Registration now open for Fall Lessons!
Class Sizes are Limited - Register Early!

Fall 2011 Schedule:
8 lessons - 45 minutes - $22.50 ($20 per additional child)
Times: 10:00 and 10:45 am, 4:30 and 5:15 pm

Adults - 4 lessons - $20 (Saturdays)
Adult lessons are Saturday at 11:00 am

Sessions Begin:
September 12, October 3, November 7, January 9,
February 6, March 5, April 2, May 7

Classes Offered:
All classes are conducted using the American Red Cross Standards
Parent/Child, Pre-School Levels I, II, & III, Learn to Swim Levels I - IV

**Classes must be paid for at the time of registration. We accept Visa and MasterCard.

Private lessons available upon request.

Learn to Swim

     The American Red Cross offers six comprehensive course levels that teach you, your child or other family members how to swim skillfully and safely. The prerequisite for each level is the successful demonstration of the skills from the preceding level, except for Level 1, which has no prerequisite. Each level of Learn-to-Swim includes training in basic water safety and helping a swimmer in distress, in addition to the skills outlined below:

Parent/Child, Pre-School I, II, and III
     Builds swimming readiness by emphasizing fun in the water. Parents and children participate in several guided practice sessions that help children learn elementary skills, including water entry, bubble blowing, front kicking, back floating, underwater exploration and more. Once children can perform basic skills without parental assistance, they may begin Learn-to-Swim courses.

Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills
* Enter and exit water safely
* Open eyes underwater, pick up submerged object
* Swim on front and back using arm and leg actions
* Submerge mouth, nose and eyes
* Float on front and back
* Follow basic water safety rules
* Exhale underwater through mouth and nose
* Explore arm and hand movement
* Use life jacket

Level II - Fundamental Aquatic Skills
* Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side
* Open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object
* Roll over from front to back, back to front
* Swim on side
* Exit water safely using ladder or side
* Float on front and back
* Tread water using arm and leg motions
* Move in the water while wearing a life jacket
* Submerge entire head
* Perform front and back glide
* Swim on front and back using combined strokes

Level III - Stroke Development
* Jump into deep water from side
* Bob with the head fully submerged
* Perform survival float
* Butterfly - kick and body motion
* Dive from kneeling or standing position
* Use rotary breathing in horizontal position
* Change from horizontal to vertical position on front and back
* Perform the HELP and Huddle position
* Submerge and retrieve and object
* Perform front and back glide
* Perform front and back crawl
* Perform a reaching assist

Level IV - Stroke Improvement
*Perform shallow dive or dive from stride position
* Perform open turns on front and back using any stroke
* Swim underwater
* Tread water using sculling arm motions and kicks
* Perform feet-first surface dive
* Use safe diving rules
* Perform a throwing assist
* Perform compact jump into water from a height while wearing a life jacket
* Care for conscious choking victim
* Perform front and back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, elementary backstroke, swim on side using scissor-like kick

Level V - Stroke Refinement
* Tread water with two different kicks
* Learn survival swimming
* Perform rescue breathing
* Perform the following:
Standing dive                      Tuck surface dive
Pike surface dive                Butterfly
Front flip turn                        Backstroke flip turn
Elementary backstroke      Tuck surface dive
Front and back crawl          Sidestroke
Shallow dive, glide two body lengths and begin any front stroke

Level VI - Swimming and Skill Proficiency
Level 6 is designed with "menu" options that focus on preparing students to participate in more advanced courses such as:
* Personal Water Safety
* Fitness Swimming
* Lifeguard Readiness
* Fundamentals of Diving

Competitive Swimming
Monday through Friday
Age Group Swimming  4:30 - 6:00 pm
aaaaaaaaaaGold & Silver Teams $250 per year
aaaaaaaaaaBronze Team $150 per year
High School     7:00 - 9:00 am & 1:00 - 4:30 pm

Water Aerobics

Monday - Friday      6:00 - 7:00 am - Deep High/Low
Tues & Thursday   10:00 - 11:00 am - Deep High/Low
                                 11:00 - noon - Hinges & Twinges
Monday - Thurs      8:30 - 9:3 pm - Shallow/Deep High/Low

* $3.50 per session
* $30.00 for 10 punch aerobic pass
* $55.00 for 20 punch aerobic pass
* Additional discounts for Seniors
* $1.00 per session for members

Aerobic Class Descriptions:

Shallow Water High/Low Impact
Optimal, fluent and functional workout class to strengthen your cardiovascular system through progressions and variations of simple, basic moves. Alternate between low and high intensity moves to break through training plateaus. Increase power, strength and aerobic benefits. Feel your energy surge and muscles contract as you challenge your body.

Deep Water High/Low Impact
This class emphasizes, "mega calorie-burning" through a variety of class formats. It'll move and challenge you to 'get out of your comfort zone.' You'll expand your cardiovascular system and become more physically fit utilizing several different types of resistance equipment.

Shallow Hinges & Twinges
This class is designed to increase your range of motion, flexibility, muscle tone, and to decrease stiffness and pain caused by arthritis. Gentle, soothing and always enjoyable; this is an ideal class for persons with arthritis, pregnant or recovering from an injury.