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Winter Swim Lesson Schedule

 Winter Adult Lap Swim Training

Learn to swim level 1 is designed to make participants comfortable in the water and orient them to the aquatic environment. Basic personal water safety information and aquatic skills are taught. Participants begin to develop positive attitudes and safe practices in and around the water. Children should be six years of age or older. Participants in this level may use bubble belts or need support from the instructor.

—  To progress to Level 2, students must pass all skills with no more than one bubble.

Level 2 marks the beginning of having “locomotion” in the water. Participants build on the basic aquatic skills and water safety skills and concepts learned in Level 1. Children should be six years of age and older and have passed Level 1. Participants in this level may enter using single bubble belt or needing support from the instructor, but may not graduate until they can swim independently.

— To progress to Level 3, students must pass all skills without the support of bubbles or the instructor.

In level 3, the aim is to help participants achieve basic water competency in the pool. Participants learn front crawl and elementary backstroke, and multiple different kicks. Children should be six years of age and older and have passed Level 2. Participants in this level must be able to swim independently of any support.

In this level, participants start to develop confidence in the strokes and improve those strokes and other aquatic skills. Endurance begins to be stressed as the strokes previously learned will be swum for greater distances. Children should be six years of age and older and have passed Level 3.

Refining and perfecting technique of all swimming strokes are the objectives of level 5. Additionally, endurance is increased and flip turns are introduced. Children should be six years of age and older and have passed Level 4.

This level refines strokes so participants can swim with more ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness and for greater distance. Registrants will have a choice of three swimming related courses: Personal Water Safety, Fitness Swimmer, and Fundamentals of Diving.

Parent and Child is intended to give parents safety information and teach techniques to orient their children to the water. Children are introduced to the water and taught swimming readiness skills through their parent with aid from the instructor. Instructors will provide direction regarding how to supervise water activities in a responsible manner. Children should be at least six months old through approximately three years of age. A Swim Test Verification and Registration Form is not required.

This primary objective of the preschool aquatics program is to promote the learning of fundamental water safety and aquatic skills at a pace appropriate for this age group. Participants begin to develop positive attitudes and safe practices in and around the water. Children should be between four and five years of age. Parents are not permitted in these lessons. If your child needs a parent to be in the pool with them, they will have to enroll in the Parent & Child Aquatics program. A Swim Test Verification and Registration Form is not required.

Registration for all levels of swim lessons needs to be completed at the Aquatic & Fitness Center during operating hours. Parent and Child lessons and Preschool Aquatic lessons do not require any prequisites but the child must fall into the given age ranges. To register for Learn to Swim Levels 1 through Level 6, a Swim Testing Verification and Registration form or report card from the most recent swim lesson session must be presented to the front desk at the time of registration. Testing times are Saturdays after 2 p.m. and Sundays after 12 noon.

This course teaches one- and two-rescuer CPR, use of an AED, use of resuscitation masks and bag-valve masks for ventilating victims, and how to respond in special rescue situations.
Prerequisites: None.
Course Length: Full Course-8 hours, Review Course-4 hours, Challenge Course- 3 hours

Prepare you to respond to basic emergencies, and recognize and care for injuries while using the EMS system. 

Prerequisites: None.

Each course we offer includes First Aid, CPR/AED for the Professional Rescuer and Health Care Provider, Administering Emergency Oxygen. (Only Full and Review courses are available, Challenge courses are not.)

Prerequisites: 15 years old by the last day of class; swim 300 yards using front crawl and breaststroke; swim one length, retrieve a 10 pound brick in 7 to 10 feet of water and carry it back to starting point using only your legs, and exit the pool in one minute, forty seconds, and tread water without hands for two minutes.

Course Length: Full Course- 30 hours, Review Course- 14 hours

The Lifeguard Training Instructor course teaches one to plan and teach the Lifeguard Training and other associated courses.

Prerequisites: 17 years of age and current lifeguard training certification.

Course Length: 27 hours. 

In order to register for any of the American Red Cross classes, you can stop in at the Aquatic & Fitness Center or  go to our Online Registration and Tee Time page.  Simply follow the instructions and you should be able to register.  When you do register, please be sure to review all information contained within this section.  Some other items to keep in mind are as follows:

1. Register early.  Do not delay in registering as doing so may result in that class being full.
2. You must register at least one week prior to the first day of class.
3. All class fees are due at registration.
4. Please plan on attending all classes as scheduled.  If you have or foresee a conflict, register for another class.  We cannot offer classes for one student particularly if the class requires other students ( and not manikins) to perform required skills.
5. It is the responsibility of students enrolled in a review or challenge course to provide their own textbooks and pocket masks.
6. Textbooks may be actual books or digital copies available from www.redcross.org and downloaded onto laptops, tablets of phones and must be used by students during the class.
7. Days, times, and fees are subject to change.
8. Classes may be cancelled due to insufficient interest.

Please call us at 716-876-7424 with any additional questions you may have.

The Water Safety Instructor course teaches one to plan and teach swimming and aquatic safety courses.

Prerequisites:16 years of age by the last day of the class; swim 25 yards each of front and back crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke and 15 yards of butterfly; float/scull on back for one minute in deep water; tread water for one minute.Learn to Swim Level 4 ability

Course Length: 33 hours.

Learn the basic skills for Waterfront lifeguarding for work in beach front and open water environments. This course is offered in June only.

Prerequisites: Current lifeguard certification which must be presented at the beginning of class.

Course Length: 7 hours.