SWIM LESSONS INFORMATION
Dexter Park and Recreation will offer 6 swim lesson sessions. Each lesson will be 45 minutes. Lessons will be Monday-Thursday with Friday as a make up day if it rains. The cost will be $25. Contact Park Office for more information.
2008 Swim Lesson Sessions:
Session 1 July 7-17 9:00-9:45am
Session 2 July 7-17 10:00-10:45am
Session 3 July 7-17 5:30-6:15pm
Session 4 July 7-17 6:30-7:15pm
Session 5 July 21-31 5:30-6:15pm
Session 6 July 21-31 6:30-7:15pm
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Pre-school |
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TADPOLE-Level 1 |
POLLIWOG-Level 2 |
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water adjustment |
bubble blowing/submerge face |
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get face wet/blow bubbles |
jumping in/front float |
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enter/exit water |
rewiew beginning strokes |
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front glide/front kick |
back float/back kick |
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begin stroke arms |
rolling over/kick up |
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introduce safety rules/games |
tread water |
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ages 3-5 years |
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Progressive Swim Lessons |
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SUNFISH-Level 1 |
STARFISH-Level 2 |
SAILFISH-Level 3 |
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submerge face/bubble blowing |
hold breath/submerge head/retrieve objects |
retrieve objects/bob submerging head |
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experience buoyancy |
orientation to deep water |
bob-deep water/jump into deep water |
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front float/back float |
front float/back float/leveling off |
dive from side/front glide/back glide |
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in and out of water independently |
rhythmic breathing |
front crawl/back crawl |
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front kick/back kick/alter arm action |
flutter kick/finning on back |
back stroke kick/reverse direction front-back |
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know water rules/getting help |
combination stroke front/back crawl |
diving rules/tread water |
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Ages 6+ |
Completed level 1 or demonstrate level 1 skills |
Completed level2 or demonstrate level 2 skills |
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JELLYFISH-Level 4 |
TROUT-Level 5 |
DOLPHIN-Level 6 |
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deep-water bob/floating |
atl. Breathing |
jump/tuck-board |
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rotary breathing |
begin dive off board |
front and back crawl 100 yd |
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dives-stride, stand |
breaststroke, sidestroke,butterfly 10 yd |
breaststroke, sidestroke 25 yd |
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sculling on back |
swim under water/backstroke 25 yd |
butterfly 10 yd/tread water 3 min |
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front and back crawl 25 yds |
front crawl, back crawl 50 yd |
breaststroke, sidestroke turn |
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backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke 10 yd |
open turn back and front/tread water 2 min |
speed turn, flip turn pull out |
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intro to turns/tread water 2 min. |
Completed level 4 or demonstrate level 4 skills |
pike and tuck surface dive |
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Completed level 3 or demonstrate level 3 skills |
Completed level 5 or demonstrate level 5 skills |
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SHARK-Level 7 |
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tuck and pike dive on board |
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front crawl 200yd/back crawl 100 yd |
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swim underwater 15 yd |
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breaststroke and sidestroke 50 yd |
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butterfly 25 yd/tread water 5 min |
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backstroke flip turn/review safety skills |
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retrieve brick deep water |
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Completed level 6 or demonstrate level 6 skills |