| Red Cross Swim Lessons
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| Course |
Size |
Skills Taught |
Sessions |
Cost |
| Preschool A |
2 per Instructor |
Student must be 4 years old. Child will learn to feel comfortable in the water, explore buoyancy in a front and back position and experience submerging. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Preschool B |
2 per Instructor |
Student must be 5 years old. Child will learn how to submerge in a rhythmic pattern. Pool and water exploration are emphasized. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills |
6 per Instructor |
Develop good attitudes and safe practices around the water and movement in water. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Level 2: Fundamentals of Aquatic Skills |
6 per Instructor |
Passed Level 1. Learn to float without support. Explore arm and leg actions. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Level 3: Stroke Development |
6 per Instructor |
Passed Level 2. Coordinate the front crawl and back crawl. Introduce elements of the butterfly and the fundamentals of treading water. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Level 4: Stroke Improvement |
6 per Instructor |
Passed Level 3. Improve skills, increase endurance by swimming (front crawl and back crawl) for greater distances. Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke, and turning will be worked on. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Level 5: Stroke Refinement |
6 per Instructor |
Passed Level 4. Refine performance of all the strokes and increase distances. Flip turns introduced. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Level 6: Swimming & Skill Proficiency |
6 per Instructor |
Passed Level 5. Refine strokes so
students swim with more ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater
distances. Level 6 is designed with Personal Water Safety, Fitness Swimmer and
Fundamentals of Diving. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Lifeguard Training |
6 per Instructor |
Prerequisite = Pass a swimming skills pretest. A 25-hour course for 15 year olds who exhibit a strong sense of responsibility and maturity. |
June 09 |
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| Water Safety Instructor |
6 per Instructor |
Prerequisite = Fundaments of Instructor Training. Student must be 16 years old and exhibit a strong sense of maturity and responsibility. Class size must be at least 6 students. Course length includes the 4-hour FIT plus 30-hour class time. |
June 09 |
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| Water Safety Instructor Aide |
6 per Instructor |
Must exhibit a strong sense of maturity and responsibility and must have the basic-level certification for the courses in which they will help. |
Weeks 1 - 8 |
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| Basic Water Rescue |
6 per Instructor |
A 4 hour 20 minute course. A minimum of 6 students is required to offer this class. This course prepares individuals for aquatic emergencies by teaching them how to protect themselves while assisting others. |
upon request |
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| General Water Safety |
6 per Instructor |
A 30-minute presentation that provides individuals with an awareness of the importance of water safety training and key information on being safe in, on, and around water. |
upon request |
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| Home Pool Safety |
6 per Instructor |
A 30-minute presentation providing information for home pool owners. |
upon request |
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| Water Safety Today |
6 per Instructor |
A 2-hour presentation that teaches participants how to prevent and respond to emergencies. |
upon request |
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