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Red Cross 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:

Level 1 (L1) (Introduction to Water Skills) - Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water. Level l participants learn to: Enter & exit water safely; float on front and back; open eyes underwater, submerge to pick up object; submerge mouth, nose & eyes; explore arm and hand movements; exhale underwater; explore swimming on front and back; use a life jacket; follow basic water safety rules.

Level 2 (L2) (Fundamental Aquatic Skills) - Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills. Level 2 participants learn to: Exit water using ladder or side; tread water; glide on front and back; float on front and back; explore swimming on side; roll over from front to back, back to front; enter water by stepping or jumping from the side; open eyes underwater, submerge head to retrieve object; swim on front and back using combined strokes; move in water while wearing life jacket; perform rhythmic breathing.

Level 3 (L3) (Stroke Development) - Purpose: Builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice. Level 3 participants learn to: Jump into deep water from the side; perform rotary breathing; perform butterfly kick and body motion; change from vertical to horizontal position on front and back; dive from sitting or kneeling position; survival float; perform HELP and huddle positions; submerge fully and retrieve object; swim front crawl; perform reaching assists; bob with head fully submerged; swim back crawl; use Check-Call-Care in an emergency.

Level 4 (L4) (Stroke Improvement) - Purpose: Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills. In addition to improving the front crawl and back crawl, Level 4 participants learn to: Dive from compact or stride position; swim breaststroke; tread water using sculling arm motions and kick; swim underwater; swim elementary backstroke; use safe diving rules; perform throwing assists; perform feet-first surface dive; swim on side using scissors kick; care for conscious choking victim; coordinate butterfly; perform open turns on front and back; perform compact jump into water from a height while wearing a life jacket.

Level 5 (L5 ) (Stroke Refinement) - Purpose: Provides further coordination and refinement of the following strokes: Front crawl; elementary backstroke; back crawl, sidestroke, breaststroke, butterfly. Level 5 participants also learn to perform: Shallow dive and begin swimming; front flip turn; treading water with two different kicks; backstroke flip turn; survival swimming; rescue breathing; tuck and pike surface dives.

Level 6 (L6) (Swimming & Skill Proficiency) - Purpose: Refines all six strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Level 6 is designed with “menu” options that focus on preparing students to participate in more advanced courses, including the Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Training courses, or other aquatic activities, such as competitive swimming or diving. The options include: Personal Water Safety; Lifeguard Readiness; Fundamentals of Diving; Fitness Swimmer.

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AQUATOTS

Swim Lessons for toddlers 1-3 years old. Parent or responsible adult participates in teaching process.

Pre-registration is required

Dates: Summer Session IV

(July 21—August 1)

Time: 8:50-9:25 AM - Monday thru Friday

Age: 1-3 years old

Fee: $19.60

Registration deadline: Friday, July 18, 9:00 PM

preschool (ages 3-5)

Preschool/Kindergarten Swim Lessons (3-5 years old/thru Kindergarten)

Pre-registration required. Deadline – Friday before each session begins.

See Preschool/Kindergarten Swim Lessons schedule (abbreviated PS)

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SUMMER RED CROSS SWIM LESSONS:

Fee: $19.60 (10 lessons)

SESSION I (June 9-20)

(Registration deadline: Fri., June 6)

8:50-9:25 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 2

9:30-10:05 AM

Preschool, Level 2, Level 3

10:10-10:45 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 3

10:50-11:25 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 2, Level 4

SESSION II (June 23-July 3)

(Registration deadline: Fri., June 20)

NO CLASSES FRIDAY, JULY 4.

8:50-9:25 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 3

9:30-10:05 AM

Preschool, Preschool, Level 2, Level 4

10:10-10:45 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 3

10:50-11:25 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 2, Level 5

SESSION III (July 7-18)

(Registration deadline: Thurs., July 3)

8:50-9:25 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 2

9:30-10:05 AM

Level 1, Level 1, Level 2, Level 4

10:10-10:45 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 3, Level 5 & 6

10:50-11:25 AM

Preschool, Level 2, Level 3, Level 4

SESSION IV (July 21-August 1)

(Registration deadline: Fri., July 18)

8:50-9:25 AM

Aquatots, Preschool, Level 3, Level 4

9:30-10:05 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 2

10:10-10:45 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 3

10:50-11:25 AM

Preschool, Level 1, Level 2, Level 5, Level 6

SESSION V (August 4-15)

Private Swim Lessons

30-minute lessons scheduled between

8:50-11:00 AM

Fee: $32.40 - 6 lessons. No discounts.