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American Red Cross Progressive Swimming Lessons

Lessons for Parents & Child and Preschool through Level 6 are held at 6:30 PM on Tuesdays or Thursday in seven-week sessions.

Fees: $23.00 for city residents, $40 for non-residents

Tuesday lesson dates

November 8 to December 20

Thursday lesson dates

November 10 to December 22 (no class November 25)

Fees: $20.00 for residents, $34.00 for non-residents.

Private swimming lessons are available for any age, and are held on Tuesdays or Thursdays from 5:45 to 6:15PM. Fees are $45.00 for city residents, and $75.00 for non-residents. Session dates are the same as for Progressive Swimming Lessons.


Level Details

Parent and Child classes for parents and their children ages six
months to three years focus on developing swimming readiness by
teaching children and their parents to have fun in the water while
practicing water safety.

Preschool Swimming Class for children ages 3 to 5 focuses on
lesson preparedness independent from their parents, learning safe
entry, bubble blowing, front kicking, back floating, underwater exploration and more.

Level 1 Introduction to Water Skills helps students feel comfortable
in the water and to enjoy the water safely. Open only to children
ages 5 and up unless approved by the Aquatic Director.

Level 2 Fundamental Aquatic Skills Gives students success
with fundamental skills. New skills: float/recover, simultaneous and
alternate arm/leg actions on front and back, basic self-help and rescue
skills.

Level 3 Stroke Development builds on the Level 2 skills by providing
additional guided practice. New skills include coordination
of front and back crawl, introduction of butterfly, fundamentals of
treading water, and the rules of head-first entry.

Level 4 Stroke Improvement develops confidence in the strokes
learned and improves other aquatic skills. New skills include elementary backstroke, breaststroke, and element of sidestroke,
building on the butterfly, and working on endurance of front and
back crawl.

Level 5 Stroke Refinement provides further coordination and
refinement of strokes. New skills include introduction of flip turns
on front and back , increased distances, and refining performance
of all strokes.

Level 6 Swimming and Skill Proficiency refines the strokes so
students can swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness
over greater distances.