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School Age swim lessons are 45 minute classes comprised of three main components:
personal growth, personal saftey, and stroke development. Each level builds on the previous level, with six levels covering
all the strokes, diving fundamentals, and safety skills. Students progress upon mastering all of the skills required
in their current level.
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This is the beginner level
for school age children that have never had swim lessons or have a fear of the water. It introduces the fundamentals
of swimming: breath control, floating, kicking, and paddling.
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This advanced beginner
level has children continuing to practice and build upon basic skills. They start stroke development for freestyle and
backstroke.
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In the first intermediate
level, children further refine their stroke development. Swimming, diving, and treading water for longer
durations and distances begins here.
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The second intermediate level
introduces children to breaststroke and sidestroke, continues the development of freestyle and backstroke, and begins starts
and turns for competitive swimming. This level refines treading water and floating skills as durations and distances
become more challenging.
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At the first advanced level,
children learn the last competitive stroke - butterfly. They continue to perform the competitive strokes for longer
distances, and further develop the starts, turns, and finishes for each.
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The second and last advanced
level is the finale for school age children. They perform all of the competitive strokes, with starts,
turns, and finishes, and are introduced to the individual medley. Floating and treading water are refined for one
final time.
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School age swim lessons meet once a week for eight weeks at
the YMCA's six lane, 25-meter pool located on the bottom floor of the facility.
Y Members: $25
Program Members: $45
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