American Red Cross Swimming Lessons

TUCKAHOE'S SWIM LESSONS

Various levels of swimming lessons will be taught again at TRC this summer. We will offer morning and evening classes, each with a required minimum of 4 students registered and paid before each class can begin. We will not register more than 7 for a class with a single instructor, with 8 or more requiring an additional instructor. A waiting list will be maintained, and additional classes will be scheduled if instructors and space are available. We cannot guarantee that you will get the desired time for class if you are on the waiting list. You will be notified on the weekend preceding the start of the class if your child is not enrolled in the class, or to find out if we can substitute another time. Only paid registrants are guaranteed a place in the class, and instructors are assigned once the class has 4 registered.

We will ask each child to perform certain skills on the first day of class to ensure their proper placement in the class. We want the children in each class to be as similar in skills (not necessarily in age) as possible. Please bear with us during this process. Please do not register a child for two classes in one session. We will make sure the child is in the correct class. Let us know of any special circumstances that require you child to be in a particular class or time period. In addition, do not be upset if your child is placed in another class.

We have planned 3-sessions of two-week lessons. Morning classes will be 10 days (except no classes July 4) and evening classes will be 8 days with no classes on Monday evenings. There will be two “Head Start” sessions of only one-week (5 lessons) before the regular season begins. Holidays and other Club activities determine the number of days in a session.

Private Lessons (1:1 ratio) and Semi-Private Lessons (2 :1 ratio) for members only are available any time the pool is open to members (weekdays and weekends) except during scheduled group lesson times. However, availability of instructors could be limited at certain times. You must pay for the child when you register at the front desk

  • Ducks: This class is for children 12 months to 4 years as an introduction to the water. Parents will be in the water with the child. The skills are similar to Level I skills. (30-minute class)

  • Level I: Salamanders: Introduction to Water Skills without parent. Child must be 3 and able to function in a group environment. Learn basic water safety, comfort in the water, floating and kicking on the front and back. Safety rules. (30-minute class)

  • Level II: Jelly Fish: Fundamental Aquatic Skills - learning real swimming on both back and front without support, recovering to standing, and various arm and leg actions. (45-minute class)

  • Level III: Turtles: Stroke Development - learning survival float, elementary backstroke, leg actions for scissors and dolphin kicks. Begin to learn headfirst entry from side of pool. (45-minute class)

  • Level IV: Tadpoles: Stroke Improvement - improving front crawl, elementary backstroke and their endurance with added movements for side stroke, butterfly and introduce backstroke, breast stroke and turns. (45-minute class)

  • Level V: Dolphins: Stroke Refinement – refine and coordinate the front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke and add considerable endurance. They will also learn flip turns. (45-minute class)


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