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Our Program:
The City of Vergennes is happy to be offering American Red Cross Swim Lessons this year. Lessons are under the direction of Sabrina Butterfield, who has experience in lessons and instructor training. Classes will be held at The Sam Fishman Memorial Pool 47 East Street Vergennes, VT.
There are even more options for families! The line up of lesson option offers choices that should fit every family's needs and scheduling. We've created several options for day time, evening with several different sessions. We maintain a very low teacher to student ratio creating a great aquatic experience for all.
Our Classes:
Parent & Child - for children at least 6 months old with a guardian
Parents and children learn together to increase a child's comfort level in the water and build a foundation of trust and basic skills, such as arm and leg movements and breath control. The classes are fun-filled and help introduce water safety concepts, encouraging a healthy recreational habit that your entire family can enjoy.
Preschool - kids ages 3-5
Preschool Level 1-Orients children to the aquatic environment and helps them gain basic aquatic skills. Enter water using ramp, steps or side - Exit water using ladder, steps or side - Blow bubbles through mouth and nose - Submerge mouth, nose and eyes - Open eyes underwater and retrieve submerged objects - Front glide and recover to a vertical position - Back glide and recover to a vertical position - Back float - Roll from front to back and back to front - Tread with arm and hand actions - Alternating and simultaneous arm and leg actions on front - Alternating and simultaneous arm and leg actions on back - Combined arm and leg actions on front and back - Plus age-appropriate water safety topics
Preschool Level 2-Helps children gain greater independence in their skills and develop more comfort in and around water. Enter water by stepping in from a deck or low height - Exit water using ladder, steps or side - Bobbing - Open eyes underwater and retrieve submerged objects - Front float - Back glide and float and recover to a vertical position - Roll from front to back and back to front - Tread water using arm and leg actions - Combined arm and leg actions on front and back - Finning arm action on back - Plus age-appropriate water safety topics
Learn to Swim- kids ages 5 -18
Learn to Swim Level 1-Helps children start to gain basic swimming propulsive skills to be comfortable in and around water. Enter water by jumping in - Fully submerge and hold breath - Bobbing - Rotary breathing - Front, jellyfish and tuck floats - Front and back float or glide and recover to a vertical position - Change direction of travel while swimming on front or back - Tread water using arm and leg actions - Combined arm and leg actions on front and back - Finning arm action on back - Plus age-appropriate water safety topics
Learn to Swim Level 3-Enter water by jumping from the side, fully submerge then recover to the surface and return to the side - Headfirst entries from the side in sitting and kneeling positions - Bobbing while moving toward safety - Rotary breathing - Back float - Survival float - Change from vertical to horizontal position on front and back - Tread water - Flutter and dolphin kicks on front - Scissors and breaststroke kicks - Front crawl and elementary backstroke - Plus age-appropriate water safety topics - Builds on skills learned in Level 2 by practicing in deeper water
*Prerequisite Pass Level 2
Sessions: Evening Session 1
45 minute sessions for 6 lessons, on Mon, Wed, Fri, excluding July 4th. The last lesson is on Monday July 7th.
Other Questions?Contact Martha at recreation@vergennes.org
Important Swim Lessons Information
- If you have received an ARC swim lesson booklet please bring to your first class so your instructor can update your progress.
- All classes are processed on a first come, first serve basis.
- Classes with fewer than 3 participants enrolled my be cancelled. Participants will be notified of changes.
- Classes are not cancelled or rescheduled for rain or cold, unless there is an electrical storm in the area.
- Please arrive 10 minutes prior to each lesson, suited up with a towel and wait for the instructor to call you to the pool
- Bathing suits are a requirement. No other clothing is allowed in the pool.
- Children wearing diapers must wear "swim diapers" to be permitted in the pool. If you do not have them, they are available for sale in the office.
- Parents and family are invited to watch lessons from the tables. No one is permitted to be in the water, or hovering on the deck.
- Snorkels, Masks, fins, floatation devices etc. are not permitted.
- Once a participant is registered, there is no refund. When possible, we are happy to switch class times for you.
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