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Swimming Lessons
The Edgar May Health and Recreation Center provides small group swimming lessons that allow participants to build confidence and attain skills in a safe and fun environment. By maintaining low instructor to student ratios swimmers are able to recieve more individual instruction and support. All EdgarMay instructors are American Red Cross WSI certified.
The next session of American Red Cross Swimming Lessons will begin on September 26th. Days and times of classes will be posted shortly. Private lessons are available, please contact Aquatics Director, Scott Bushway for more information.
Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills
Ages 3-5
Sunday: 1:00 pm
Wednesdays and Fridays: 4:00 pm
Saturday: 10:30 am and 11:00 am
Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Ages 4-8
The purpose of this class is to give the students fundamental skills. This class teaches the student to move in the water with their head submerged . They will learn the front and back glide, treading water, bobbing in the water, the jellyfish float and using a combined stroke on front and back.
Sunday: 1:30 pm and 2:00 pm
Wednesdays and Fridays: 4:30 pm
Saturdays: 9:30 am and 10:00 am
Level 3: Stroke Development
Ages 5 and Up
This class will build on the skills learned in level 2. The student will perfect their front and back crawl, kneeling or standing dive and rotary breathing in a horizontal position. The student will also learn the survival and back float , the butterfly kick and body motion.
Sundays: 2:30 pm
Wednesdays and Fridays: 5:00pm
Saturdays: 9:00 am
Level 3/4: Stroke Development and Improvement
Ages 5 and Up
During this class the student will be developing confidence in the strokes learned and improve other aquatic skills. The student will learn safe diving rules, dive from a stride position, a survival float, back float, elementary backstroke, breast and butterfly stroke and the front and back crawl.
Saturdays: 9:00 am
Level 4: Stroke Improvement
Ages 7 and Up
During this class the student will be developing confidence in the strokes learned and improve other aquatic skills. The student will learn safe diving rules, dive from a stride position, a survival float, back float, elementary backstroke, breast and butterfly stroke and the front and back crawl.
Saturdays: 9:00 am
Level 5/6: Stroke Refinement & Skill Proficiency
Ages 7 and Up
The class refines the strokes so students swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Level 6 is designed with “menu” options. Each of these options focus on preparing students to participate in more advanced courses such as Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Training. These options include: Personal Water Safety, Fundamentals of Diving, Lifeguard Readiness and Fitness Swimmer.
Saturdays: 8:30 am
* Each class must have minimum of 3 students or it may be cancelled.
Parent and Toddler Swim Lesson: For parents and children 6 months and up. Help your young child become comfortable in the water and prepared for our learn to swim program. Join your child in the warm water therapy pool.
Class size limited to 5
Classes are one half-hour
Private, Semi-Private and Adult Lessons also available. Please Contact Scott Bushway at (802) 885-2568 x104 for more information.