Register for Swim Classes

Resident registration for swim lessons will be taken at the pool for residents only May 14 and 15.

Registration will be open until 4 p.m. May 14 and 10 a.m. -4 p.m. May 15.

Registration will be open to the general public May 16. Participants must be at least 42 inches tall.

There will be four sessions:

• SESSION 1: June 11 - June 22
• SESSION 2: June 25 - July 06
• SESSION 3: July 9 - July 20
• SESSION 4: July 23- Aug 3

Swim lessons include:

LEVEL 1 - Water Exploration (tots) Height $35

Purpose: Orientation to aquatic environment. Create a sound foundation for aquatic and safety skills.

Course Content: Supported floating and kicking on front and back. Alternating arm action. Water safety rules. How to get help in an emergency. Reaching assists without equipment. Fundamentals of using a life jacket.

LEVEL 2 - Primary Skills (beginners) $35

Purpose: Expand on fundamental aquatic locomotion and safety skills.

Course Content: Floating and kicking on front and back. Rhythmic breathing. Combined stroke on front and back. Turning over front to back, back to front. Reaching and extension assists. Familiarity with rescue breathing.

LEVEL 3 - Stroke Readiness (advanced beginners) $40

Purpose: Increase swimming skill competency. Practice safety and rescue skills.

Course Content: Fundamentals of elementary backstroke. Jumping into deep water with a life jacket. Diving from side of pool. Treading water. Self rescue skills. Rescue breathing.

LEVEL 4 - Stroke Development (intermediates) $40

Purpose: Develop confidence and competency in strokes and safety skills beyond preceding levels. Introduction of breaststroke and sidestroke.

Course Content: Deep water bobbing. Dives from side of pool from stride and standing positions. Breaststroke and sidestroke. Turns at the wall. Familiarity with CPR.

LEVEL 5 - Stroke Refinement (swimmer) $40

Purpose: Continue refinement of front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke. Introduce butterfly, surface dives, and springboard diving.

Course Content: Alternate breathing. Swimming underwater. Butterfly. Open turns on front and back. Diving safety. Beginning diving progression from diving board.

Level 6 - Skill Proficiency (advanced swimmer) $50

Purpose: Develop maximum efficiency and endurance for strokes. Introduce surface dives and flip turns. Encourage lifetime fitness. Refine strokes learned in previous levels. Develop springboard diving skills. Teach advanced rescue skills.

Course Content: Approach and hurdle on diving boards. Tuck and pike surface dives. Alternative kicks for treading water. Throwing rescues. Turning spinal injury victim face up. Approach stroke.

For more information call (586) 445-5270.