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Aquatics - Youth

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Youth Lessons

 
Shrimps - Ages 6-18 months
For our littlest swimmers. Shrimps is designed to introduce babies and parents to the aquatic environment. This class will help parents learn realistic developmental expectations, introduce basic aquatic safety to parent and child, and provide a fun and positive first experience in the water. Shrimps will help babies with basic motor skills, as well as introduce them, without fear, to a water environment. Skills include blowing bubbles floating on front and back, kicking on front and back, social interactions through songs, and basic aquatic safety knowledge for parents. This is a fun class that will help prepare your child for future swim classes!
 
Perch:   Ages 18 months - 3 years

A new spin on Parent Child Classes! You and your child will participate together, but a little more time will be spent in a skill structure environment. All Pike skills will be introduced while parents will help child become more comfortable in the water setting as instructors prepare them for independence. Skills presented include pool safety, appropriate class behavior, listening skills, independence from parent as well as all the basics that are covered in Pike. Parents must participate, but the focus of class will be to get the child prepared for participation on their own.

Pike:  Ages 3-5 years

This class is designed for the preschool beginner who has had no real experience in the water. Children participate without parents and work on floating and kicking on their front and back, blowing bubbles, putting face in the water, basic paddle stroke, pool safety, boating safety, and water adjustment. Instructors work to create a positive experience for these little swimmers. There are no prerequisites for enrollment, other than age.

Eel:  Ages 6 and up
For the advanced beginner who can already swim on their own on stomach and back. Participants will work on kicking, bubbles, putting face in water, pool safety, boating safety and front and back floats.
 
Ray/Starfish:  Ages 6 and up

Ray is for the intermediate preschooler who can already swim unassisted using a paddle stroke on their front, side and back. Participants work on rotary breathing, backstroke development with proper technique, and elementary backstroke. There is also continued work on treading water, deep water swimming, basic diving, floating, endurance, and pool safety. Swimming flotation aides are removed to work on swimming independence.

Polliwog I:  Ages 6 and up

Designed for the school-age beginner who has little or no experience. Emphasis is placed on water adjustment, kicking on front and back, basic paddle stroke, floating on front and back, basic backstroke, and pool safety. There are no prerequisites for enrollment other than age requirement.

Polliwog II:  Ages 6 and up
Designed for the school-ager who is an advanced beginner and can swim the length of pool. We will work on rotary breathing, floating on front and back, basic backstroke, and pool safety. There are no prerequisites for enrollment other than age requirement.
 
Guppy:  Ages 6 and up

This level is for the school age advanced beginner that can swim 25 yards on their own but needs to work on their freestyle technique. Rotary breathing will continue to be practiced, as well as a more advanced technique for backstroke and elementary backstroke. Participants will work on floating on front and back, treading water, deep water swimming, pool safety, and introduction to diving as well as breaststroke.

Minnow/Fish:  Ages 6 and up

For children who can already swim 2 lengths of the pool (25 yards) with freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. Proper rotary breathing technique will be stressed, and participants will be introduced to butterfly in addition to refining all the strokes.

Flying Fish:  Ages 6 and up

Flying Fish is for children who can already swim 100 yards of freestyle and 50 yards of backstroke and breaststroke. Students will focus on technique and endurance for freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Continued work on elementary backstroke, pool safety, treading water, deep water swimming and diving.

Shark:  Ages 6 and up

The class is for the advanced. Participant needs to be able to swim 150 yards freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and 50 yards butterfly. There will be a strong emphasis on technique and endurance for I.M. strokes. This class will include an expansion on rescue skills, and aquatic emergencies.

Private Swim Lessons

Enjoy one on one instruction during private swim lessons. Designed for both youth and adult, from beginner to advanced.

Other Youth Programming

 

Home School Aquatics
For ages 6 years and up. Pool time for those children that are home schooled. This class will include lessons, games and free swim time.

 

Lifeguard Training

Offered several times during the year this American Red Cross Lifeguard Training is for ages 15 years and up. Pre-requisites: student must be able to swim 300 yards—100 freestyle; 100 breaststroke and 100 combination. Must retrieve a brick from the bottom of the pool. Rescue skills, AED, CPR, First Aid and back-boarding are other skills required for this course. All classes must be attended.