PROGRESSIVE LESSONS

Registration:
Members: September 7-14
Non members: September 15-18
Session Dates:
Sept 20 - Nov 13
Cost per Session:
Family Members - $10
Youth Members - $15
Program Members - $40
Non Members - $60
Swim Lesson Class Descriptions
Polliwog (ages 6 and over):
No skill requirements.
Learn: floating, getting head under water, entering/exiting pool, kicking, arm stroke, and jumping
Guppy (ages 6 and over):
Must be able to float and swim width of pool.
Learn: rotary breathing, jumping, deep water work, and retrieving objects from bottom of pool
Minnow (ages 6 and over):
Must be able to swim length of pool using front crawl and backstroke.
Learn: treading water, survival floats, diving, elementary backstroke, and breaststroke
Fish (ages 6 and over):
Must be able to swim two lengths of pool using front crawl and backstroke.
Learn: pool safety, introduce butterfly, increase endurance, sculling, and diving from diving board
Flying Fish (ages 6 and over):
Must be able to swim two lengths of pool using front crawl and backstroke and one length using breaststroke.
Learn: competitive strokes, flip turns, introduction to water rescue, increase endurance, and object retrieval from deep water
Shark (ages 6 and over):
Must be able to swim four lengths of pool using front crawl and backstroke, two lengths using breaststroke, and one length using butterfly.
Learn: Master all four competitive strokes, complete a 500-meter endurance swim, and master flip turns.
Diving
Must have completed at least Fish level to enroll
Learn the basics of diving from the VWHS diving coach & athletes