LEVEL 4 STROKE IMPROVEMENT Develops student’s confidence in the strokes learned in Level 3 and improves other aquatic skills. Students will learn the following: headfirst entries from the side in the compact and stride position, swim under water, feet-first surface dives, survival swimming, front crawl and backstroke open turns and 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. $85 resident / $106.25 non-resident 6 – 16 years RCN Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 3 LEVEL 5 STROKE REFINEMENT Students refine all six strokes: the front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly, increasing the distances that they swim. Includes introduction to 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. Classes consist of eight 45-minute lessons. $85 resident / $106.25 non-resident 6 – 16 years RCN Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 4 ARC LEARN TO SWIM LEVEL 6 Students work to refine strokes so that they swimmore efficiently over longer distances. Special emphasis on knee-dive, forward dive fall-in and standing dive from the pool side, as well as from the 1 meter diving board. 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. Various diving techniques from the deck and diving boards will be introduced. Classes consist of eight 45-minute lessons. $85 resident / $106.25 non-resident 6 – 16 years RCN Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 5
LEVEL 1: INTRODUCTION TO WATER SKILLS 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 25-minute lessons. $75 resident / $93.75 non-resident 6 – 16 years RCN 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 1. Classes consist of eight 25-minute lessons. $75 resident / $93.75 non-resident 6 – 16 years RCN Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 1 LEVEL 3 STROKE DEVELOPMENT 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 25-minute lessons. $75 resident / $93.75 non-resident 6 – 16 years RCN Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 2 LEARN TO SWIM Check the At-a-Glance Schedule on pages 20-23 for date and time of each class.
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