Swim Lessons Information

Interested in learning how to swim or improving your technique?

Each lesson is 40 minutes long and will take place threes a week, Monday, Tuesday and Thursday, in the Aquatic Center. Four different levels of lessons are offered. All lessons are ages 3+.

Orients children to the aquatic environment and helps them gain basic aquatic skills. Children will gain greater independence in their skills and develop more comfort in and around water. Skills used, with support, include:

Enter and exit water using ladder, steps, or slide
Enter water by stepping into pool
Blow bubbles through mouth and nose
Submerge mouth, nose, and eyes
Bobbing
Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
Front and back glides and recover to a vertical position

Helps children start to gain independence in the water in addition to gaining basic swimming propulsive skills to be comfortable in and around water.

Enter water by jumping in
Full submerge and hold breath
Front jellyfish and tuck floats
Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back
Roll from front to back and back to front
Tread water with arm and hand actions
Alternating and simultaneous leg and arm actions on front and back

Gives participants success with fundamental skills. Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Enter and exit water by stepping or jumping from the side
Open eyes underwater and retrieve submerged objects
Recover to vertical position
Tread water using arm and leg actions
Finning arm action on front and back
Combined arm and leg actions on front and back

Participants are ready to improve technique and increase stamina. Must be comfortable in deep water and able to swim the width of the pool. Recommended for ages 6 and up.

Skill review
Survival and water rescue skills
Endurance treading and floating
Flutter, dolphin, and breaststroke kicks
Competitive swimming technique, including freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly

If you have questions or concerns related to Group Swim Lessons or the Aquatic Center, please contact the Assistant Director of Aquatics, Kevin Knezevich, via email or by phone at 859-622-0265.

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