Learn To Swim Group Lessons

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$150 per session (8 lessons)

Info:  

• Red Cross based swimming group lesson curriculum

• Taught by certified, knowledgeable, and caring instructors

• Student must be able to hold onto side of pool, pay attention in a group setting, and easily go to instructor for Level 1 – 5

• No refunds after 2nd week of class.

• No make-ups for personal missed classes. No guaranteed make-up for program cancellation due to weather, district or government.  

Session 1 Fall (Indoor MLHS Pool)

30 min AM sessions: 9:00, 9:30, 10:00, 10:30 (Parent Child 11:00am -11:30)

Dates: September 11^th,  18^th, 25^th,  October 9^th, 16^th, 23rd, 30^th November 13^th

Session 2 Winter (Indoor MLHS Pool)

30 minute AM sessions: 10, 10:30, 11, 11:30 (Parent Child 12:15pm - 12:45)

Dates:  January 8^th, 15^th, 22^nd, 29^th, February 5^th, 12^th, 19^th, 26^th  

Session 3 Spring (Indoor MLHS Pool) TENTATIVE

30 minute AM sessions: 10, 10:30, 11, 11:30 (Parent Child 12:15pm - 12:45)

March 19^th, April 2^nd, 9^th, 23^rd, 30^th, May 7^th, 14^th, 21^st

Summer Sessions: (Outdoor at Mt. Lebanon Rec Center) TENTATIVE

30 minute AM week-long sessions: 9:30, 10:00, 10:30

June 6^th-16th Monday-Thursday

June 20^th-30^th Monday-Thursday

July 5^th-14^th Tuesday-Friday and Monday-Thursday due to July 4^th     

July 18^th-28^th Monday-Thursday

MLAC Learn to Swim program is broken into Levels.

Below is a description & the skills they focus on developing during the lessons

• Parent & Child:  Orients young children to the water and prepares them for Learn to Swim Lessons with the Parent in the water with the child

  • Being comfortable in the water.​

  • Blowing bubbles.

  • Following instructor instructions.

• Level 1 – Introduction to Water Skills:  Students will learn how to feel comfortable in the water & safely enjoy it.

  • Submerging head. Blowing bubbles.

  • Learning float on back & front. Rolling between the two.​

  • Alternating arm actions, alternating leg actions.

• Level 2 – Fundamentals of Aquatic Skills:  Students will learn basic swimming skills.

  • ​Gliding while in front & back float positions.

  • Treading water. 

  • Combining arm & leg actions.

• Level 3 – Stroke Development:  Additional guided practice will help students improve their skills.

  • ​Mastering front & back gliding with kicks.

  • Front crawl arms & simultaneous kicking.

  • Butterfly kick & motion. Back crawl. 

  • Rotary breathing.

• Level 4 – Stroke Improvement:  Students will gain confidence, improve their stroke, and gain additional aquatic skills.

  • ​Streamline. Treading with proper techniques.

  • Front crawl, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Back crawl, Elementary backstroke.

• Level 5 – Stroke Refinement:  Guidance allows students to refine their strokes and become more efficient swimmers.

  • ​Shallow dives from side. 

  • Flip turn while swimming on front & on back.

  • Stroke refinement.

Under construction:

Levels 1-2 will work with instructors who have a mask and a face shield on as they will be with your swimmer in the water and they will work 1:1 instructor: student and have the same instructor each week, the student will wear a mask until they get in the pool. Level 3 will go 1:2 and Level 4 will go 1:3 Level 5 as they should be able to swim completely on their own will run 1:4 with the instructor working from the side of the pool giving instruction much like our minnows precompetitive program.  Parent child will be small group 1:8.

More Information - MLAC Program Director, Leslie Becki [email protected]