Swim Lessons

 

Sessions:

Session I: June 24-July 5 (no class July 4, makeup held July 5)

Session II: July 8-July 19

Session III: July 22-Aug 2

Times, Type and Price:

9:00am - 9:30am - Water babies/ Preschool Beginner I and II, $55

9:30am - 10:00am - Beginners I and II, $55

10:00am - 10:40am - Advanced Beginners, $65

 

Class Descriptions:

Water Babies- Parent and Baby - This parent participation class is designed to introduce babies to the water. A swim instructor will guide parents on various techniques and tips in order for infants to be more comfortable in an aquatic environment.

Preschool Beginners I- (Ages 3-5) - This class is designed to introduce and improve a child’s comfort level in the water through tactics involving submerging, breath control, blowing bubbles, and front and back kicking with support.

Preschool Beginners II- (3-5 year olds) - This class is designed to improve the skills learned in Preschool Beginner I by improving front and back floating, gliding, front and back kicking, jumping to the instructor, and the beginnings of basic arm movements for freestyle and backstroke.

Beginner I- (5-7 year olds) - This class is designed to introduce and improve a child’s comfort level in the water, submersion under water, front and back glide and kick without assistance, breath control, and the beginnings of swimming freestyle and backstroke with kicking.

Beginner II- (5-7 year olds) - This class is designed to continue to improve and develop skills learned as a Beginner 1 swimmer by working on front and back gliding, front and back kicking, jumping to the instructor, rhythmic breathing and basic arm movements for the freestyle and backstroke. We will also introduce diving from both a kneeling and standing position.

Advanced Beginners- (6-9 year olds) - This class is designed to improve the skills obtained in previous lesson programs as well as teaching freestyle with lateral breathing, backstroke, race start diving, breaststroke kick, breaststroke swimming and comfort in deep water.

Important Information:

All sessions run Monday – Thursday, with inclement weather makeup day as Friday.

Registration in person begins May 25 at 10:00am at the pool desk.  All fees must be paid at the time of registration.  NO PHONE RESERVATIONS.

Payment can be made by checks (to DRRA) or Cash, sorry no credit cards

We will try to have one instructor for every 4 children whenever possible.

Class below 3 children will be cancelled 

Registration will be prioritized in the following order:

1) full members and summer members,

2) August/September members and waiting-list families and

3) non-members.