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Introduction to Water Skills (30 Minutes)

For children who have never had swimming lessons before and do not swim independently. 

LEVEL 1: Introduction to Water Skills
Level 1 participant learns to:
• Enter and exit water safely
• Blow bubbles through mouth and nose
• Bobbing
• Open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects
• Front and back glides and floats
• Recover to vertical position
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Tread water using arm and hand actions
• Alternating and simultaneous leg actions on front and back
• Alternating and simultaneous arm actions on front and back
• Combined arm and leg actions on front and back
• Learn how to stay safe, including recognizing an emergency and knowing how to call for help

Level 1 Exit Skills Assessment:
1) Enter unassisted, move 5 yards, bob 3 times, then safety exit water.
2) Glide on front 2 body lengths, roll to a back float for 3 seconds and recover to a vertical position.

Registrants must be 4 years or older

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Level 1 Swim Lessons 
4y and up N/A MTuWThF  07/14/2025 - 07/25/2025
05:00 PM - 05:30 PM
Foote Road Pond 		$30.00 Res, $40.00 Non-Res
* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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