2024 SWIM LESSON REGISTRATION – SESSION 5 (LESSON DATES: 8/19 – 8/29)

REGISTRATION INFO – 2024 SESSION 5

• Registration Opens:
  • Members: Wed, 8/7
  • Non-members: Fri, 8/9
• Price:
  • Members: $85; Non-members: $115
  • (NOTE: Logged in members have $30 discount applied at check-out.)
• Session 1 Days/Times: Session 5 runs from 8/19 – 8/29. Lessons are offered for members and non-members in 8-day, 30-minute sessions (Monday – Thursday) between the hours of 11am – 1pm starting every half hour.

ADDITIONAL REGISTRATION DETAILS

• Payment: Payment is required at the time of registration and done online. Credit/debit cards, PayPal, and Venmo are accepted. For members, you need to be logged in to the website with your membership account at the time of registration to receive your membership discount.
• Member Registration: Limited to immediate family members (including grandchildren).
• Cancellation/Change Policy: We try to do our best to accommodate changes and cancellations that arise if they are communicated in a timely manner. To see our policy and process please go to our Swim Lesson Change and Cancellation Info page.
• Non-members receive 1-hour family pass: With purchase of every group swim lesson, non-members will be able to use the pool as a family for an hour. They will be able to do so by showing their child’s swim lesson report card at the time of usage. (Please note: Last day of the season to use lesson cards is Friday, September 6th.)
• Signing-up for Appropriate Level: If you are a returning swimmer, please sign up for the appropriate level class. Class descriptions are found below. If you have additional questions on class levels, please reach out to our swim lessons coordinator (Brianne Hartung Pan).

• For Ages: 4 – 5
• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-5
• Description: This class recognizes the developmental stage of children this age. They are designed to move the young swimmer from comfort and enjoyment of the water to basic strokes. Patience and fun are emphasized.
• Registration Criteria: This class is for the first-time lesson taker.

• Comfortable in water
• Face in water – 5 count
• Face float – assisted
• Back float – assisted
• Assisted kick on front
• Assisted kick on back
• Stand on bottom of pool in shallow end and duck head completely
• Deep water exposure
• Safety Rules

Minnow I Waitlist – Click to add

• For Ages: 4 – 5
• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-5
• Description: This class recognizes the developmental stage of children this age. They are designed to move the young swimmer from comfort and enjoyment of the water to basic strokes. Patience and fun are emphasized.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be able to perform all skills taught in Minnow I.

• Pick up ring from bottom step
• Face float – unassisted – 10 seconds
• Back float – unassisted
• Kick on front – unassisted – 10 feet
• Bob to bottom of 4 feet
• Jump off wall
• Introduction to sitting dives
• Rhythmic breathing with kick
• Safety Rules

Minnow II Waitlist – Click to add

• For Ages: 4 – 5
• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-5
• Description: This class is for little ones who are very comfortable in the water and can easily float anywhere in the pool. While they may be comfortable playing in the water, they are ready to learn the basic coordination required for traditional strokes.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be able to perform all skills taught in Minnow II.

• Crawl stroke, with side breathing, across pool
• Flat on front, 10 seconds; turn to back and float 10 seconds; turn to front and float 10 seconds
• Backstroke
• Kick with kickboard alone, halfway across the pool
• Jump off side into deep water
• Introduction to sitting and kneeling dives
• Retrieve ring from bottom of pool at shallow end
• Tread water
• Safety Rules

Minnow III Waitlist – Click to add

• For Ages: 5 & up
• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-5
• Description: This class is for older children who need to become comfortable in the water. They will work toward putting their face in the water and ultimately floating. These children usually have some real fear of the water, so patience will be emphasized.
• Registration Criteria: This class is for older swimmers who are first time lesson takers.

• Comfortable in water
• Duck head underwater
• Face in water – 10 count
• Pick up ring from bottom step
• Kick with kickboard
• Front float – 10 count
• Back float
• Introduction to crawl stroke
• Introduction to backstroke
• Jump off wall
• Bobbing
• Safety Rules

Pre-Floater Waitlist – Click to add

• For Ages: 5 & up
• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-5
• Description: This class is for older children who are somewhat comfortable in the water, can put their face in the water for a period of time, and are floating well. We will work on many prerequisites to swimming, like kicking and using their arms.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be and older swimmer and able to perform all skills taught in Pre-Floater.

• Float and kick – 10 feet
• Crawl stroke
• Back float
• Backstroke – assisted
• Kick with kickboard alone across 3 lines
• Jump from wall in deep end
• Rhythmic breathing
• Safety Rules

Floater Waitlist – Click to add

• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-6
• Description: These swimmers are ready for the complicated coordination required of the crawl stroke. Students will also spend a great deal of time on their back and doing other activities to increase their confidence in deeper water. Correct technique will come before distance, and safety will be stressed.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be able to perform all skills taught in Minnow III (5yo and under) or Floater (6yo and over).

• Crawl stroke, with side breathing, across pool
• Flat on front, 10 seconds; turn to back and float 10 seconds; turn to front and float 10 seconds
• Backstroke
• Kick with kickboard alone, halfway across the pool
• Jump off side into deep water
• Introduction to sitting and kneeling dives
• Retrieve ring from bottom of pool at shallow end
• Tread water
• Safety Rules

Beginner I Waitlist – Click to add

• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-6
• Description: The crawl stroke will be improved (an emphasis placed on side breathing), more time spent on their back. Other skills are introduced such as treading water, underwater swimming, and diving from the side of the pool.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be able to perform all skills taught in Beginner I.

• Crawl stroke the length of the pool with good form
• Backstroke width of the pool
• Unassisted kick on the back 15 feet
• Kick with kickboard a length of the pool
• Swim underwater from the wall across 2 lines
• Tread water in deep end for 20 seconds
• Introduction to standing dives
• Retrieve ring from bottom of pool at middle depth
• Comfortable switching from back to front
• Safety Rules

Beginner II Waitlist – Click to add

• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-8
• Description: This class will continue the progression towards a relaxed and efficient crawl stroke and backstroke. The breaststroke kick will be introduced. There will also be an increase in drills to help with continued skill development.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be able to perform all skills taught in Beginner II.

• Crawl stroke the 2 lengths of the pool with good form
• Kick 2 lengths of the pool with kickboard
• Tread water for 1 minute
• Dive off side at deep end and retrieve ring from bottom
• Standing dive and swim 15 feet underwater
• Swim backstroke 1 length of the pool
• Introduction to breaststroke kick
• Introduction to breaststroke arms
• Safety Rules; assisting others

Advanced Beginner Waitlist – Click to add

• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-8
• Description: This class offers continued stroke development through increased distances. Breaststroke will be introduced.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be able to perform all skills taught in Advanced Beginner.

• Swim crawl stroke 4 lengths of the pool with correct form
• Unassisted kick on back half way across the pool
• Kick with kickboard 3 lengths of the pool
• Tread water for 1.5 minutes in deep end
• Surface dive and retrieve ring from the bottom of the pool at deep end
• Backstroke 2 lengths of the pool
• Breaststroke with reasonable form
• Introduction to butterfly kick
• Introduction to racing dives from blocks
• Safety Rules; assisting others

Beginner Intermediate Waitlist – Click to add

• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-8
• Description: Strokes will continue to be improved with a great deal of emphasis on the breaststroke, a difficult yet valuable stroke. This class is often repeated by a swimmer because the skills take time to perfect.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be able to perform all skills taught in Beginner Intermediate.

• Swim crawl stroke 5 lengths of the pool with correct form
• Unassisted kick on back 1 length of the pool
• Swim width of pool underwater, with 1 breath
• Kick with kickboard 4 lengths of the pool
• Swim backstroke 2 lengths of the pool
• Breaststroke 1 length of the pool with proper coordination
• Tread water in deep end for 2 minutes
• Introduction to butterfly stroke
• Surface dive and retrieve ring from the bottom of the pool at deep end
• Safety Rules; assisting others

Intermediate Waitlist – Click to add

• Teacher-to-Student Ratio (Max): 1-to-8
• Description: This class offers an emphasis on competitive strokes and turns, and designed to help a swim team member. Swim team workouts are not always the best place to makes sure strokes are efficient and correct, Racing is an opportunity for focused time on getting the right technique.
• Registration Criteria: To register for this class your child must be able to perform all skills taught in Intermediate.

• Focus on refining technique for all competitive strokes
• Streamlining dive and breakout off blocks
• Introduction and improvement of freestyle flip turn
• Introduction and improvement of backstroke stroke count and turns
• Introduction and improvement of open breaststroke and butterfly turns
• Introduction and improvement of IM turns
• Legal finish instruction
• Introduction of relay starts
• Swim freestyle 4 lengths of pool with efficient stroke and flip turns
• Swim backstroke 2 lengths of pool with efficient stroke and flip turn
• Swim breaststroke 2 lengths of pool with legal efficient stroke, underwater pull and open turn
• Swim butterfly 1 length of the pool of legal efficient stroke and finish.
• Swim 100 IM
• Safety Rules; assisting others

Racing Waitlist – Click to add