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Aquatics and Safety offers swim lessons for babies age 6 months through adults. Learn to swim through our high quality program.

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Intermediate 1

*Please note: Winter 2018 Swim Lesson session dates and times are subject to change. Intermediate 1 (recommended for ages 5 and up)Participants learn to be comfortable with new skills in deep water and learn front crawl, back crawl and elementary backstroke to basic standards of competency. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and waterpark safety.Skills: Jump into deep water Kneeling dive Survival float, 20 sec. Back float, 20 sec. Tread water, 20 sec. Front crawl, 15 yd. Back crawl, 15 yd. Elementary backstroke, 15 yd. Breaststroke kick, 15 yd. Prerequisite: Completion of Beginner 2 or have equivalent skills.
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Aqua Tots

*Please note: Winter 2018 Swim Lesson session dates and times are subject to change. Enjoy swimming with your child while building swimming readiness by emphasizing fun in the water for children ages 6 months to 5 years old accompanied by a parent or guardian. Parents learn to help their child adjust to the water and develop safety awareness.  Participants will become comfortable in the water learning basic swimming skills with assistance from a parent or guardian.  *Each child must attend with a parent/guardian. Skills introduced include (may be performed with flotation or assistance): Enter the water Submerge head Front float, face in or out of water Back float, ears in water Paddle stroke on front, face in or out of water
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Beginner 2

*Please note: Winter 2018 Swim Lesson session dates and times are subject to change. Beginner 2 (recommended for ages 5 and up)Participants learn to swim without flotation or assistance for longer distances. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and waterpark safety.Skills: Jump into chest-deep water and return to the edge of pool Bob underwater, blowing bubbles, 5 times Front float, 10 sec. Front glide, turn and swim back to the wall Back float, 10 sec. Back glide, roll over, turn and swim back to the wall Tread water, 10 sec. Paddle stroke on front, 15 yd. Elementary backstroke arms, 10 yd Back crawl, 5 yd. Prerequisite: Completion of Beginner 1 OR have equivalent skills.
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Aqua Kids 1

*Please note: Winter 2018 Swim Lesson session dates and times are subject to change. Aqua Kids 1 without Parent/Guardian (ages 3 to 5)Participants become comfortable in the water learning basic swimming skills without a parent or guardian in the water with them. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and waterpark safety.Skills (may be performed with flotation or assistance): Enter the water independently Submerge head Bob underwater and blow bubbles, 3 times Front float, face in water, 3 sec. Front glide, face in water Back float, ears in water, 3 sec. Back glide, ears in water Roll over: front to back/back to front Paddle stroke on front, face in or out of water, 5 yd. Elementary Backstroke arms (or Monkey, Tree, Soldier arms) on back, ears in water, 5 yd.
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Intermediate 2

*Please note: Winter 2018 Swim Lesson session dates and times are subject to change. Intermediate 2 (recommended for ages 5 and up)Participants increase endurance, improve competency for strokes learned in Intermediate 1 and learn breaststroke to basic standards of competency. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and waterpark safety.Skills: Standing dive Swim under water, 5 yd., retrieve object Feet-first surface dive Somersault Open turn: Front crawl Open turn: Back crawl Tread water, 1 min. Front crawl, 25 yd. Elementary backstroke, 25 yd. Back crawl, 25 yd. Breaststroke, 15 yd. Dolphin kick, 15 yd. Prerequisite: Completion of Intermediate 1 or have equivalent skills.
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