Swim Lessons are a great opportunity for kids to learn to swim and improve basic swimming skills.
Swim Lessons are a great opportunity for kids to learn to swim and improve basic swimming skills. Lessons start with the first session in early June for two weeks. Lessons run Monday through Thursday. Any makeup classes will be held on Friday. There are 3 sessions. The dates are as follows:
Session
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Session Dates |
Member Sign-up |
Non-Member Sign-up
|
1
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June 12 – June 23
|
Late May | Late May |
2
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July 3 – July 14
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Early June | Early June |
3
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July 17 – July 28
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Early June | Early June |
- The 30 minute lesson times each day will start 10:30, 11:05, and 11:40
- The fee for members is $60/session. The fee for non-members is $75/session.
- The appropriate swim lesson level may be reviewed with the staff during registration.
MB2 Swim Lessons Level Requirements
Level 1 – Minnow
- Can’t go underwater or does not meet level 2 requirements
Level 2 – Guppy
- Know front float with assistance
- Know back float with assistance
- Comfortable in water
- Shows some signs of beginning freestyle (moving arms and legs while on stomach)
Level 3 – Jellyfish
- Uses a combination of arm and leg actions for 15 feet on front
- Uses a combination of arm and leg action for 15 feet on back
- Kicking front and back float 4. Can get object for the bottom of pool in shallow end
Level 4 – Starfish
- Can swim freestyle 15 yards
- Can swim backstroke 15 yards
- Able to breathe correctly in freestyle
- Able to do a squat dive correctly
Level 5 – Seal
- Can swim freestyle for 25 yards
- Can swim backstroke 25 yards
- Can swim elementary backstroke for 15 yards
- Can swim breaststroke and butterfly correctly
- Able to do a standing dive
Level 6 – Dolphin
- Legal in all strokes
- Can swim freestyle for 50 yards
- Can swim backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly for 50 yards
- Can do a dive correctly (standing)