Devon Pool Swim Lessons- Session 1 - 640000

The Learn-to-Swim program offers American Red Cross swim lessons for ages 6 months through adult, at all skill levels. Learn-to-Swim teaches water safety skills in logical group classes at all of our facilities.
The Learn-to-Swim Program focuses on building skills one step at a time. By giving participants the opportunity to master one element before moving on to the next.

Sessions:
Participants receive 10 lessons (8 guaranteed) (Monday-Friday) 30-minute each) which teach swimming and water safety skills, including those listed below:
 Water entry and exit
 Breath control and underwater swimming
 Buoyancy
 Changing direction and position treading
 Swimming on front back and side
 General and personal water safety

Make up Classes:
In the event we need to cancel a lesson due to conditions out of our control (weather, mechanical etc.) we will make every attempt to schedule a make-up lesson pending availability of both instructors and facility. All make-up classes will be scheduled Saturday mornings

Lesson Descriptions

Parent/Guardian and Child Aquatics
• For children between the ages of 6 months and approximately 3 years.
• Familiarize children with the water and teach swimming readiness skills. Provide safety information for parents and teach techniques parents can use to orient their children to the water. Parent/guardians are expected to get in the water with the child.

Level 1 (Seahorse): Introduction to Water Skills
• For the beginner who is comfortable in the water.
• Swimmers learn basics of swimming: bobbing, going under water, supported front and back floating, supported rolling over from front to back and back to front, supported gliding, supported flutter kick, supported front crawl arms and jumping in.

Level 2 (Otter): Fundamental Aquatic Skills
• Swimmers should already be able to float on front and back and put their head under water.
• Swimmers will work on: independent front and back floating, independent rolling over from front to back and back to front, independent front and back glides, front crawl arms and kicks, back crawl arms and kicks, retrieving underwater objects, and jumping into water over their head.

Level 3 (Starfish): Stroke Development
• Swimmers should already be comfortable swimming front stroke and swimming on their back.
• Swimmers will work on: gliding, freestyle with side breathing, backstroke, breast stroke and dolphin kicks, retrieving objects in deeper water, treading water, jumping into deep water and compact dives.

Level 4 (Porpoise): Stroke Improvement
• Swimmers should already be able to: swim front and back crawl 25 yards.
• Swimmers will work on: rotary breathing, freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, scissors kick and sidestroke, whip kick and breaststroke, intro to turning at wall, treading water with modified scissors, and diving in kneeling position.

Level 5 (Swordfish): Stroke Refinement
• Swimmers should already be able to: swim freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, whip kick, treading water, and dive.
• Swimmers will work on: alternate breathing, stride jump, refinement of: freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, dolphin kick and butterfly, open turn on front and back, feet-first surface dive, and treading water.

Pre-Swim Team
• Swimmers should already be able to: swim front and back crawl 50 yds, elementary backstroke 25 yards, breaststroke 25 yards, butterfly 25 yards, sidestroke 10 yards, tread water for 3 minutes, and dive.
• Swimmers will work on: All six strokes, front and back crawl flip turn, breaststroke turn, breaststroke speed turn and pullout, butterfly turn, sidestroke turn, pike and tuck surface dive, pike and tuck dive from board, tread water for five minutes, and basic water rescue.