Group Swim Lesson Information
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Each class has age guidelines listed to help you. These are not mandatory requirements so it is okay if your child falls out of the range listed.
Days/Times: Monday through Friday from 11:00-11:30 AM AND 11:35-12:05 PM
Instructors: Each instructor is trained in the SwimSafe School program.
Weather: Decisions to cancel lessons will be made at approximately 30 minutes prior to the swim lesson start time.
2023 Group Swim Lesson Schedule
Session 1: June 5th - June 9th
Session 2: June 12th – June 16th
Not sure which level is right for your child?
Flounder Skills - Water Exploration – child must be able to leave parent. Child will become acclimated to the water through games. Child will learn basic safety skills in addition to water submersion and floating with support.
Jellyfish Skills - Primary Skills – child needs to be acclimated to water. Child will learn to be in the water unassisted on both front and back positions. Bobbing, floating, and kicking will be the main focus of this level. Safety and learning through games will still be incorporated into this level.
Octopus Skills - Stroke Readiness – child is comfortable floating unassisted on both front and back. Child can recover from float to standing position unassisted and be able to have a propulsive kick. Child will begin learning freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, treading water, and diving. Safety skills and games will also be incorporated into this level.
Clownfish Skills - Stroke Development – child must be able to swim novice freestyle and backstroke, be able to jump in and return to the side unassisted, tread water for 10 seconds, and know the basics of the breaststroke and butterfly kicks. Freestyle and backstroke skills will be refined. Endurance will be increased in all skills.
Seahorse Skills - Stroke Refinement - child is a strong swimmer in both freestyle and backstroke and has a novice understanding of both breaststroke and butterfly. Child can do somersaults in the water, tread for one minute, and dive from a kneeling position. Child will learn to swim 25 meters of each of the four competitive strokes legally, standing dive, flip turns and open turns. The goal of this level is for swimmers to be able to complete a 100 meter swim continuously.
Skill Level Expectations (completion of skill set required to pass each station):
Flounder Skills
- Safety Points
- Monkey crawl to safety
- Safe way in/out
- Supported front float
- Supported back float
- Assisted recovery position from front
- Assisted recovery position from back
- Introduction to bobs
- Bubbles from nose/mouth
- Assisted movement in pool
Jellyfish Skills
- Safety Points
- Push off wall to front float
- Push off wall to back float
- Recovery position from unassisted front float
- Recovery position from unassisted back float
- Recovery position from unassisted front glide
- Recovery position from unassisted back glide
- 5 Bobs with bubbles
- Submersion for objects
- Propulsive kicking with/without flotation.
- Push off streamline and roll to back
Octopus Skills
- Safety Points
- Tread for 10 seconds
- Sculling on front/back
- Elementary backstroke
- Novice freestyle
- Novice backstroke
- Jumping bobs
- Jump in and push off to a back glide
- Jump in and return to wall
- Streamline kicking
- Sit dive
- Introduction to kicks (flutter, dolphin, breast)
Clownfish Skills
- Safety Points
- Tread for 1 minute
- Strong freestyle
- Strong backstroke
- Novice butterfly
- Novice breaststroke
- Backward bobs
- Kneel dive
- Front somersault
- Handstand
- Strong kicks (flutter, dolphin, breast)
Seahorse Skills
- Safety Points
- Tread/Swim/Tread
- Eggbeater kick
- 25 meters freestyle
- 25 meters backstroke
- 25 meters butterfly
- 25 meters breaststroke
- 100 meter continuous swim
- Standing dive
- Flip turns
