Swim Lessons 2024: Session 4 -Level 2
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Swim lessons will once again be offered by the Leominster Recreation Department at the State Pool at 111 Viscoloid Ave. Certified Water Safety Instructors will provide these classes. Lessons are thirty minutes in length. Learn to Swim Class descriptions are given below. Classes will be held Monday – Friday for two weeks and there will be three different sessions to choose from. See dates and times below. “Learn-to-Swim” teaches people to swim and to be safe in, on and around the water. (www.redcross.org)
Level 1 – Introduction to Water Skills
Objective: to help students feel in the water and to enjoy the water safely.
Requirements: None. This is the class for those who are brand new or intimidated by the water.
Skills Covered: Swimmers learn basics of swimming 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.
Level 2 – Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Objective: To give students success with fundamental skills.
Requirements: Swimmers should already be able to float on front and back (with assistance) and put their head under water.
Skills Covered: Swimmers 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.
Level 3 – Stroke Development
Objective: To build on skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice
Requirements: Swimmers should already be comfortable swimming front stroke and swimming on their back.
Skills Covered: Swimmers 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.
Level 4 – Stroke Improvement
Objective: To develop confidence in the strokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills by increasing endurance through swimming greater distances
Requirements: Swimmers should already be able to swim front and back crawl 25 yards.
Skills Covered: Swimmers 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.
Level 5 – Stroke Refinement
Objective: Coordination and refinement of strokes
Requirements: Swimmers should already be able to swim freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, treading water, and dive.
Skills Covered: Swimmers will work on alternate 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.
Level 6 – Swimming & Skill Proficiency
Objective: Refine strokes so students swim them with more ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances.
Requirements: Swimmers should already be able to swim front and back crawl 50 yds, elementary backstroke 25 yards, breaststroke 25 yards, butterfly 25 yards, sidestroke 10 yards, tread water for 3 minutes, and dive.
Skills Covered: Swimmers will work on all six strokes, front and back crawl flip turn, breaststroke turn, breaststroke speed turn and pullout, butterfly turn, sidestroke turn, tread water for five minutes, and basic water rescue
Anyone who needs special accommodations, please contact the pool at 978-537-8268 or prior to pool opening contact the Recreation Office via email: recdept@leominster-ma.gov.
Private lessons may be offered pending staff availability. Please note: Not all pools are deep enough to teach all of the diving segments of all levels – program modifications may be required to meet safety guidelines.