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| Swimming & Diving Lessons Program Overview: |
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We believe that learning to safely swim and dive are among the most important benefits of belonging to the pool. Our goal is to provide a fun-based atmosphere with a serious focus on safety, while simultaneously learning and improving on the skills of swimming and diving. For that reason, we attempt to offer classes that are appropriate for, and will appeal to children of many ages. We offer a wide variety of lessons ranging from parent/tot classes to competitive stroke, and everything else in between. |
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Shorewood Hills Pool
Swimming/Diving Lessons - Class Descriptions |
| Please try to estimate your child’s swim/dive level from the description below. Instructors will adjust students accordingly during the first few days of each session. When in doubt, please select a lower level. It is our desire to have the option of moving swimmers and divers “up” in a lesson level, rather than having to adjust them “down”. |
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COURSE |
PREREQUISITES and CLASS DESCRIPTIONS |
P/T
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Parent/Tot: Goal is to introduce child to aquatic environment in the comfort of his/her parent. Focus on comfort and confidence in/around water. Games, music, etc. Recommended minimum age – 6 months. |
| Level 1 |
Very limited water experience. Introduction to basic water skills and development of swimming readiness. Will learn to submerge mouth, nose, and eyes. Front and back float while supported for 3 seconds. Course is held on pool stairs/shallow end. Should be able to participate without parental involvement. |
| Level 2 |
Completed Level 1. Swim with any combination of arm and leg movements for 15 feet on front and back, improving breath control, comfort in chest depth water level, begin to place entire head under water. Front and back floats for 5 seconds. |
| Level 3 |
Completed Level 2. Strong enough to work on combining strokes on front and back and begin to swim 15 - 25 yards (width of pool). Treading in slightly deeper water, retrieval of underwater items, coordinated breathing, head-first entry from seated position. Intro to butterfly. |
| Level 4 |
Completed Level 3. Improve upon previous skills/confidence. Begin diving, underwater swimming, open swim turns, survival float, coordinated treading. Intro to breaststroke and elementary backstroke. Front and back crawl 25 yards, breaststroke and elementary backstroke 15 yards. |
| Level 5 |
Completed Level 4. Additional practice, refinement, and endurance based on level 4 skills. Learn sidestroke, flip turns, survival swimming. Front and back crawl 50 yards, breaststroke and elementary backstroke 25 yards. |
| Level 6 |
Completed level 5. Skill proficiency and endurance for all strokes. Work on swim turns for all strokes. Use of kickboard, pull buoy, pace clock, fins (optional), and paddles (optional). Goal is to attain a continuous 500 yard swim including multiple strokes. |
| CS |
Competitive Stroke Skills: Completed Level 6. This class is intended to help competitive swimmers improve their stroke proficiency, turns, and starts. |
| BWS/LR |
Basic Water Safety/Lifeguard Readiness: Completed Level 6. Train students who want to know how to respond in an aquatic emergency. This course will not qualify a participant to be a lifeguard. It will serve as a solid foundation for further training in lifeguarding and aquatics. Note: textbook fee may be required. |
| BD |
Beginning Dive: Introduction to the diving board. Basic safety and use of the board. Building block skills to prepare students for further diving board use. Will learn diving approach. Front dive/back dive. |
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Intermediate Dive: Students who are comfortable on the board, and familiar with the approach. Will begin to learn additional dives. |
| ED |
Experienced Dive: Experienced divers who are looking to refine their technique on multiple dives. | |
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| Class Structure |
Shorewood Hills Pool
Swimming/Diving Lessons - Class Flow |
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25 Minute Lesson: |
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| 0:00 – 2:00 |
Intro and Prep |
| 2:00 – 5:00 |
Water Acclimation/Warm-up |
| 4:00 – 7:00 |
Review Skills (previous class accomplishments) |
| 7:00 – 15:00 |
Practice Primary Skills
(Core Curriculum – progress through session) |
| 15:00 – 18:00 |
Practice Secondary Skills
(Expansion of material) |
| 18:00 – 23:00 |
Games (Attempt to incorporate learned skills) |
| 23:00 – 25:00 |
Wrap-up | |
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| Program Schedule: |
| 10:30 AM, 11:00 AM, and 11:30 AM |
| The classes meet daily throughout each session, and are twenty-five minutes in length. Our lessons are taught by instructors with a vast background in swimming and diving, and they are all certified Lifeguards. Instructors are assigned to the same class each day. |
- Session One will meet for three weeks, from June 14th until July 1st, and will meet Monday through Thursday.
- Session Two will meet for three weeks, from July 5th through July 22nd, and will meet Monday through Thursday.
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| Registration: |
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Pre-registration is required, however there is no additional fee. These registration forms are available below, or may be obtained at the pool. |
- Registration Form/Class Descriptions for Session One.
- Registration Form/Class Descriptions for Session Two – Available on-line and at the pool on June 28th.
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| Miscellaneous: |
- Lessons will occur on every scheduled day, regardless of rain, unless there is thunder and/or lightening.
- Due to the short swimming season, there are no make-up sessions.
- Program participants are limited to one swim or dive class per session.
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| Instructors: |
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Please See Staff and Lifeguard Information page |
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