Types of Lessons
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Adult Swim Lessons - Learning the Basics
Adult Swim—Learning the Basics introduces basic aquatic skills and swimming strokes, including the front crawl, breaststroke, & elementary backstroke. Participants strive for stroke performance at the level indicated in the Learn-to-Swim Level 3 outline & stroke performance charts. Participants also learn skills & concepts needed to stay safe around water, in addition to those needed to help themselves or others in an aquatic emergency.
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Prerequisites: none
Participants can expect to learn & practice skills in:
- water entry
- change of direction in the water
- treading water
- breath control and submerging in water
- floating on the front
- floating on the back
- front crawl (also known as the freestyle)
- breaststroke
- elementary backstroke
- sidestroke
- various safety skills and behaviors for being in, on, and around the water
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Adult Swim Lessons - Improving Skills & Swimming Strokes
Adult Swim—Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes seeks to improve participants’ proficiency in basic aquatic skills and the six basic swimming strokes. (The butterfly stroke is optional.) Participants strive for stroke performance at the level indicated in the Learn-to-Swim Level 5 outline and stroke performance charts. Participants also learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around water, in addition to those needed to help themselves or others in an aquatic emergency.
Lesson Length: 45 minutes
Prerequisites:
- must be comfortable in chest-deep water
- able to put face in the water
- able to perform strokes that can be recognized as front crawl (freestyle), breaststroke, and back crawl (backstroke), each for 15 yards
Participants can expect to learn & practice skills in:
- water entry
- breath control and submerging
- treading water
- improve effectiveness & efficiency of front crawl (freestyle)
- improve effectiveness & efficiency of breaststroke
- improve effectiveness & efficiency of elementary backstroke
- improve effectiveness & efficiency of back crawl (backstroke)
- improve effectiveness & efficiency of sidestroke
- lap swimming turns
- various safety skills and behaviors for being in, on, and around the water
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Youth Group Swim Lessons (Not Currently Available)
Summer 2025: Group swim lessons will only be offered through Cougar Kids Camp.
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Private Swim Lessons (Not Currently Available)
Private Swim Lessons are not currently available for any age (adult or youth).