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This class introduces children and parents to the aquatic environment through play. The goal of this class is to help parents to be able to keep small children safe in and around water. Babies in diapers must wear rubber pants over their diapers or “Little Swimmer” specialty diapers. Pre-requisites: NoneNeed to know: Adult in water throughout classes
Instructors teach basic skills in a logical progression allowing for maximum practice time. Safety, body control and ability in the water are emphasized to help swimmers meet goals. No entry requirement.
Still focused on safety, this class also helps students learn to become more comfortable the water. Students will learn kicking, paddling, floating and blowing bubbles. Pre-requisites: Guppy I or Age 2Need to know: Adult in water throughout classes.
In this class we emphasize safety through daily safety topics, small class sizes and skill repetition. Classes will build on basic swimming skills to be able to move independently in the water. Pre-requisites: Age 3 or Guppy IINeed to know: Students should be comfortable listening to directions. Parents will be in the water, but will practice more “hands off” skills.
Swimmers are taught basic water safety skills such as floating, entering and exiting the pool. Swimmers will begin to learn swimming mechanics of breathing, kicking and arm pulls. The goal at this level is to be able to jump in the pool, recover, swim to the edge and exit independently.Pre-requisites: Age 5 or Guppy IIINeed to know: Swimmers may bring goggles but may be asked to do skills without them.
Participants are taught endurance, stroke development and safety. This level is intended for those wishing to pursue competitive swimming or swimming for fitness. Swimmers should be able to swim 25 yards proficient freestyle before the first day of class. Exit skills include 100 yards proficient freestyle and backstroke, 50 yards proficient breaststroke and 15 yards butterfly. Pre-requisites: Jellyfish 2 or swim 25 yards unassistedSkills learned: Freestyle endurance, intermediate backstroke, beginning breaststroke and butterflyNeed to know: Swimmers should have goggles and keep long hair off face, classes will be divided into lanes based on ability
Designed for advanced swimmers, Sharks focuses on technique and endurance to prepare for competitive swimming or swimming for fitness. Parents will be contacted prior to start of program via email and will be able to sign up for two practices a week throughout the session. If space is available swimmers may be able to sign up for more. Pre-requisites: Dolphins or swim 100 yards freestyle and backstroke, 50 yards breaststroke and 15 yards butterflySkills learned: Flip turns, technique drills, starts, finishes, endurance and set buildingNeed to know: Swimmers should have goggles and secure long hair. Practices:Mondays, Wednesdays 6:30 PM–7:30 PM& Fridays 5:30 PM -6:30PM
The 2022 Lifeguard Training Class:Become an American Red Cross Lifeguard. Course teaches the knowledge and skills needed to prevent and respond to aquatic emergencies, CPR, First Aid and AED training. Must be at least age 15 on last day of class; proof of age required. Fee includes $50 non-refundable deposit. Participants must pass the pretest in order to continue with the full training course. The pre-test and consists of:-500 yard swim using only Freestyle and Breaststroke-2 minutes treading water with legs ONLY-Retrieval of 10 pound rubber brick from 20 yards and returning to start (timed)For questions, please call (252) 329-4043 or email Shannon Longo, slongo@greenvillenc.govCourse schedule:This is a hybrid class; each student will need access to an electronic device and internet. Some online work will be required before the start of class. Candidates are required to provide their own transportation to Washington, NC on Sunday session of course for deep water training. Session times may vary slightly based on pool availability. A deep water session will be held at another location during a scheduled class time.All regularly scheduled sessions are mandatory, the schedule may change depending on the pace of the class.Recommended items for class are food, water, light jacket, towel, goggles, and properly fitting swimsuit [no bikinis please].
Swimmers are taught freestyle, backstroke, jumping, underwater skills, directional changes, treading water and daily safety topics. The goal at this level is to be able to swim swim 25 yards proficiently. Students should be able to swim to jump in the pool, recover, swim to the edge and exit independently at the beginning of class. Pre-requisites: Jellyfish I or swim 5 yards unassisted. Need to know: Swimmers may bring goggles but may be asked to swim without them.
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