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Swim Lessons: Session II - 10:40 - 11:20am

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Colonel Town Recreation offers a swim lesson program in accordance with the American Red Cross Aquatic Curriculum, which is designed to help swimmers at every level experience more success and less frustration with learning the fundamentals of swimming.
Please Note:  Residents in Jefferson, Lancaster and Whitefield do NOT have to buy a pool pass when enrolling for swim lessons due to agreements with the towns.  Other out-of-town residents must purchase a pool pass when enrolling in swim lessons.


General Swim Lesson Information
• Swim lessons are taught using the American Red Cross curriculum.
• Classes are held in the rain unless a downpour, thunder, and/or lightning. If class is cancelled, make-up days will be held on Fridays. The pool will be closed July 4-5.
• Classes will not be made up when cancelled due to bad weather.
• Swimmers can enroll in more than on session. If a child passes a level, he/she will be allowed to advance to the next level in another session.
• Parents/Spectators should address all concerns to Eddie or Denise Wood. They should NOT approach the swimming instructors during swim lessons.
• Parents/Spectators should NOT speak to children while they’re in a lesson. It’s distracting for the children and their instructors.

Swim Lesson Skill Levels
• Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills: Purpose – Helps students feel comfortable in the water. Enter and exit water safely; submerge mouth, nose, and eyes; exhale underwater through mouth and nose; open eyes underwater; pick up submerged object; change direction while walking or paddling; roll over from front to back and back to front with support; explore floating on front and back with support; explore swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions with support; use a life jacket.

• Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills: Purpose – Gives students success with fundamental skills. Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side; exit water safely using ladder or side; submerge entire head; blow bubbles submerging head in a rhythmic pattern (bobbing); open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object in shallow water; float on front and back; perform front and back glide; change direction of travel paddling on front or back; roll over from front to back, back to front; tread water using arm and leg motions (chest-deep water); swim on front, back, and side using combined arm and leg actions; move in the water while wearing a life jacket.

• Level 3: Stroke Development: Purpose – Builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice. Jump into deep water from the side; dive from kneeling or standing position; submerge and retrieve an object in chest deep water; bob with the head fully submerged; rotary breathing in horizontal position; perform front and back glide using two different kicks; float on front and back in deep water; change from horizontal to vertical position on front and back; tread water using hand and leg movements; perform front and back crawl; butterfly-kick and body motion; perform the HELP and Huddle position.

• Level 4: Stroke Improvement: Purpose – Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills. Perform a dive from a standing or stride position; swim underwater; perform feet-first surface dive; perform open turns on front and back; tread water using sculling arm motions and with different kicks; perform the following: front and back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, elementary backstroke; swim on side using scissors-like kick; perform compact jump into water from a height while wearing a life jacket.

• Level 5: Stroke Refinement: Purpose – Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes. Perform the following: standing dive, shallow dive, glide two body lengths and begin any front stroke, tuck surface dive, pike surface dive, front lip turn, backstroke flip turn, front and back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke; tread water with two different kicks; learn survival swimming.

• Level 6P: Personal Water Safety: They will continue to develop skills from Level 5. This class introduces personal safety skills such as treading water, survival float, back float, survival swimming, self-rescue techniques and more! This class will require participants to bring long pants and long sleeve shirts to be used as part of the class.

• Level 6L: Lifeguard Readiness: Swimmers must pass Level 6P first. This class introduces lifeguard readiness skills such as treading water, compact jump, working with a rescue tube, assists, introduces back boarding, head splint, removal from water, and more. THIS IS OUR JR. LIFESAVING COURSE!

* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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