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Swim Lessons Summer 2023

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A Man Holding A Toddler While Swimming
The Sam Fishman pool is offering two sessions of weekday swim lessons and 1 session of weekend swim lessons.  Our lessons are taught by trained, qualified lifeguards and assistants.  They lessons are designed to teach swimmers skills and improve confidence for a positive aquatic learning experience.    

Session 1 7/3-7/14 
Timeslot A 9:40AM-10:10AM
Timeslot B 10:20AM-10:50AM

Session 2 7/17-7/28
Timeslot A 9:40AM-10:10AM
Timeslot B 10:20AM-10:50Am

Weekend Session Saturday & Sunday 7/8-7/30
Timeslot A 9:45AM-10:15AM
Timeslot B 10:30AM-11:00AM

Starfish ages 6-36 months-Adults must be in the pool, Focus will be on basic skills, including adjusting to water, comfort on both front and back positions, blowing bubbles, and having fun.

Shrimp ages 3-5-Designed to teach children beginner swimming skills, improve confidence in the water, learn to safely exit and enter the pool, learn to submerge face and body, and float on front and back with assistance

Squids ages 4-6-Designed to continue to improve confidence in the water, retrieve objects under water, float on front and back without assistance, begin to propel in a front wards motion in the water 

Seahorses ages 6 & Up-Designed to gain strength in the water, skills to be covered are performing kicks with basic arms strokes, fully submerging body with ease and holding breath, floating face down and on back, learning to change directions while swimming.

Goldfish-ages 7 & Up-Designed to gain stroke development, learn to tread water, swim 25 yards comfortably, introduce breaststroke, butterfly, & elementary backstroke
 
Dolphin-ages 7 & Up-Designed to teach swimmers how to dive, swim butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, and 50 yards





  • Weekday sessions run a 1/2 hour for two weeks Monday-Thursday with Friday being a make up day.  


  • Weekday lesson times are 9:40AM-10:10AM & 10:20AM-10:50AM


  • Weekend sessions run  1/2 hour on Saturday & Sunday for 4 weekends, with the 5th weekend as make up.


  • Weekend lesson times are 9:45AM-10:15AM & 10:30AM-11:00AM


  • Junior Champs will be held from 7:00PM-7:30PM from June 26-July 21st, Mon, Wed, & Fri. 




All swim lessons will occur rain or shine. Lessons continue when it is raining unless we have thunder and lightning present or the bottom of the pool is not visible. Cancellations are often made at the last minute due to fluctuations and quickly changing weather patterns. You will receive an email and text message prior to the scheduled swim lesson if lessons are to be canceled due to inclement weather.  

There are no swim lessons on the 4th of July.





  




 

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