Pre-Summer Swim Lessons
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Pre-Summer Swim Lessons for any City of Tonawanda Resident Youth interested in practicing swimming and/or diving before summer starts!
Where-
Tonawanda Middle/High School Pool
When-
Mondays, Wednesdays, Thursdays
May 1st - May 25th
(Please see below for specific program times)
Payment Information-
Payment can be made online with registration with credit/bank card
OR
with a cash or check payable to "City of Tonawanda", mailed to 35 Main St., Tonawanda
OR
dropped off at 35 Main Street, Monday-Friday, 2:30 - 4:30pm
If payment is not received by Wednesday, 4/26, we will re-open registration to those on the wait list. Registration is not held until payment is received.
Program Information-
~ Swimming Lessons
Please only register for one level per participant
Level 1 offered on Mondays, 5:30-6:10pm
-Participants should be 6 years of age or older. Introduction to Water Skills -NON-SWIMMERS- Helps participants feel comfortable in the water where basic aquatic skills and safe water practices are taught. Participants will have hands on instructor support when needed.
Level 1 offered on Wednesdays, 5:30-6:10pm
-Participants should be 6 years of age or older. Introduction to Water Skills -NON-SWIMMERS- Helps participants feel comfortable in the water where basic aquatic skills and safe water practices are taught. Participants will have hands on instructor support when needed.
Level 2 offered on Thursdays, 5:30-6:10pm
-Fundamental Aquatic Skills-Can stay "afloat" independently -Participants build on basic aquatic/water safety skills learned from Level 1. Participants in this level may enter using minimal support from the instructor, but may not graduate until they can swim independently.
Must have passed Level 1 or met lesson prerequisites before starting Level 2
Level 3 offered on Thursdays, 5:30-6:10pm
-Stroke Development-Help participants achieve basic water competency in the pool where they learn front crawl, elementary backstroke, and multiple different kicks.
Must have passed Level 2 or met lesson prerequisites before starting Level 3
Level 4 offered on Thursdays, 5:30-6:10pm
-Stroke Improvement-Participants start to develop confidence in the strokes, improve their strokes, other aquatic skills, and endurance.
Must have passed Level 3 or met lesson prerequisites before starting Level 4
~ Diving Programs
~ Intro to Diving offered on Thursdays, 6:10 - 6:40pm
-An opportunity to work on basic diving skills. Skills worked on are safe such as approach, basic positions (Tuck, Pike, Straight). No Inward or Reverses at this level.