Swim Lessons are offered for members. Children must be potty trained. To sign up for lessons, arrive early on May 24th and be prepared to pay in advance for the sessions. Fees, sessions, times, and level descriptions are listed below.
*Come on time (preferably 5 minutes early) prepared with bathing suit and towel.
Fee:
$45 per session
Sessions: Monday through Friday
Session One: June 24- 2 weeks
Session Two: July 7- 2 weeks
Session Three: July 21- 2 weeks
Times:
10:00 – 10:30 A.M.
10:35 – 11:05 A.M.
Level Descriptions:
LEVEL 1
The objective of this class is to help the students feel comfortable and safe in the water. Level 1 is ideal for tots who have never had formal swim instruction and who may need extra encouragement. Students will learn water adjustment and how to submerge their face.
LEVEL 2
The objective of this class is to give students success with fundamental skills. Students must be comfortable with putting their face in the water. Swimmers will learn front & back floats without support and recover to a vertical position, in addition to propelling and gliding in prone and supine positions.
LEVEL 3
Students in this level must be able to float on their fronts and backs and swim a minimum of twenty (20) feet on both front and back without support. Concentration is placed on coordination of the front and back crawl as well as an introduction to diving and the elementary backstroke.
LEVEL 4
Students in this level must be able to swim twenty-five (25) yards using front crawl, twenty-five (25) yards using back crawl and perform a head first water entry, all without assistance. This class emphasizes endurance, elementary backstroke and improving safe diving skills as well as introduction to sidestroke.
LEVEL 5
Students in this level must be able to swim twenty-five (25) yards each of the front crawl, back crawl and thirty-five (35) feet of elementary backstroke kick. Endurance is increased. The breaststroke and sidestroke are introduced.
LEVEL 6
Students enrolled in this class must be able to swim the following: fifty (50) yards each front and back crawl and elementary backstroke as well as twenty-five (25) yards each of the breaststroke, sidestroke and thirty-five (35) feet of dolphin kick. The butterfly and competitive turns are introduced at this level.
Pre Season: Memorial Day Weekend until school is out. Fridays, Saturdays, Sundays & Memorial Day 12:00-7:00 PM, Mondays through Thursdays 3:00-6:00 PM
Pool Season: School is out through Labor Day. Kiddy Area Daily 10:00 AM – 7:00 PM. Intermediate Pool Daily 11:00 AM – 7:00 PM. Main Pool Monday – Thursday 11:00 AM – 8:00 PM, Friday 11:00 AM –10:00 PM, Saturday & Sunday 10:00 AM – 8:00 PM
Upcoming Events
Opening Weekend! May Breakfast Saturday May 24th 10:00-1:00
Swim team Sign-ups Saturday, May 24th @ 9:00 am
Swim Lesson Sign-ups Saturday, May 24th @ 9:00 am
Contact Information
5426 Post Road
East Greenwich, RI 02818
401.884.8153
Manager: To be determined
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