Ridge Swim Club
309 Beck Drive · P.O. Box 631 · Mount Airy, MD 21771 · 301-829-9765
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Swim Lessons
2011 Sessions
| Session I: | June 27 – June 30 |
| Session II: | July 5 – July 8 ** |
| Session III: | July 11 – July 14 |
| Session IV: | July 18 – July 21 |
| Session V: | July 25 – July 28 |
| Session VI: | August 1 – August 4 |
| Session VII: | August 8 – August 11 |
** Tuesday – Friday, week of Independence Day only
Class Schedule
| Levels 1 and 2: | 9:15 am – 10:15 am |
| Levels 3 and 4: | 10:15 am – 11:15 am |
Lessons will be held four days, Monday through Thursday, for one hour each morning. Friday will be used for any make up days. The cost for lessons will be $50.00 per child for members and $65.00 per child for non-members. Payment is required at time of registration.
Registration sign-up sheets and class times will be available in the pool’s office beginning June 4, 2011. Class sizes are limited, so consider signing up early.
Class Level Descriptions
Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills.
Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water. Participants learn to; enter and exit water safely, submerge mouth, nose and eyes, exhale underwater through mouth and nose, open eyes underwater, pick up submerged object, change direction while walking or paddling, roll over from front to back and back to front with support, explore floating on front and back with support and explore swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions with support.
Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills.
Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills. Participants learn; enter water by stepping or jumping from the side, exit water safely using ladder or side, submerge entire head, blow bubbles submerging head in a rhythmic pattern (bobbing), open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object in shallow water, float on front and back, perform front and back glide, change direction of travel paddling on front or back, roll over from front to back, back to front, tread water using arm and leg motions (chest-deep water), swim on front, back, and side using combined arm and leg actions.
Level 3: Stroke Development.
Purpose: Builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice. Participants learn; jump into deep water from the side, dive from kneeling or standing position, submerge and retrieve an object in chest deep water, bob with the head fully submerged, rotary breathing in horizontal position, perform front and back glide using two different kicks, float on front and back in deep water, change from horizontal to vertical position on front and back, tread water using hand and leg movements, perform front and back crawl, butterfly-kick and body motion.
Level 4: Stroke Improvement.
Purpose: Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills. Participants learn to; perform a dive from a standing or stride position, swim underwater, perform feet-first surface dive, perform open turns on front and back, tread water using sculling arm motions and with different kicks, perform the following strokes, front and back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly, elementary backstroke, swim on side using scissors-like kick.