SARASOTA TSUNAMI SWIM ACADEMY
Registration Form
PLEASE call 941 928 9948 to enroll and confirm space availability
ARLINGTON PARK & AQUATIC CENTER
2650 Waldemere Street, Sarasota FL 34239 (outdoor heated teaching pool)
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Sarasota (SRQ Tsunami) Swim Academy Learn to Swim program is designed to teach the 4 foundations of swimming using the SwimAmerica curriculum.
1. Proper Breath Exchange aka "BUBBLES" 2. Proper Body Position "STREAMLINE"
3. Proper Kicking 4. Proper Freestyle and Back Strokes.
For children 4 + years old
4:1 child coach ratio
Learn to Swim Schedule
It will be determined on the first day of LEARN TO SWIM class if student is:
Beginner Level 1& 2 or Advanced Level 3
If your child is already swimming 25 yards freestyle and back stroke, please refer to our STROKE SCHOOL page
Saturday Learn to Swim
ALL YEAR
ALL LEVELS: 9 am - 9:30 am, 9:30 am – 10 am 10 am - 10:30 am pending
Monday/ Wednesday:
ALL LEVELS: June, July 4 pm - 4:30 pm, 4:30 pm – 5 pm yearly 5 pm – 5:30 pm
Annual REGISTRATION: $20 first student, $30 per family
MONTHLY FEE:
$125/month - 1 class / week / month
$175/month - 2 classes/ week / month
4 or 8 30-minute classes per month. All extra classes within the month will be used as a make-up class if canceled due to weather, pool maintence or holiday.
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For other swim class options:
we are referring swim lessons to Arlington Park Aquatic Center's swim program
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BEGINNER: LEVEL 1
Children will learn: Proper Air Exchange: Slow air release with face submerged in the water, then LOOK UP to take a breath. Children need to be able to comfortably take 3 independent breaths in water over their heads. Children will learn streamline body position.
BEGINNER: LEVEL 2
Children will learn: Kicking, Front and Back Glide Proper front glide in a streamline body position with flutter kick with a minimum of 3 independent unassisted breaths. Maintain a proper back glide with flutter kick.
ADVANCED: LEVEL 3
Children will learn: Moderate Over Arm Strokes: Swim 50 feet in water over their head with proper front glide flutter kicking with moderate out of the water arm over arm stroke skills and take a minimum of 3 independent breaths. Maintain a proper back glide and flutter kick with moderate single or double arm out of the water back stroke.
Children will advance to Stroke School when they are able to swim 25 yards in water over there heads using a moderate arm over arm stroke both on the front and the back. Freestyle and back stroke.
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START the swimming conversation with your children at home OUTSIDE of the Water,
with these PRE-SWIMMING DRY-LAND SWIM DRILLS in a teachable online class.
These are the same drills we practice inside with our swim lesson groups,
when forced out of the water due to bad weather.
Suitable for children 15 months and older.
Courtesy of "Sue Nami's Swimming Journey-
Teaching Water Awareness and Swimming FUNdamentals Outside of the Water"
"SUE Nami's Swimming Journey- Teaching Water Awareness and Swimming FUNdamentals Outside of the Water" is a PRE-SWIMMING children's picture book.
Nami’s book and swim practice drills are an adult and parent’s guide to begin to teach & train children water awareness and basic swimming fundamentals with emphasis on:
Chapter 1: proper breath
Chapter 2: proper streamline & balance
Chapter 3: proper propulsion to move through the water
“Nami” ventures on an educational journey to learn how her wildlife friends breathe, balance, streamline and move in the water.
Nami will demonstrate fun and engaging swimming drills and encourage children to practice with her, Outside of the Water.
Suitable for children 15 months and older.
This book and swim drills are not to replace traditional swim lessons with a trained swim coach or instructor
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When should my child learn to swim?
As soon as your child is capable of independent motion, they are capable of getting into water and drowning.
Therefore, water conditioning and water adaptation lessons should begin as early as 1 week old or as soon as possible.
Sarasota Swim Academy's Learn to Swim lessons are for children already comfortable in the water and comfortable moving and walking in the water without assistance.
If your child had an unfortunate or tramatic water experience and is not yet comfortable independently moving and walking in the water, the WATER SMART- confidence building class may be the perfect beginning (see below)
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"SUE NAMI's Swimming Journey" is a perfect children's book and tool to help with your child's water awareness, and to begin their swimming journey, even before they start their in-water swim class.
WATER SMART- CONFIDENCE BUILDER CLASS- for children 2+ years and older who are hesitant in or around the water environment and is a parent participation class.
This class is for a new swimmer who had an unfortunate or tramatic water experience and is reluctant to comfortably stand and not able to move independently in water up to their waist without holding on to the edge of pool or adult.
WATER SMART-CONFIDENCE builder class is for the child that has been dependent on floatation devises for their water experience or has had an unfortunate water experience.
The WATER SMART-CONFIDENCE builder class will quickly teach confidence and independence, as well as, the initial skills of putting their face in the water, buoyancy, balance and independent movement in the water.
Once a child 4 years + achieves independent movement and able to submerge their face and head under the water, SWIMMERS will advance to Level 1 of the Learn to Swim group class where they will proceed to learn proper air exchange (BUBBLES) and learn proper body swim positions.
revised 3/14/2024
