Swim Lessons Schedule
Private Swimming Lessons:
The RFC also offers private swimming lessons for all ages and
abilities, from youth to senior citizens. Each half hour session is
with an American Red Cross certified water safety instructor.
Meeting times are based on the availability of the instructor,
participant and pool. Contact the RFC for more
information. Cost: $25 per half hour session (Members
receive a $5 discount per session)
Water Babies-
(Ages
6 months-3 years)
builds water safety skills for both parents and children.
Parents will be in the water with the child. The
Water Babies class aims to help children become comfortable in
and around the water.
Preschool Aquatics-
(Ages 4
& 5 years) designed to provide a
developmentally appropriate learning environment with an
emphasis on water safety and survival concepts. Safety
topics will be incorporated into all Preschool Aquatic classes
throughout the session.
Preschool 1-
introduces basic concepts of swimming and
water safety, including floating, kicking, and arm motion.
Preschool 2- builds
on the concepts learned in Preschool 1 and introduces additional
concepts of kicking, floating, and basic locomotion.
Preschool 3- builds on
concepts learned in Preschool 2 as well as providing more
instruction regarding coordination of simultaneous and
alternating arm and leg actions.
Learn-to-Swim- "Based on a logical, six-level
progression that helps swimmers age six and over of varying
abilities develop their swimming and water safety skills.
It is designed to give participants a positive learning
experience."
Level 1-Introduction
to Water Skills: (Must be 6 years of age to take this class):
Designed to help participants feel comfortable in the water,
this course covers basic skills such as front and back glides
and floats, combined arm and leg action on front and back, as
well as general water safety topics.
Level 2-Fundamental
Aquatic Skills: Further explores
concepts learned in Level 1 and aims to help participants master
these skills. New skills include new floats, finning on
back, and additional safety topics.
Level 3-Stroke
Development: Builds skills learned
in Level 2 through practice in deeper water. New skills
include survival float, elementary backstroke, rotary breathing,
and scissors kick.
Level 4-Stroke
Improvement: Aims to build
confidence in skills learned previously and improve deep-water
swimming skills. New skills include headfirst entry, feet
first surface dives, treading water using a variety of kicks, as
well as butterfly, sidestroke, and breaststroke.
Level 5-Stroke
Refinement: Promotes further
refinement and coordination of strokes. New skills include
shallow-angle dives, tuck and pike surface dives, flip-turns on
front and back, and basic information about first aid and CPR.
Level 6–Personal
Water Safety: Builds endurance,
advanced water safety, and competition basics.
Please feel free to contact Angie Berlinger,
Swim Lessons Coordinator at the RFC, with any additional
questions or concerns at (320) 589-6486.
