PARENT AND CHILD AQUATICS Designed for children ages 18 months to 3 years and their parents. Participants will practice blowing bubbles and will explore submerging the mouth, nose, eyes and head completely; buoyancy on the front and back; gliding on the front and back with assistance; submerging in a rhythmic pattern; beginning swimming using combined 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 to 17 months may register for the class; however, the curriculum will be geared to those ages 18 months to 3 years. Classes consist of eight (8) 20-minute lessons that are held two (2) days a week for four (4) weeks. TBD $50 resident / $62.50 non-resident 18 months – 3 years RCN
LEVEL 4 STROKE IMPROVEMENT Develops students’ confidence in the strokes learned in Level 3 and improves other aquatic skills. Students will learn the following: headfirst entries from the side of the pool in the compact and stride position, underwater swimming, 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 the basic swim strokes. Classes consist of eight (8) 45-minute lessons that are held two (2) days a week for four (4) weeks. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 3.) LEVEL 5 STROKE IMPROVEMENT Students will refine all six strokes — the front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly — and increase the distances that they swim. The course includes an introduction to the following: shallow angle dives from the poolside, then glide and begin a stroke on the front; touch and pike surface dives (submerging completely); front flip and backstroke turns; and proper sculling techniques. Classes consist of eight (8) 45-minute lessons that are held two (2) days a week for four (4) weeks. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 4.) LEVEL 6 STROKE IMPROVEMENT Students work to refine strokes so that they swim more efficiently and effectively over longer distances. Special emphasis on knee-dive, forward dive fall-in, and standing dive from the poolside as well as from the 1-meter diving board. The course teaches students how to prevent aquatic emergencies in various aquatic environments, introduction to self-rescue, the HELP and huddle positions, survival float in deep water, back float in deep water, and survival swimming. Classes consist of eight (8) 45-minute lessons that are held two (2) days a week for four (4) weeks. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross
LEARN TO SWIM TBD
$75 resident / $93.75 non–resident (Levels 1 – 3) $85 resident / $106.25 non–resident (Levels 4 – 6) 6 – 15 years RCN
LEVEL 1 INTRODUCTION TO WATER SKILLS For first-time and non-adjusted swimmers. Develops positive attitudes toward swimming and emphasizes the importance of good habits and safe practices in and around the water. Classes consist of eight (8) 45-minute lessons that are held two (2) days a week for four (4) weeks. LEVEL 2 FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS Students will learn how to float without support and how to 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 1. Classes consist of eight (8) 45-minute lessons that are held two (2) days a week for four (4) weeks. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 1.) LEVEL 3 STROKE DEVELOPMENT Building on the skills covered in Level 2, students will learn how to coordinate the front crawl, back crawl and elementary backstroke; the fundamentals of treading water; and safe diving rules as they begin to dive from the poolside into deep water. Classes consist of eight (8) 45-minute lessons that are held two (2) days a week for four (4) weeks. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 2.)
Pearland in Motion / Winter/Spring 2024 / 17
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