Swimming Information
Spring 2012 Instructional Red Cross Swim Classes
Swim Level Descriptions Back to Programs Home Page
| Day of Week |
Tuesday
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Wednesday
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| Fall Start Dates |
April 17, 2012
|
April 18, 2012
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| Duration |
8 weeks
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| Location |
Newmarket Inn Pool
(1km north of Green Lane at Hwy #11 & Holland Landing cut-off)
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| Classes |
Instructor Ratios
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Fees
|
Pre-School
(Starfish, Duck, Sea Turtle) |
10:1
(Parent or caregiver in pool with child)
|
$72.00
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Swim Kids
(Level 1 - 10) |
6:1
|
$72.00
|
|
Semi-Private*
|
2:1
|
$122.00
|
|
Private*
|
1:1
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$194.00
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*Semi-Private and Private classes are scheduled based on available pool times
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Tuesday
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| Level |
Times
|
Spring Codes
|
Starfish
(4-18 mths) |
5:00 - 5:30pm
|
4078
|
| Level 1 |
5:30 - 6:00pm
|
4079
|
| Level 2 |
6:00 - 6:30pm
|
4083
|
| Level 3 |
6:30 - 7:00pm
|
4087
|
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Level 4
|
5:00 - 5:30pm
|
4092
|
| Level 5 |
5:30 - 6:15pm
|
4094
|
| Level 6 |
6:15 - 7:00pm
|
4096
|
| Level 7 |
7:00 - 7:45pm
|
4098
|
|
Wednesday
|
| Level |
Time
|
Fall Codes
|
Duck
(18-30 mths) |
5:00 - 5:30pm
|
4046
|
Duck / Sea Turtle
(30-36 mths) |
5:30 - 6:00pm
|
4047
|
|
Level 1
|
6:00 - 6:30pm
|
4080
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| Level 2 |
6:30 - 7:00pm
|
4084
|
| Level 3 |
7:00 - 7:30pm
|
4088
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| Level 4 |
5:00 - 5:30pm
|
4093
|
| Level 5 |
5:30 - 6:15pm
|
4095
|
| Level 6 |
6:15 - 7:00pm
|
4097
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| Level 7 |
7:00 - 7:45pm
|
4099
|
| Level 8 |
7:30 - 8:30pm
|
4101
|
| Level 9 & 10 |
7:45 - 8:45pm
|
4102
|
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Starfish: 4 - 18 months
An introductory class for babies and their parent or caregiver. To enter this level, babies must be able to hold their head up. The goal of this orientation to water class is to experience buoyancy, movement, entries, and songs and play in the water.
Duck: 18 - 30 months
For toddlers or older babies with a parent or caregiver. Toddlers build confidence while enjoying the water through games, songs and active water play.
Duck / Sea Turtle: 30 - 36 months
A transitional level for preschoolers and their parents. Parents can gradually transfer the preschoolers to care of the instructor. This level develops skills in swimming, glides, and floating and builds awareness of deep water and safe entries.
Level 1
This is an entry level for children ready to move in shallow water. This level provides an orientation to the water and the pool area and introduces floats and glides with kicks. Children build their endurance by improving distance.
Level 2
This level helps the child build skill in front and back swims. Children are introduced to deep water activities and proper use of a Personal Flotation Device (PFD). Endurance is built on flutter kicking with assisted glides.
Level 3
This level provides an introduction to front crawl as well the foundation for making wise choices on where and when to swim. Diving is introduced and children will work on floats and changing direction. Endurance is achieved by building strength in flutter kick and a 15-metre swim.
Level 4
The front crawl, back glide and shoulder roll fro back crawl are further developed. Children work on kneeling dives, surface support and developing a greater sense of self-safety by understanding their own limits. Endurance is built through a 25-metre swim.
Level 5
Back crawl is introduced, along with sculling skills and whip kick on the back. Children try stride dives receive an introduction to safe boating skills. Endurance is built through a dolphin kick 50-metre swim.
Level 6
Front and back crawl continue to be refined as the elementary backstroke is newly introduced. Children are also introduced to safety on ice, elementary rescue of others with throwing assists, treading water and front dive. Endurance is built through a 75-metre.
Level 7
Level 7 continues to build skills and endurance for front crawl, back crawl and elementary back stroke and introduces whip kick on the front. Children learn about airway and breathing obstructions, and participate in timed treading water for increasing endurance. Endurance is built through timed treading water and a 150-metre swim.
Level 8
Level 8 provides an introduction to the breaststroke, foot first surface dives, and rescue entries. Children learn about the dangers of open water, hypothermia, and the performance of rescue breathing on children and adults. Endurance is built on the dolphin kick and 300-metre swim.
Level 9
Front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke and breaststroke continue to be refined. In this level children are encouraged to try combing different strokes and kicks for fitness. They also work on head-first surface dives and standing dives and standing dives and learn about wise choices, peer influences, and self-rescue from ice. Endurance is built through a 400-metre swim.
Level 10
Further refinement of strokes, with an introduction to butterfly and scissor kick as a warm-up/cool down stroke for fitness. Children learn about sun safety, rescue of others from the ice, and head-first and feet-first surface dives. Endurance is built using dolphin kick and butterfly drills and a 500-metre swim.