Adaptive Swim Lessons– Designed to provide your child who may learn differently with the least restrictive environment while in a group setting to enhance their swimming techniques. Our goal is to help introduce them into the water without fear, improve upon skills, and provide a fun outlet for energy. To see if this is the best class for your child, and register email [email protected]

All levels are offered non swimmers to stroke mechanics.

Please arrive to class ready to swim in proper swim attire with hair tied back or in a swim cap. All participants MUST shower before entering the pool.

Level 1: Water Acclimation

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit the water in the event of falling into a body of water. This lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming.

Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Exploring the aquatic environment  and personal skills with instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water with instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

Parents may not watch from deck, but may view from observation room.

Please arrive to class ready to swim with hair tied back and in proper swim attire. All participants MUST shower before entering the water. Street shoes are not allowed on the pool deck.

Level 2: Water Movement

In this stage, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills without instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water without instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic and boating safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices.

Parents may not watch from deck, but may view from observation room

Please arrive to class ready to swim with hair tied back and in proper swim attire. All participants MUST shower before entering the water. Street shoes are not allowed on the pool deck.

Level 3:  Water Stamina

In this stage, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Integrating arm action, leg action, and rhythmic breathing in back and front glides
• Developing forward movement on the front and back
• Practicing skills and safety techniques in deep water

Parents may not watch from deck, but may view from observation room.

Please arrive to class ready to swim with hair tied back and in proper swim attire. All participants MUST shower before entering the water. Street shoes are not allowed on the pool deck.

Level 4: Stroke Introduction

Students in this stage develop stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke.

Students in the stage focus on the following:

• Developing the front and back crawl
• Introducing components of breaststroke and butterfly
• Practicing safety techniques in deep water

Parents may not watch from deck, but may view from observation room.

Please arrive to class ready to swim with hair tied back and in proper swim attire. All participants MUST shower before entering the water. Street shoes are not allowed on the pool deck.

Level 5: Stroke Development

Students in this stage work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke.

Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Developing stamina in the front and back crawl
• Developing the breaststroke and butterfly
• Building endurance techniques for deep water safety

Parents may not watch from deck, but may view from observation room.

Please arrive to class ready to swim with hair tied back and in proper swim attire. All participants MUST shower before entering the water. Street shoes are not allowed on the pool deck.

Level 6: Stroke Mechanics

Students in this stage refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming and discover how incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.

Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Developing endurance in the competitive strokes
• Developing skills related to competitive swimming like such as flip turns
• Enhancing skills and building endurance in deep water

Parents may not watch from deck, but may view from observation room

Please arrive to class ready to swim with hair tied back and in proper swim attire. All participants MUST shower before entering the water. Street shoes are not allowed on the pool deck.

Classes are 30 minutes in length.

Each child must be accompanied by an adult 16 years of age or older

One parent/guardian accompanies child in the water

Children must wear proper swim diapers

Swim starters curriculum in which infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.

Please arrive to class ready to swim with hair tied back and in proper swim attire- including a swim diaper. All participants MUST shower before entering the water. Street shoes are not allowed on the pool deck.

Classes are 30 minutes in length.

Swim basics curriculum in which students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skill sets:

Swim, float, swim sequencing (front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide) and exiting the pool
Jump, push, turn, grab

Parents may not watch from deck, but may view from observation room

FCY is offering free community classes SAFETY AROUND WATER to non-Y members for children who lack water skills and safety around water. Registration is first come, first serve while space allows. Call the Welcome Center or stop in to register.

Safety Around Water consist of 4 lessons designed to teach kids water safety skills that help reduce the risk of drowning and build their skills and confidence in and around the water. A typical session includes:

• Exercises to help your children adjust to being in the water
• Instruction in “Jump, Push, Turn, Grab” and “Swim, Float, Swim,” two skill sets children can use if they unexpectedly find themselves in the water
• An activity that teaches children about specific safety topics such as pool rules and boating safety
• A fun game to encourage comfort and activity around water
• Each lesson includes a handout for parents and caregivers with additional water safety tips.

Drowning can happen nearly anywhere with standing water. As a parent or caregiver, you can’t keep your children sidelined. You need to equip them with the tools they need to be confident in and around water so they don’t lose out on the health benefits of exercise, the opportunities to bond with family and friends and the sense of accomplishment when they learn new skills.

Please arrive to class ready to swim with hair tied back and proper swim attire. No gym shorts or cotton t-shirts allowed. All participants MUST shower before entering the pool. Street shoes are not permitted on deck. Parents may watch from the observation room but cannot stay on the pool deck while lessons are in session.

Questions about this program, please email Lisa, Aquatics Director, at [email protected]

Safety Around Water is made possible by: Gagne Wealth Management Group