2008 Season

Sign-up for Red Cross Swim Lessons

Slater City Hall

Saturday, May 10, 2008

8 am  To NOON

and  

Saturday, May 17, 2008

10 am  To  2 pm

If you miss these times you may call city hall to be placed on the sign-up waiting list.

          Red Cross Session 1: June 16 - June 27

        Red Cross Session 2: July 7- July 18

 

The Pool Opens for the Season – Saturday May 31, 2008 @ 1:00 pm

Class enrollment is limited in order to provide the best learning environment. Registration for each class is on first come, first served basis. Once a class is filled, your name will be placed on a waiting list.  Fee of $25.00.

NEW FOR 2008

HOW TO CHOOSE THE CORRECT LEVEL OF SWIMMING LESSONS:

  Red Cross will  announce

  • Children enrolling in Red Cross lessons must be 5 years old by the first lesson. 

  • Review the skills listed for each class.

  • Can your child complete all of the skills listed?

Level – Introduction to Water Skills

Can your child:

  • Front float alone?
  • Confidently wade into shoulder-deep water alone?
  • Open his or her eyes underwater?
  • Blow bubbles through his or her nose and mouth?
  • Go from front float, to back float, and back to front float again?
  • Put his or her face in the water freely?

If you answered "no" to any of these questions, your child is just right for Level I.

Level II – Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Can your child:

  • Jump into chest deep water alone?
  • Submerge his or her entire head easily?
  • Maintain a back float for longer than 5 seconds without help?
  • Swim on his or her front with combined arm and leg action?
  • Swim on his or her back with combined arm and leg action?

If you answered "no" to some and "yes" to some of these questions, your child is just right for Level II. If you answered "no" to most of these questions, your child is just right for Level I.

Level III – Stroke Development

Can your child:

  • Jump into deep water unaided?
  • Dive from the sitting or kneeling position?
  • Retrieve an object from a depth greater than your child’s height?
  • Swim the front crawl with alternate breathing (breathing on both sides)?
  • Swim the butterfly kick (short, fast, dolphin dives)?
  • Swim the back crawl?
  • Glide on his or her front with two different kicks?
  • Glide on his or her back with two different kicks?
  • Tread water for a minute?

If you answered "no" to some and "yes" to some of these questions, your child is just right for Level III. If you answered "no" to most of these questions, your child is just right for Level II.

Level IV – Stroke Improvement

Can your child:

  • Dive from a standing position?
  • Swim underwater at least 15 yards?
  • Do feet-first surface dive?
  • Back float for two minutes?
  • Swim the front crawl?
  • Swim the breast stroke?
  • Tread water for three minutes?
  • Swim the elementary backstroke?
  • Swim on his or her side with the scissor kick?

If you answered "no" to some and "yes" to some of these questions, your child is just right for Level IV. If you answered "no" to most of these questions, your child is just right for Level III.

Level V – Stroke Refinement

Can your child:

  • Perform a shallow dive and glide into the front crawl?
  • Swim underwater 25 yards?
  • A Tuck surface dive?
  • A Pike surface dive?
  • Swim the front crawl?
  • Swim the butterfly?
  • Swim the back crawl?
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  • Swim the elementary backstroke?
  • Swim the sidestroke?
  • Rescue breathing?

If you answered "no" to less than three of these questions and "yes" to the rest of these questions, your child is just right for Level V. If you answered "no" to three or more of these questions, your child should try Level IV.

Level VI – Personal Water Safety

Can your child:

  • Swim the front crawl perfectly?
  • Swim the back crawl perfectly?
  • Swim the breast stroke perfectly?
  • Swim the elementary backstroke perfectly?
  • Swim the sidestroke perfectly?
  • Swim the butterfly perfectly?
  • Complete a streamlined front crawl flip turn?
  • Complete a streamlined back crawl flip turn?
  • Tread water for five minutes?
  • Tread water for two minutes without hands?
  • Successfully complete self-rescue techniques while clothed?

If you answered "no" to less than three of these questions and "yes" to the rest of these questions, your child is just right for Level VI. If you answered "no" to three or more of these questions, your child should try Level V.