LEARN TO SWIM
LEVEL 1 INTRODUCTION TOWATER 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 1 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. PARENT AND CHILD AQUATICS This course is designed for children 18months 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 armand leg action on the front and back with assistance; and changing body position in thewater. Childrenmust wear a swimdiaper with a swimsuit over it until they are potty trained. Children ages 9months – 17monthsmay register in the class, however the curriculumwill be geared to ages 18months – 3 years. $50 resident / $62.50 non-resident 18 months - 3 years RCN Eight 25-minute lessons Monday and Wednesday, 4 p.m.
LEVEL 4 STROKE IMPROVEMENT – SESSION 2 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 Eight 45-minute lessons Monday and Wednesday, 8 p.m. LEVEL 5 STROKE IMPROVEMENT – SESSION 3 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. Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 4 required $85 resident / $106.25 non-resident 6 - 16 years RCN Eight 45-minute lessons Monday and Wednesday, 8 p.m. LEVEL 6 STROKE IMPROVEMENT – SESSION 4 Students work to refine strokes so that they swim with more efficient and effective 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.. Completion of American Red Cross Swimming Level 5 required $85 resident / $106.25 non-resident 6 - 16 years RCN Eight 45-minute lessons Monday and Wednesday, 8 p.m.
Pearland in Motion / Winter/Spring 2022 / 17
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