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In this class, offered also as an adult caregiver-child class, the objective of this class is to help students feel comfortable and enjoy the water safely. Adult caregiver can be parent, grandparent, family member, babysitter or other responsible adult caring for the child. Either the adult or child must be a member to qualify for the member rate in this class.
Students will work on: bobbing, going under water, supported front and back floating, supported rolling over from front to back and back to front, supported gliding, supported flutter kick, supported front crawl arms and jumping in.
Students should already be able to float on front and back and put their head under water.
Students will work on: independent front and back floating, independent rolling over from front to back and back to front, independent front and back glides, front crawl arms and kicks, back crawl arms and kicks, retrieving underwater objects, and jumping into water over their head.
2 week Session, Monday through Thursday (8 Classes)
Students should already be comfortable swimming front crawl and swimming on their back.
Students will work on: gliding, freestyle with side breathing, backstroke, breast stroke and dolphin kicks, retrieving objects in deeper water, treading water, jumping into deep water and compact dives.
Students should already be able to demonstrate the following swim skills: swim front and back crawl 25 yards.
Students will work on: rotary breathing, freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, scissors kick and sidestroke, whip kick and breaststroke, intro to turning at wall, treading water with modified scissors, and diving in kneeling position.
Students should already be able to demonstrate the following swim skills: swim freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, whip kick, treading water, and dive.
Students will work on: alternating breathing, stride jump, refinement of: freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, dolphin kick and butterfly, open turn on front and back, feet-first surface dive, and treading water.
1064 Bethel Rd, Columbus, OH 43220 614-972-7399* Seasonally mid-May through early September
Mailing address: PO Box 20015, Columbus, OH 43220
2024 Board of Directors
Alicia McAuliffe – President | Dick Rabold – Vice President | Deb Mosko – Secretary | Jeremy Ohlinger – Treasurer | Cheryl Alexander | Tim Bowers | Jim Fritz | Larry Nelson | Betsy Saxer | Quintin Ward | Mark Witchey