ARC Swim Lessons

Introducing swimming lessons for the summer!

The American Red Cross Swimming and Water Safety Program features six levels of learn to swim instruction to help swimmers of all ages and abilities develop their swimming and water safety skills. It is designed to give students a positive learning experience. American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim teaches aquatic and safety skills in a logical progression. The objective is to teach people to swim and to be safe in, on and around the water.

Each session is two weeks long and taught by our American Red Cross WSI-certified staff. There are eight(8) 30 minute classes in each session. Classes meet every day--Monday thru Thursday during one of the half-hour sessions available. Registration for classes will be taken during regular scheduled hours on a first-come, first-served basis.

If you are unsure of the level for which to sign-up, call or stop by the pool to arrange for a swim test. Classes may be cancelled or combined in the event of low enrollment. Please register early to reserve your place in class and no later than one week prior to the beginning of the session. Only cash, money orders or personal checks made payable to Learning for Life.

Youth Classes: $50 per session (max 6)
Adult Classes: $55 per session (max 6)

Semi private classes: $125 per session (2-3 students per instructor)
Private classes: $185 per session (1 student per instructor)

Registration is also available online!

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Skills are categorized in the following way:
	• Water Entry and Exit
	• Breath Control and Underwater Swimming
	• Buoyancy
	• Changing Direction and Position
	• Treading
	• Swimming on Front, Back and Side
	• General and Personal Water Safety
	• Helping Others

Not every level includes skills in all categories. Nor is it necessary to introduce the skills in the order of categories listed above. It is very important, however, to introduce safety skills in the first lesson of each level, so participants are aware of what they can do to be safe around the water.

Students in Level 1 are oriented to the aquatic environment and gain some basic skills in each category. At later levels, students build on their basic skills to learn propulsive movements on the front, back and side. They learn different strokes at various levels and then refine them at later levels. Personal safety and rescue skills are included to help students meet safety goals. By the end of Level 6, students have all the prerequisite skills and have developed the necessary fitness level for entrance into the American Red Cross Lifeguard Training and Water Safety Instructor Courses. The six Learn-to-Swim levels and the objectives for each level include:

Level 1 -

Level 2 -
Level 3 -
Level 4 -

Level 5 -

Level 6 -

Introduction to Water Skills. Helps students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely.
Fundamental Aquatic Skills. Gives students success with fundamental skills.
Stroke Development. Builds on the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice.
Stroke Improvement. Develops confidence in the strokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills.
Stroke Refinement. Provides further coordination and refinement of all the strokes. Flip turns on the front and back are also introduced.
Swimming and Skill Proficiency. Refines the strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Level 6 is designed with "menu" options. Each of these options focus on preparing students to participate in more advance courses, such as Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Training. These options include:

	• Fundamentals of Diving - 6A (Not available at CBYWSC)
	• Fitness Swimmer - 6B
	• Lifeguard Readiness - 6C
	• Personal Water Safety - 6D

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SWIMMING LESSON PROGRAM INFORMATION

Introducing swimming lessons for the summer!