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Parent/Child
Parent Child 1
Ages 6 months to 2 years
Lesson time: 30 minutes
This parent/child program includes a basic water orientation with the instructor guiding the parent in
teaching their child the basic skills of swimming.
Parent Child 2
Ages 2 - 3 1/2 years
Lesson time: 30 minutes This parent child program is structured with
emphasis placed on independence and
group learning.
Sunnies
2 to 3 years with parent
Class time: 30 minutes
By Aquatic Director recommendation only! This
advanced Parent/Child class is for children who are
comfortable swimming at the Pike 2 level and are not yet
3 years old.
Pre-School Swimming
Ages 3-5 years
• Classes are taught without parent
• Child must be 3 before the first class
Pike 1
Lesson time: 30 minutes
This class is for children with little swimming experience. Skills taught: paddle stroke, water
adjustment.
Pike 2
Lesson time: 30 minutes
This class is for children who need little flotation. Skills taught: rhythmic breathing,
swimming without the bubble, back float.
Eel
Lesson time: 30 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 10 yards without a flotation
device.
Skills taught: endurance,
independent swimming and back/front float.
Electric Eel
Lesson time: 30 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 15
yards on front and back and must be comfortable swimming
underwater. Skills taught: rhythmic
breathing, endurance, rudimentary sidestroke.
Ray
Lesson time: 30 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 20 yards without a flotation
device with rhythmic breathing. Skills taught:
rudimentary front
crawl, treading water and sidestroke.
Stingray
Ages 4 and 5 only
Lesson time: 30 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 20 yards
of rudimentary front crawl and scull on back.
Skills taught: front crawl, back crawl, treading
water, endurance, and rudimentary elementary sidestroke.
Youth Swim Lessons
Ages 6-13 years
Polliwog I
Lesson time: 30 minutes
This class is for the non-swimmer who cannot
swim 30 feet without a flotation device.
Skills taught: rotary breathing, human stroke and
back float.
Polliwog 2
Lesson time: 30 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 15 yards and float on
back. Skills
taught: rudimentary front crawl, rudimentary sidestroke,
back sculling and back float.
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Guppy
Lesson time: 30 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 20 yards of
rudimentary front crawl and scull on back. Skills
taught: front crawl, sidestroke, back crawl,
treading water and floating.
Starfish
6 to 8 years old
Lesson time: 30 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 25 yards of
front crawl, sidestroke and backstroke. This
is a skill class to develop the young swimmer.
Upon completion of this program, swimmers are
eligible to participate in the pre-competitive 8 and
under program.
Minnow
Lesson time: 45 minutes
Pre-requisite: must be able to swim 50 yards each of front crawl and back crawl and 20 yards of sidestroke. Skills
taught: elementary backstroke, breaststroke and
endurance.
Fish
Lesson time: 45 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 50 yards each of front crawl and back crawl and 25 yards of sidestroke and basic
breaststroke. Skills taught: the breaststroke and
dolphin kick.
Flying Fish
Lesson time: 45 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 50 yards of front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, elementary
backstroke, sidestroke and dolphin kick. Skills taught:
butterfly, turns and the individual medley.
Shark
Lesson time: 45 minutes
Prerequisite: must be able to swim 50 yards of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, front crawl.
Skills taught: lifesaving skills and endurance.
Teen Swim Lessons
12 to 16 years old
Beginner and intermediate teens can learn how to
swim, improve their skills and build endurance with
their peers.
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