Swim School

Overview of Lessons
Westtown Aquatic Program’s Swim School is a learn-to-swim program that teaches an advanced progression of swimming in a two-week period. The beginning swimmer is initially taught the self-rescue survival float which will allow them to remain calm and confident in a distressful situation. Once swimmers are able to achieve the self-rescue float, they are promoted to the next level from Novice to Advanced. Instruction is caped at a 3:1 ratio and lessons consist of 30-minutes of in-the-pool time. New for the 2017 season – All swimmers will receive their very own swimming thermal top!

Skill Levels :
To achieve a consistent progression we believe a fluid transition from group to group will assistant in maximizing swimmer engagement. Students will be tested on the first day of class and placed accordingly. Instructors or a deck manager will monitor your student’s progress and place them in the appropriate group.

Pre-requisite : All students must be 3 years of age and potty trained.

Dates and Times

Dates & Times: All skill levels will be offered during every session

Session 1 (June 19 – 30) │ 9:00 – 9:30 AM │ 9:30 – 10:00 AM │ 10:00 – 10:30 AM │ 10:30- 11:00 AM │ 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Session 2 (July 3- 14) │ 9:00 – 9:30 AM │ 9:30 – 10:00 AM │ 10:00 – 10:30 AM │ 10:30- 11:00 AM │ 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Session 3 (July 17 – July 28) │ 9:00 – 9:30 AM │ 9:30 – 10:00 AM │ 10:00 – 10:30 AM │ 10:30- 11:00 AM │ 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Session 4 (July 31 – August 11) │ 9:00 – 9:30 AM │ 9:30 – 10:00 AM │ 10:00 – 10:30 AM │ 10:30- 11:00 AM │ 11:30 AM – 12:00 PM

Beginner

Beginner │ Children 3 years and up who cannot swim across the pool on their own. This level will work on building confidence in the water and instructors will teach a self-rescue float to the students.

· Goal : To jump in, surface on back, and swim the width of the pool unassisted

Novice (Level 1)

Novice (Level 1) │ Children who are graduates of the Beginner level, and swimming successfully on their backs. The self-rescue float is reinforced and students will progress into a front floating position by being taught how to roll from back to front and take freestyle arm strokes.

· Goal: Self-sustaining floating position. Width of pool with freestyle arm strokes (unassisted)

Novice (Level 2)

Novice (Level 2) │ Children who have demonstrated the ability to perform a self-sustaining float and are ready to progression into freestyle swimming. Instructors will take students through a 3 step progression that will teach each swimmer how to perform proper bilateral freestyle swimming. Backstroke may be introduced.

· Goal: 2 widths of pool, unassisted, bilateral freestyle

Advanced │ Freestyle and Back Stroke

Advanced │ Freestyle and Back Stroke │ Children of any age will refine Freestyle and Back Stroke techniques. Students will be taken through progressive drills for both strokes.

Goal: Prepare competitive swimmers for Westtown Aquatics Program (Registered USA Swimming member) Pre-team or Developmental programs

Advanced │ Butterfly and Breaststroke

Advanced │ Butterfly and Breaststroke │ Children of any age learn or refine Breast and Butterfly Stroke. Students will be taken through progressive drills for both strokes.

Goal: Prepare competitive swimmers for Westtown Aquatics Program (Registered USA Swimming member) Pre-team or Developmental programs

$215.00/Session

Pricing
$215.00 for the two week session
Students attending both Swim Lessons and Trailblazers Outdoor Day Camp (either half or full day options), will select the 9:00 a.m. or 9:30 class.
Swim + Half Day Trailblazers = $550.00
Swim + Full Day Trailblazers Outdoor Day Camp = $950.00