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View Ridge Swim and Tennis Club offers group and private lessons to both members and non-members. Please see this page for details on each. Please reach out to our Swim Lesson Coordinator (Brianne Hartung Pan) with any questions.
Lessons are offered for members and non members in 2 week (8-day, Monday – Thursday), 30-minute sessions. We also offer Private Lessons (see bottom of page for details).
Times
New this year – all swim and tennis registration and payment for lessons will be done online! No more having to go down to the pool and stand in line.
Session 1 &2 swim lesson registration opens in the Spring. Later sessions will register the week before the next session starting on Wednesday for Members @ 1pm and Thursday @ 9am for Non-Members. (Note: Registration for Session 5 has been moved up a week to 8/7 for Members and 8/9 for Non-Members for planning and administrative purposes.) This allows for all students to receive their report card and will allow for less confusion when signing up for the next session and choosing the correct class.
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Why aren’t all the sessions available for registration? We’ve decided to hold off on making all the sessions available so that people get their report cards after each session before enrolling in the next. We hope that this allows for less confusion when choosing the correct class and hopefully less necessitated changes.
(Below you’ll find high level descriptions of the levels. You can find detailed information on each of the course levels here.)
These classes recognize 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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
This class offers continued stroke development through increased distances. Breaststroke will be introduced.
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.
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.
View Ridge Swim & Tennis Club allows its staff to teach private lessons. We feel that they are valuable in several situations such as:
We feel that private lessons are never a substitute for regular lessons. Children learn best over time with other children.
SCHEDULING:
Non-members please note: We are happy to provide swim and tennis lessons for members of our community. However, we ask that you honor this service by not using the facility except for your child’s private lesson. Thanks.
