John Jay Mid-Spring 2024 Swim Session
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Caregiver Levels – Ages 6 months to 36 months
Water Angels/Water Tots (6 – 36 Months)
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Class Description:
For ages 18 months – 2 years old with their parent or caregiver.
Through songs, fun and instructional games, students learn to be comfortable in the water & learn basic water skills. *Adult must accompany baby in the water*
For more information, please read the message from our director.
Through songs, fun and instructional games, students learn to be comfortable in the water & learn basic water skills. *Adult must accompany baby in the water*
For more information, please read the message from our director.
Water Angelfish (3 to 6 years old)
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Class Description:
For ages 3-5 years old with their parent or caregiver.
Class goal: Water adjustment, learn basic swimming skills. Children go in the water with a flotation belt and the grown ups are in the water to help the children while being led by the teacher to learn how to kick, blow bubbles, water adjustment, float and swim. This class is for children who are not quite ready to go in the water without their caregiver.
Class goal: Water adjustment, learn basic swimming skills. Children go in the water with a flotation belt and the grown ups are in the water to help the children while being led by the teacher to learn how to kick, blow bubbles, water adjustment, float and swim. This class is for children who are not quite ready to go in the water without their caregiver.
Preschool to Kindergarten Levels – Ages 3 to 6
Angelfish (3-6 Years Old) Beginners, very limited experience in the water
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Class Description:
For ages 3-5 years old. This class is for children who have never swam or have very little experience with swimming.
Class goal: Water adjustment; learn basic swimming skills (kicking, arms movement; develop coordination; blow bubbles; submerge face or head under water).
Class goal: Water adjustment; learn basic swimming skills (kicking, arms movement; develop coordination; blow bubbles; submerge face or head under water).
Butterflyfish (3-6 Years) can blow bubbles and swim with a float
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Class Description:
Ages 3-5 years old. For children who can swim independently with their face in the water (while blowing bubbles) with a floatation device.
Class goal: swim the width of the pool unassisted; swim under water; learn basic swimming skills for front crawl; perfect rhythmic breathing.
Class goal: swim the width of the pool unassisted; swim under water; learn basic swimming skills for front crawl; perfect rhythmic breathing.
Catfish (4-6 years) can swim independently half the width of pool
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Class Description:
For ages 4-6 years old. This class is for children who can swim with their face in the water with basic freestyle comfortably without a float.
Class Goal: swim independently; rhythmic breathing; freestyle arms; and kicking techniques.
Class Goal: swim independently; rhythmic breathing; freestyle arms; and kicking techniques.
Seahorse (4-7 years) For swimmers who can swim one length of the pool front crawl minimal coordination.
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Class Description:
For ages 4-6 years old. This class is for children who can swim with their face in the water with basic freestyle comfortably without a float.
Class Goal: swim independently; rhythmic breathing; freestyle arms; and kicking techniques.
Class Goal: swim independently; rhythmic breathing; freestyle arms; and kicking techniques.
Youth Swim Levels – Ages 7 – 18
Barracuda Beginners
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Class Description:
For non-swimmers comfortable in the water or have very little experience with swimming.
Class goal: learn rhythmic breathing; learn front crawl technique; develop stroke coordination; swim under water.
* Swimmers with fear of water need to register for Goldfish class.
Class goal: learn rhythmic breathing; learn front crawl technique; develop stroke coordination; swim under water.
* Swimmers with fear of water need to register for Goldfish class.
Blue Marlin Can swim half length independently
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Class Description:
For beginner swimmers who can swim half a pool length. Class goal: perfect the front crawl technique, learn rotary breathing, build basic endurance, swim in deep water, and swim one length of the pool front crawl.
Sailfish can swim with proper rotary breathing
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Class Description:
For swimmers who can swim one length of the pool front crawl minimal coordination.
Class goal: perfect front crawl techniques, build endurance, perfect front crawl starts and turns, swim one length of the pool with proper front crawl technique, learn to swim backstroke and tread water.
Class goal: perfect front crawl techniques, build endurance, perfect front crawl starts and turns, swim one length of the pool with proper front crawl technique, learn to swim backstroke and tread water.
Swordfish Can swim length freestyle and backstroke properly –
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Class Description:
For advanced swimmers that swim 1 to 2 lengths of the pool front crawl with proper technique.
Class goal: develop endurance, speed, strength, perfect front crawl, backstroke technique with starts and turns, swim 2 lengths of the pool front crawl and backstroke with proper technique; breaststroke technique; Fly technique.
Class goal: develop endurance, speed, strength, perfect front crawl, backstroke technique with starts and turns, swim 2 lengths of the pool front crawl and backstroke with proper technique; breaststroke technique; Fly technique.
Dolphin – Advanced Class
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Class Description:
Swimmers should have prior knowledge of all four strokes and be able to swim 25 yards of each stroke, except butterfly.
Adults
Adult I
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Class Description:
For non-swimmers, swimmers with fear of the water.
Class goal: water adjustment, learn to be comfortable with the water environment, learn basic skills of front crawl, submerge head under the water, learn rhythmic and rotary breathing, and swim the width of the pool.
Class goal: water adjustment, learn to be comfortable with the water environment, learn basic skills of front crawl, submerge head under the water, learn rhythmic and rotary breathing, and swim the width of the pool.
Adult II
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Class Description:
Intermediate
Class goal: perfect front crawl technique, swim under water, learn and perfect backstroke technique with starts and turns, swim 1 length of the pool front crawl, swim half a pool length backstroke.
Class goal: perfect front crawl technique, swim under water, learn and perfect backstroke technique with starts and turns, swim 1 length of the pool front crawl, swim half a pool length backstroke.
