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Youth Swim Lessons
Through youth stages 1, 2, and 3, students will learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
- swim, float, swim – sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
- jump, push, turn, grab
Through youth stages 4, 5, and 6, students having mastered the fundamentals will learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, develop skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
Stage 1 - Water Acclimation
Stage 1 encourages students to increase comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with basic assistance.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Registration | 12/5/22 | 1/6/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Th - 5:05 pm - 30 mins
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Registration Closed |
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01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Sa - 10:45 am - 30 mins
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Registration Closed |
Stage 1 - Water Acclimation
Stage 1 encourages students to increase comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with basic assistance.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12/23 | 1/23/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/23/23 - 03/13/23
Mo - 4:30 pm - 30 mins
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Registration Closed |
Stage 2 - Water Movement
In Stage 2, students are encouraged to perform forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Registration | 12/5/22 | 1/6/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Th - 5:05 pm - 30 mins
|
Registration Closed |
|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Sa - 10:45 am - 30 mins
|
Registration Closed |
Stage 2 - Water Movement
In Stage 2, students are encouraged to perform forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12/23 | 1/23/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/23/23 - 03/13/23
Mo - 5:05 pm - 30 mins
|
Registration Closed |
Stage 3 - Water Stamina
Stage 3 develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Registration | 12/5/22 | 1/6/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Th - 5:05 pm - 30 mins
|
Registration Closed |
|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Sa - 10:45 am - 30 mins
|
Registration Closed |
Stage 3 - Water Stamina
In stage 3 students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12/23 | 1/23/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/23/23 - 03/13/23
Mo - 5:40 pm - 30 mins
|
Registration Closed |
Stage 4 - Stroke Introduction
Stage 4 introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Registration | 12/5/22 | 1/16/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
We - 5:40 pm - 45 mins
|
Registration Closed |
|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Th - 5:40 pm - 45 mins
|
Registration Closed |
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01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Sa - 8:15 am - 45 mins
|
Registration Closed |
Stage 4 - Stroke Introduction
Students in stage 4 develop stroke technique in freestyle, back stroke and learn the breast stroke kick.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1/12/23 | 1/23/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/23/23 - 03/13/23
Mo - 6:15 pm - 30 mins
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Registration Closed |
Stage 5 - Stroke Development
Stage 5 introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Registration | 12/5/22 | 1/6/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
We - 5:40 pm - 45 mins
|
Registration Closed |
|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Th - 5:40 pm - 45 mins
|
Registration Closed |
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01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Sa - 8:15 am - 45 mins
|
Registration Closed |
Stage 6 - Stroke Mechanics
Stage 6 refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Registration Information
| Open | Close | Register At | Family Member | Member | Non-Member | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Open Registration | 12/5/22 | 1/6/23 | Online / Front Desk | $ 80.00 | $ 80.00 | $ 120.00 |
Available Sessions
| Date(s) | ||
|---|---|---|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
We - 5:40 pm - 45 mins
|
Registration Closed |
|
|
01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Th - 5:40 pm - 45 mins
|
Registration Closed |
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01/09/23 - 03/04/23
Sa - 8:15 am - 30 mins
|
Registration Closed |