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SWIM LESSONS
All swim lessons at the Ziegler Park pool are free through the Everybody In program generously supported by P&G and 3CDC.
The Ziegler Park pool offers swim lessons from beginner to advanced, catering to ages 6 months and up. The cost of lessons is included in season pass rates or with your daily admission rate. Pre-registration is required.
Swim lessons are offered throughout the summer season for both children, and new this year, adults. Sign up here.
- Next session starts May 13, 2019 at 6:45 pm, runs for 2 weeks
- 5 additional sessions through Jun 17, 2019
Prerequisites - Child must be comfortable in the water.
Focus - Water Acclimation, Submersion, Air Exchange, Forward Momentum.
Child will become acclimated to the water through games and will learn basic safety skills. Children will then learn to float on their front and back while propelling themselves through the water using their arms or legs.
Skills - Independent movement through the water, submersion, nose bubbles, floating on front and back, recovery from a floating position, gliding, streamline body position, propulsive kicking, introduction to propulsive arms, sit dives, and safety skills.
Requirements
- Swimmers must wear proper swim attire.
- Parent/Adult must remain on pool deck during lessons.
- Registration is limited to one class per child per session.
Children registered for lessons (and parent/adult) may arrive at the pool up to 15 minutes prior to start of lessons. Earlier entry, or additional children, requires paid admission.
Children's Classes: Intermediate
- Next session starts May 13, 2019 at 6:45 pm, runs for 2 weeks
- 5 additional sessions through Jun 17, 2019
Prerequisite - Successful demonstration of all Beginner skills.
Focus - Coordination, Strong Flutter Kick, Refinement of Freestyle and Backstroke, Introduction to Breaststroke and Butterfly.
Child will learn fundamental freestyle and backstroke skills with emphasis placed on the coordination and timing of the strokes as well as the development of a strong flutter kick. Once these skills are mastered, child will work to improve their freestyle and backstroke while being introduced to Breaststroke and Butterfly. Emphasis will be placed on developing strokes that are swim meet legal.
This is a great class for children interested in swimming for the Rhino swim team!
Skills - Strong kicks, side glide, elementary backstroke, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, treading, dives, and safety skills.
Requirements
- Swimmers must wear proper swim attire.
- Parent/adult must remain on pool deck during lessons.
- Registration is limited to one class per child per session.
Children registered for lessons (and a parent/adult) may arrive at the pool up to 15 minutes prior to start of lessons. Earlier entry, or additional children, requires paid admission.
Children's Classes: Parent & Child
- Next session starts May 13, 2019 at 6:45 pm, runs for 2 weeks
- 5 additional sessions through Jun 17, 2019
Prerequisite - Child must be 9-36 months old.
Focus - Parent/Child Water Acclimation, Safety.
Join us for this parent/child swim lesson and learn to enjoy the water together. Taught by a certified professional, parent (or responsible adult) and child will become acclimated to the water through games and songs while in a group setting. Parent will learn key safety tools to use at a pool or near water.
Parent and child are welcome to participate in this class until the child is 3-years-old and comfortable moving to the Beginner class on their own.
Skills - Water safety, proper use of flotation devices, water acclimation, movement through water, floating in the water, blowing bubbles, and more.
Requirements
- A parent/adult is required to participate in the water at every lesson.
- All children must wear a swim diaper.
- Registration is limited to one class per session per child.
- Additional children not registered for swim lessons must be accompanied by an adult.
Children registered for lessons (and a parent/adult) may arrive at the pool up to 15 minutes prior to start of lessons. Earlier entry, or additional children, requires paid admission.
- Next session starts Jun 4, 2019 at 7:15 pm, runs for 4 weeks
If you are an adult and are uncomfortable in the water, or have no previous swim lesson experience, then this class is for you.
Students will learn basic swimming techniques and key water safety skills. The class will be led by a certified instructor who will guide students through a series of activities. Students will be partnered during class and will be able to move through the activities at an individual pace while building confidence and comfort in the water.
Skills - Water Acclimation, Movement Through Water, Floats (Front and Back), Recovery, Elementary Backstroke, Water Safety, Introduction to Freestyle.
Adults registered for lessons may arrive at the pool up to 15 minutes prior to the start of lessons. Earlier entry requires paid admission.
Based on the Water Magic Aquatic Trust Program "Beating the Fear of Water" by Pam Jackson.