Baby and Me
Age: 6 to 24 months
Introduction to the water for baby and caregivers. This class focuses on comfort and water adjustment. Babies will explore floating, kicking, bubble blowing and participate in group activities. Swim diapers required.
Toddler & Me
Age: 2 to 3 years
This is for the child’s first exposure to the water and for children who need their parents in order to feel secure. All preschoolers must be accompanied by an adult in the water. Games, songs, and water play give the child a positive water experience.
Level 1 Prebeginner Swim
Age: 3-5 years
This class encourages comfort in the water, putting face in the water, blowing bubbles, and swimming to the wall from a held position or platform. The session includes active water games and exercises that are pre-skills to swimming. The child should be independent and able to separate from the caregiver. There will be up to three sections, with a limit of four children per instructor.
Level 2 Children's Beginner Swim (ARC Levels 1, 2)
Age: 4-5
Beginners learn the basics of swimming and water safety, while building confidence and having fun in the water. Skills taught include breath control, kicking, bobbing, arm movements, and floating. Pool safety and positive group behaviors are emphasized. There will be up to four
sections with limit of five children per instructor.
Level 3 Children's Advanced Beginner Swim (ARC Level 3)
Age: 5 years+
Students learn to coordinate arm and leg movements, swimming independently. Skills taught include streamline kicking, breath control, free style, elementary backstroke, dolphin kick, and basic sculling techniques.
Level 4 Children’s Intermediate Swim (ARC Level 4)
Swimmers will learn front and back crawl, rhythmic breathing, butterfly, sidestroke, breaststroke, and essential skills. Emphasis is on deep-water confidence, survival floating, treading water, surface diving, and diving from the side.
Swim Club
Ages: 8 and older, must be able to swim laps
This class will focus on building swimmers endurance and refining technique for all swimming strokes and turns. Students will also learn how to use starting blocks for competitive swimming.
Children's Competitive Swim
Age: Ages 8 to 13
For boys and girls already on a swim team or for those who would like to train for one. The focus is on endurance, speed, stroke refinement, flip turns, and racing starts. The clinic is for the already proficient swimmer who is able to swim two lengths of the pool.
Synchronized Swimming
Ages: 10-17 years
Kids who love to swim, dance, or perform gymnastics will have fun learning the fundamentals of synchronized swimming in a recreational format. In this 8-week class, they will learn new kicking and propulsion techniques and fun skills executed above and below the water. The format of the class will reinforce and strengthen proper swimming techniques and engage the class in challenging yet fun games and drills. The class will be taught by experienced synchronized swimmers. At the end of the session participants will be able to perform a short choreographed routine to music.
This is a coed class open to children ages 10-17. Swimmers must be comfortable in deep water and able to swim 25 yards without stopping. Swim caps and goggles are recommended. Noseclips will be available for purchase.
Lifeguard Class
Instructor: Luci Rosalia
American Red Cross curriculum for Lifeguard Training. Students will learn rescue techniques to respond to emergencies in the water and on land. Upon successful completion of the course students will receive Red Cross Certification in Lifeguard Training, CPR for the professional rescuer, and First Aid. Students must attend all the dates listed below to receive certification. Must be 15 years old to take this class.
WSI Class
Instructor: Luci Rosalia
American Red Cross Course for students that would like to teach swimming to individuals of all ages. Students will develop the skills and knowledge necessary to conduct swimming lessons. All candidates must pass pre-course session demonstrating the following swimming strokes: front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Students must be 16 years old to enroll in this class and complete all class assignments. A written exam is required with a minimum grade of 80% to receive Red Cross certification.
