We offer group and individual lessons for all ages and all ability levels taught by our friendly, knowledgable instructors.
Register now for Spring and Summer 2012 Swim Lesson !
If you have questions about which level you or your child should register for, please call us at the Finley Aquatic Complex (543-3760) or Ridgway Swim Center (543-3421).
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Parent Child
Ages: 6 months - 3 years
This is a FUN introduction to the water. Participants will work on a variety of skills in a casual setting. ater adjustment and beginner skills such as blowing bubbles, going underwater, floating, kicking and scooping will be introduced to students as well as parents. The program is designed to teach you to work with your child on water adjustment and introductory skills. Parent participation in the water is required.
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Tadpoles
Ages: 3-5 years
No previous water experience is required for this class. Students will work on being comfortable and enjoying their time in the water. Fun, games, and imagination will be used to teach swimming skills including: blowing bubbles, going underwater, floating, kicking, and alternating arms.
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Waterfrogs
Ages: 4-5 years
Students must be able to swim basic front crawl unassisted with their face in the water and back float with assistance. Students will work on introductory front crawl, back floats, back crawl and elementary backstroke.
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Sea Stars
Ages: 6-9 years
No previous water or swimming experience is required for this class. Students will work on a variety of skills including water adjustment, submerging, front and back floats, kicking, front crawl, back crawl and elementary backstroke.
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Level 2
Ages: 5-9years
Prerequisite: Swim front crawl and back crawl 5 yards. Students will work on side-breathing for front crawl, improving their back crawl and elementary backstroke arms. Attention will be placed on skill proficiency and technique.
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Level 3
Ages: 6 and up
Prerequisite: Front crawl with side-breathing and back crawl for 15 yards, and elementary backstroke arms for 5 yards.
Teaching will emphasize improving side-breathing and endurance for front crawl. Students will be introduced to elementary backstroke kick, breaststroke kick, butterfly kick and sitting and kneeling dives.
This course will be taught in deeper water except Ridgway afternoon Level 3 classes are held in the splash pool.
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Level 4
Ages: 6 and up
Prerequisite: 25 yards of front crawl with excellent side-breathing, 25 yards of back crawl, 15 yards of elementary backstroke, breaststroke kick, and dolphin kick. Students will learn to coordinate breaststroke arms and kick and be introduced to butterfly. Students will work on treading water and learning to do a standing dive from the side of the pool.
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Level 5
Ages: 6 and up
Prerequisite: 50 yards of front crawl and back crawl, 25 yards of the elementary backstroke, 15 yards of breaststroke and butterfly. Students will improve technique and endurance on the front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, and breaststroke. Students will work on proficiency in butterfly and the sidestroke treading water, diving, and flip turns.
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Level 6 - Fitness Swimmer
Ages: 6 and up
Prerequisite: 50 yards front crawl, 50 yards back crawl, 25 yards breaststroke, 25 yards butterfly. The focus of this class is swimming as a lifelong fitness activity. Swimmers will continue to refine technique in all strokes and improve endurance while learning how to create their own workouts. Students will work on learning how to use fins, pull-buoys, and kickboards in their workout and how to use a pace clock, flip turns, open turns, and lap swim etiquette.
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Level 6 - Lifeguard Preparedness
Ages: 6 and up
Prerequisite: 50 yards front crawl, 50 yards back crawl, 25 yards breaststroke, 25 yards butterfly. The focus of this class is on the use of swimming in lifeguarding and lifeguard skills and preparing for the Junior Lifeguard or Lifeguard programs. Swimmers will continue to refine technique in all strokes and improve endurance while learning lifeguard skills. Students will work on water entries, swimming with a rescue tube, and rescues for distressed swimmer, active drowning and passive drowning victims.
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Level 6 - Diving
Ages: 8 and up
Prerequisite: Students must be able to swim 50 yards continuously combining front and back crawl. Beginning divers are recommended to take this class prior to joining the Santa Rosa Dive Team. Intermediate and advanced divers are welcome too! All students will have equal board time and instruction from our diving instructor, Savy Moen. Skills include, but are not limited to: approach, hurdle, take off, diving positions (tuck, pike, straight), forward dive, back dive, forward dive 1/2 twist, inward dive, forward somersault, and diving safety. Students will work on learning:
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Dolphins
Ages:10-16 years
No previous water experience is required for this class. Students will work on skills including: water adjustment, floats, front and back crawl, and elementary backstroke. The pace of the course will be based on student progress and needs. More advanced skills may also be taught including: breaststroke, sidestroke, treading water, and kneeling and standing dives. This class is taught in 3 1/2 feet of water.
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Adult Beginner
Ages:18 years and up
No previous water experience is required for this class. Students will work on skills ranging from water adjustment and floating to front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke. The pace of the course will be based on student progress and needs. This class is taught in 3 1/2 feet of water.
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PLEASE NOTE:
Summer sessions (unless otherwise noted) will last for 8 days (2 weeks) and will run approximately 28 minutes each day Monday-Thursday. Participant must be the required age by the first day of class.
Spring and Fall sessions will last 4 days (2 days a week for 2 weeks) and will run approximately 28 minutes.
- Participants may not make up classes, which have been missed. If your child is sick the first few days of class, they are encouraged to take remaining days.
- We recommend that you arrive a few minutes before to check in. You must check in the first 2 days of class.
- Save the registration receipt for presentation to the Swim Center Front desk at the first class.
- Children registered for a class that they are not qualified for will be placed in the correct class only if there is a vacancy. If there is no vacancy, your money will be refunded. Please read the class descriptions carefully to insure your child is enrolled in the correct class.
- If your child graduates to a higher level than you have them registered for, we will make every effort to accommodate a transfer, subject to availability. However, there may be instances where a refund is necessary.
- Persons will not be admitted to any fee program without being registered.
- Register early as classes fill up quickly.
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All lessons are $48.00 for residents of the city of Santa Rosa ($58.00 for non-residents).
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