Beginner 1

*All Summer Swim Lessons will take place at McGuire Middle School, located at 21220 Holyoke Ave.

Beginner 1 (ages 5 and up)

Participants become comfortable in the water learning basic swimming skills and building endurance to swim longer distances more independently. Safety topics include basic water safety, healthy swimming, safe water entry, helping yourself and others in an emergency, use of lifejackets, safe weather conditions for swimming, and water park safety.

Skills:

• Jump into chest-deep water
• Bob underwater, blowing bubbles, 3 times
• Front float, face in water, 3 seconds 
• Front glide, face in water
• Back float, ears in water, 3 seconds
• Back glide, ears in water
• Roll over: Front to back/Back to front
• Paddle stroke on front, face in water, 5 yards
• Monkey, Tree, Soldier arms, ears in water, 5 yards
• Back crawl arms, ears in water, 5 yards with assistance

Prerequisite: Completion of Aqua Kids 2 or have equivalent skills.

All swim classes include discussion of important water safety topics. During the first two lessons, each child will complete a brief skill assessment to ensure they are placed in the correct level. Families will receive a progress report halfway through the session and again at the end. It is common and completely normal for children to repeat a level as they build confidence and master all required skills.

Unsure which level to register for? Took a class with another swim lesson program?

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