Children’s Swim Program
Swimming In Fun
Group lessons for beginner babies through advanced swimmer levels.
Saw Mill Club’s professional swim instructors, can help your children learn and improve stroke techniques, acquire safety skills and increase water comfort.
Fall 2008 Children’s Swim Schedule
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6 weeks, Septemeber 15–October 25
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Water Babies |
Stroke Readiness |
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| Water Exploration/ Primary Skills I Monday 1:00–1:30 Wednesday 1:00–1:30 Thursday 4:00–4:30 Saturday 11:00–11:30 |
Stroke Development Tuesday 4:00–4:30 Wednesday 4:00–4:30 Saturday * 1:30–2:30 |
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Primary Skills II Primary Skills III |
Stroke Refinement
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Water Babies
For ages 6 months - 2 ½ years
Water Babies offers a half-hour of fun time for parent and baby. The parent will be instructed on appropriate holds, safety skills and the creative how to’s of getting your baby more water friendly.
Water Exploration
For ages 2 ½ - 4 years
Water Exploration provides an enthusiastic time for tots to expend energy. Our goal is to increase comfort level and reinforce age appropriate safety skills. Bubbles, barbells and fins will all be introduced for participants.
Primary Skills I
For ages 3 ½ - 4 ½
We continue working with bubbles, barbells and fins, while enforcing strength in kicking and the ability to successfully backfloat. Propulsion, freedom to use arms and jumps are all features for participants at this level.
Primary Skills II
For ages 4 - 6
Fundamentals of alternating backfloating with treading water are key elements taught at this level. Kickboards will replace the barbells and bubbles are no longer needed. The children will continue focusing on the kick, under water arm stroke, and deepwater recovery.
Primary Skills III
For ages 5 - 8
Coordinating the rhythmic breathing with over arm water recovery is the primary goal of this level. Back propulsion and deep underwater swimming are introduced. We will continue using the kickboards and fins.
Stroke Readiness
For ages 6 - 8
After successfully completing a length of the pool in good freestyle form, the young swimmer will be enhancing rhythmic breathing with alternate breathing to become a stronger swimmer. Backstroke will also be introduced and mastered at this level.
Stroke Development
For ages 7 10
Breaststroke and the butterfly kick are introduced. Diving from the side of the pool, with progression to the racing block, and open turns will add a new dimension to swim lessons at this intermediate level.
Stroke Refinement
For ages 7 - 10
Complete skill refinement for all four competitive strokes with improved diving skills will be the focus for refinement swimmers. This is the last level prior to the swim stroke clinics.
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Registration Policy Verbal evaluations are conducted over the phone or in person. Registration can be handled over the phone, in person or through email. When registering, it is important for each registrant to leave name, number, age of child(ren), first and second class choice. Non-members may register the week following member registration and payment is necessary once class placement has been confirmed. Make-ups are not guaranteed. We will do our best to offer placement in another class, however we will not increase the instructor to swimmer ratio. The sessions are scheduled for minimal holiday interruption. Check the session dates for holiday make-up schedules and please mark your calendars accordingly. |
