Aquatics
LEARN TO SWIM Cost: $75 resident / $93.75 non - resident (Levels 1 - 3) $85 resident / $106.25 non - resident (Levels 4 - 6) Age: 6 - 15 years Location: RCN Level 1 Introduction to Water Skills
Level 4 Stroke Improvement Develops participant’s confidence in the strokes learned in Level 3 and improves other aquatic skills. Students should be able to demonstrate the following: 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, to tread water using two different kicks. The class will focus on improvement in the basic swim strokes. Classes consist of eight 45-minute lessons. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 3) Level 5 Stroke Refinement Students should be able to demonstrate the following: shallow angle dives from the side and then glide and then begin a stroke on the front, tuck and pike surface dives (submerging completely), front flip and backstroke flip turns, proper sculling techniques, and to coordinate and refine the front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly. Classes consist of eight 45-minute lessons. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 4) Level 6 Fitness Swimming Teaches students how to prevent aquatic emergencies in various aquatic environments introduces and practices self-rescue. Increase endurance while swimming, the HELP and huddle position, a survival float in deep water, a back float in deep water, and survival swimming. Classes consist of eight 45-minute lessons. ( Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross Level 5)
For first time and non-adjusted swimmers. Develops positive attitudes towards swimming and emphasizes the importance of good habits and safe practices in and around the water. Classes consist of eight 45-minute lessons. 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 began in Level I. Classes consist of eight 45-minute lessons. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Builds 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 will also learn safe diving rules and begin to dive from the side of the pool in deep water. Classes consist of eight 45-minute lessons. (Prerequisite: Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 2) Red Cross Swimming Level 1) Level 3 Stroke Development
ADULT LESSONS Cost: $75 resident / $93.75 non - resident
Age: 16 and up Location: RCN
Designed to develop confidence in the adult swimmer and is geared toward the needs of the class. Comfort and flotation in the water, basic survival, front crawl, back crawl, treading water and basic water safety are just a few of the skills taught. Classes consist of eight 45 minute lessons.
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