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Youth Aquatics & Swim Lessons

 

Shrimps - 6-18 months
For our littlest swimmers. Shrimps is designed to introduce babies and parents to the aquatic environment. This class will help parents learn realistic developmental expectations, introduce basic aquatic safety to parent
and child, and provide a fun and positive first experience in the water. Shrimps will help babies with basic motor skills as well as introduce them, without fear, to a water environment. Skills include blowing bubbles floating on front and back, kicking on front and back, social interactions through songs, and basic aquatic safety knowledge for parents. This is a fun class that will help prepare your child for future swim classes!

Perch 19 months - 2 1/2 years
You and your child will participate together, but a little more time will be spent in a skill structure environment. Skills include blowing bubbles, using a kickboard, less songs and more structure. All Pike skills will be introduced while parents will help the child become more comfortable in the water setting as instructors prepare them for independence. Skills presented include pool safety, appropriate class behavior, listening skills, independence from parent as well as all the basics that are covered in Pike. Parents must participate, but the focus of class will be to get the child prepared for participation on their own.

Learn with Me! - 2 1/2–3 1/2 years
All Pike skills will be introduced while parents will help the child become more comfortable in the water setting as instructors prepare them for independence with bubble device. Skills presented include pool safety, appropriate class behavior, listening skills, independence from parent as well as all the basics that are covered in Pike. Parents must participate, but the focus of class will be to get the child prepared for participation on their own.

Pike -  3 1/2-5 years
This class is designed for the preschool beginner who has had little to no real experience in the water. Children participate without parents and work on floating and kicking on their front and back, blowing bubbles, putting face in the water, basic paddle stroke, pool safety, boating safety, and water adjustment. Instructors work to create a positive experience for these little swimmers. There are no prerequisites for enrollment, other than age. (Recommended class if you are unsure of your child’s skills

Eel - 3 1/2–5 years
For the advanced beginner who can already swim on their own with a bubble device on stomach and back without assistance. Participants will work on kicking, bubbles, putting face in water, pool safety, boating safety and front and back floats and intro to rotary breathing.

Polliwog I -  5 years and up (NEW Age!)
Designed for the school-age beginner who has little or no experience. Emphasis is placed on water adjustment, kicking on front and back, basic paddle stroke, floating on front and back, basic backstroke, and pool safety. There are no prerequisites for enrollment other than age requirement.

Guppy -  6 years and up
This level is for the school age advanced beginner that can swim 25 yards on their own but needs to work on their freestyle technique. Rotary breathing will continue to be practiced, as well as a more advanced technique for backstroke and elementary backstroke and breaststroke. Participants will work on floating on front and back, treading water, deep water swimming, pool safety, and introduction to diving as well as breaststroke.

Minnow or Fish -  6 years and up
For children who can already swim 2 lengths of the pool for Minnow and 3 lengths of pool for Fish with freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. Proper rotary breathing technique will be stressed, and participants will be introduced to butterfly in addition to refining all the strokes.

Flying Fish or Shark - 6 years and up

Flying Fish is for children who can already swim 100 yards of freestyle and 50 yards of backstroke and breaststroke. Students will focus on technique and endurance for freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Continued work on elementary backstroke, pool safety, treading water, deep water swimming and diving. Shark is for the advanced youth. Participant needs to be able to swim 150 yards freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and 50 yards butterfly. There will be a strong emphasis on technique and endurance. Class will include an expansion on rescue skills, and aquatic emergencies.