LEARN TO SWIM
SWIM TEST Need to know which swim lesson level to enroll your child? Need a specific swim card to go to camp? Each participant will be evaluated based on the American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim exit skills assessments for the level being tested. The highest-level certificate will be awarded upon successful completion. After this test participants will be grouped and tested for specific swim skills required by various camps. $10 4+ years RCN
LEVEL 1 INTRODUCTION TO WATER SKILLS For first time and non-adjusted swimmers, this level develops positive attitudes towards swimming and emphasizes the importance of good habits and safe practices in and around the water. $75 resident / $93.75 non-resident 6 - 16 years RCN Eight 45-minute lessons Monday and Wednesday, 6 p.m. LEVEL 2 FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS Students learn to float without support and recover to a vertical position. This level marks the beginning of true locomotion skills and adds to the self-help and basic rescue skills begun in Level I. Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 1 required $75 resident / $93.75 non-resident 6 - 16 years RCN Eight 45-minute lessons Monday and Wednesday, 7 p.m. LEVEL 3 STROKE DEVELOPMENT – SESSION 2 Building on the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice, this course teaches students how to coordinate the front crawl and back crawl, the elementary backstroke and fundamentals of treading water. Students also will learn safe diving rules and will begin to dive from the side of the pool in deep water. Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 2 required $75 resident / $93.75 non-resident 6 - 16 years RCN Eight 45-minute lessons Monday and Wednesday, 8 p.m. LEVEL 4 STROKE IMPROVEMENT – SESSION 3 This session develops students’ confidence in the strokes learned in Level 3 and improves other aquatic skills. Students will learn headfirst entries from the side in the compact and stride position; swim underwater; feet-first surface dives; survival swimming; front crawl and backstroke open turns; and treading water using two different kicks. The class will focus on improvement in basic swim strokes. Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 3 required $85 resident / $106.25 non-resident 6 - 16 years RCN
September 25, 9 – 11 a.m. November 13, 9 – 11 a.m.
PARENT AND CHILD AQUATICS This course is designed for children 18 months to 3 years of age and their parents. Participants will: practice blowing bubbles; explore submerging the mouth, nose, eyes and head completely; explore buoyancy on the front and back; gliding on the front and back with assistance; explore submerging in a rhythmic pattern; beginning swimming using combine arm and leg action on the front and back with assistance; and changing body position in the water. Children must wear a swim diaper with a swimsuit over it until they are potty trained. Children ages 9 months - 17 months may register in the class, however the curriculum will be geared to ages 18 months - 3 years. $50 resident / $62.50 non-resident 18 months - 3 years RCN Eight 25-minute lessons M onday and Wednesday, 4 p.m.
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