
Mon-Thurs (summer) 4-4:30 PM or 4:30-5:00 PM

Ray - Intermediate, at this level children review previous skills, improve stroke skills, learn more personal safety, and rescue skills, build endurance by swimming on their front, back, side and learn to tread water and perform more progressive diving skills. Children can swim across the pool on their front and back without assistance by the end of this level.

Tuesday & Thursday 4-4:30 PM(Sept -May)
Saturday 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Mon-Thurs (summer) 4-4:30 PM

Starfish - Advanced, at this level children review previously learned skills and refine their strokes as well as their personal safety, rescue, and floating skills. They also learn underwater swimming skills. Children can swim a length of the pool on their front, back, side at the end of this level.

Tuesday & Thursday 4-4:30 PM (Sept-May)
Saturday 11:30 - 12:00 PM
Mon-Thurs (summer) 4-4:30 PM

Cost: $27 Members / $52 Non-Members (6 classes)
$35 Members / $67 Non-Members (8 classes)

2008 Fall Sessions:

Tuesday and Thursday (2 days a week)
Sept 2 - Sept 25
Sept 30 - Oct 23
Oct 28 - Nov 20

Tuesday (Pike Only)
Sept 9 - Oct 14
Oct 21 - Nov 25

Saturdays (6 classes)
Aug 23 - Sept 27
Oct 4 - Nov 8
Nov 15 - Dec 13 (5 class session)

 

Please go to Fall Registration Form to sign up for Spring/Fall Classes.

 

 

 

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