Aqua Babies (Red
Cross Parent & Child Aquatics Level 1) - In this class parent and baby
enjoy a pleasurable first pool experience. In the soothing environment of our
86-degree pool, our goal is for babies and parents to become accustomed to wet
faces and learn comfort in the water through SAFE play. This class
is recommended for babies 6-24 months old.
Aqua Tots (Red Cross Parent & Child Aquaics
Level 2) - Water is the perfect place to use some of that toddler energy.
Through games, songs, and play, each parent works with their own child to
encourage pre-swimming skills like kicking, jumping, reaching,
floating, blowing bubbles and WATER SAFETY. Classes are held in the
86-degree pool. This class is recommended for ages 2-4.
3 Year Old Parent & Child(Red Cross Parent & Child Aquatics Level 3) - This
class teaches blowing bubbles, floating, submerging, kicking, reaching,
pulling, treading water, jumping from the side and water safety. It requires
committed focus from the parents in the water. Parents will be very active in
the instruction process. This class is for children that have completed Aqua
Tots and/or the child is very comfortable in the water. Classes are limited to
5 and they are held in the warm water pool. To take the class children need to
be ages
Pre-Beginner (Red Cross Preschool Aquatics Level 1) -This is the
first class for children without their parents in the water. To advance in
water skills children must learn to be comfortable with their faces in the
water. Beginning water skills like blowing bubbles, floating, submerging,
kicking, reaching, pulling, treading water, jumping from the side and WATER
SAFETY are emphasized. Classes are limited to 5 and they are held in the warm
water pool. To take this class children must be age 4, able to follow
directions, and have developed an attention span that enables group
learning.
Beginner 1 - (Red Cross Preschool Aquatics Level 2) - Students in
this class are comfortable with faces and heads wet, and will work on keeping
themselves independently afloat. They’ll be practicing reach and pull arms,
kicking, floating, gliding, treading water, and underwater retrieval, all with
a strong emphasis on SAFETY in and around water. Classes are 30 minutes, limited to 5 children,
and are held in the 86-degree pool. Typical ages 5-6.
Beginner 2 -
(Red Cross Preschool Aquatics Level 3)
Students are already able stay afloat and use forward locomotion. Typically they can swim underwater and can
move 5 yards with an independent kick. They’ll be building on the skills from Beginners
such as reaching and pulling, floating, gliding front and back, and treading
water, all with a strong emphasis on SAFETY in and around water. This class is 45 minutes, limited to 5, and
taught in the 86-degree pool. It is
recommended for swimmers who have passed Beginner. Typical ages 5-7
Intermediate – (Red
Cross Learn to Swim Level 1) Already able to swim on their own and
comfortable with their faces in the water, intermediate students are
developmentally ready to learn coordinated arm and leg movement for the front
and back crawl. Rotary breathing is introduced. There is a strong emphasis on
SAFETY in and around water.
This 45-minute class is held in the competition pool and class size
is limited to 6. Students are typically age 6 and older. It’s recommended that
student has passed Advanced Beginners/Red Cross Pre-Swimmer level 3.
Advanced – (Red
Cross Learn to Swim Level 2) Focus is on refinement of the front and back
crawl and emphasis on underwater swimming, floating, deep water work and
beginning diving skills, students’ strokes become stronger with more propelling
force. There is more emphasis on rotary breathing. This 45-minute class is
limited to 6 and is held in the competition pool. It’s recommended that student
have passed Intermediate/Red Cross level 1.
Level 3 - (Red Cross Learn to Swim Level 3) Swimmers
will be jumping into deep water and moving forward, treading water, doing kneeling
and standing dives, submerged glides, refining the front crawl with rotary
breathing and back crawl with an emphasis on attaining some distance. The
elementary backstroke will be introduced. They will also be introduced to the butterfly
kick, dolphin kick, breaststroke kick and scissor kick. This 45-minute class is
held in the competition pool. It is recommended that students have passed
Advanced/Red Cross level 2.
Level 4 - (Red
Cross Learn to Swim Level 4) Students
will work on the major strokes, front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke,
sidestroke, breast stroke and butterfly, with open turns. They will be jumping
from the side in a compact or stride position, survival swimming, treading
water and learning additional rules for safe diving. This 45-minute
class is held in the competition pool. It is recommended that student has had and
passed Red Cross Level 3.