The Red Cross Learn-to-Swim program is designed to give students a positive learning experience. Students in Level 1 are orientated to the aquatic environment and gain some basic skills in each category.
At later levels, students build on their basic skills to learn propulsive movements on both front and back. They learn different strokes at various levels and then refine them at levels. Personal safety and rescue skills are included to help students meet safety goals.
By the end of Level 6, students have the prerequisite skills and have developed the necessary level for entrance into advanced courses, such as Water Instructor and Lifeguard Training, or other aquatic competitive swimming and diving.
Swimming Lessons
Spring Session I:
February 23rd to April 26th
8 Weeks - meet once a week
* No classes held during school vacation 4/13/13 through 4/19/13
Spring Session II:
April 27th to June 21st
8 Weeks - meet once a week
Classes Offered Daily:
Monday through Friday - 3:00 - 5:00
Tuesday or Thursday - 9:00 - 11:00
Saturday or Sunday - 11:00 - 1:00
Please
call or
e-mail us for a current registration form or for specific class times and availability.
Lane One may be used for swimming lessons at any time.
Group and Private Swimming Lessons:
call for information.
GENERAL INFORMATION
- Members: $120.00 per child
- Nonmembers: $150.00 per child
- Ratio: 4 to 1
- All Classes are 30 minutes in length
- WSI Certified Instructors
- Private Swimming Lessons
Year Round - please call for more information
- 1 Person: $40/half hour
- 2 People: $50/half hour
Please note: To ensure placement in a class full payment must accompany application, no exceptions. Refunds and credits are provided if The Vanderbilt Club cancels a session or a class. There are no make-up classes for holidays, illness or personal vacations.
WATER BABIES WITH PARENT - 6 MONTHS - 2 1/2 YEARS
A weekly class of interactive water play to encourage a positive experience in the water. Child must wear swim diaper and swim suit.
SKILLS COVERED
Circle time activities & songs. Introduction to bubble blowing. Kicking & floating skills supported by parent. Acquainting parents with various swim holds for infants.
LEVEL 1 A & B - INTRODUCTION TO WATER SKILLS
There are no prerequisites for this course. The objective of Level 1 is to help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely. Level 1A - swimmers are uncomfortable in the water or 1st time in lessons. Level 1B - swimmers are comfortable in the water but can't swim on their own.
SKILLS COVERED
Learn basic skills of swimming. Water Entry & Exit. Breath control & underwater swimming. Front & Back float.
LEVEL 2 - FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS
The objective of Level 2 is to give students success with fundamental skills. Students learn to float without support & to recover to a vertical position. Students explore simultaneous & alternating arm & leg actions on the front & back to lay the foundation for future strokes. Level 2 adds to the self-help & basic rescue rescue skills begun in Level 1.
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Put face in comfortably & submerge entire head.
- Be comfortable swimming in the water & floating on front and back.
SKILLS COVERED
Intro to freestyle and backstroke. Introduction to treading water.
LEVEL 3 - STROKE DEVELOPMENT
The objective of Level 3 is to build on the skills in Level 2 by providing additional guided practice. We teach students to coordinate the front crawl & back crawl. We introduce elements of the butterfly & the fundamental of treading water.
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Submerge
- Swim on front for 10 yards
- Swim on back for 10 yards
- Be comfortable jumping into deep end
SKILLS COVERED
Swimmers learn freestyle and backstroke. Entire class is conducted in the deep end. Introduction to the butterfly kick.
LEVEL 4 - STROKE IMPROVEMENT
The objective of Level 4 is to develop confidence in the strokes learned thus far and to improve their skills and increase their endurance by swimming familiar strokes (front crawl & back crawl) for greater distances.
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Be able to swim freestyle and backstroke 15 yards.
SKILLS COVERED
Introduction to breaststroke and elementary backstroke. Work on improving freestyle and backstroke. Continue to work on butterfly.
LEVEL 5 - STROKE REFINEMENT
The objective of Level 5 is coordination and refinement of strokes. Students refine their performance of all the strokes (front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke and sidestroke) and increase their distances.
SHOULD BE ABLE TO DO THE FOLLOWING:
- Be able to swim freestyle 25 yards and backstroke 25 yards (1 full lap)
- Should be able to do the breaststroke butterfly 15 yards
SKILLS COVERED
Will learn flip turns. Introduction of side stroke. Swimmers work on stroke refinement while swimming continuous aps. Swimmers are working on increasing their yardage.
SWIMMERS CAN MOVE UP A LEVEL IF THEY HAVE THE CERTIFICATE FROM THE PREVIOUS LEVEL OR CAN DEMONSTRATE ALL THE COMPLETION REQUIREMENTS FROM THE PREVIOUS LEVEL.
