Summer swim lessons will take place at Lions Club Pool, located at 1041 Ridge Road, Homewood, IL.
Level 1:
Is for swimmers that are first learning how to swim. Introduces safe water entry and exit, floating, retrieve objects under water, kicks and pulls.
Level 2:
Is for swimmers that can float, retrieve objects under water and are comfortable with simultaneous arm and leg motion. This level will focus on learning front/back glide, freestyle, elementary backstroke, and introduce them to breathing techniques.
Level 3:
Is for swimmer that can glide on their front and back, swim freestyle and elementary backstroke half length of the pool. This level will focus on further developing freestyle, introduce backstroke, breaststroke, safety bobs, and how to switch directions.
Level 4 & 5: Has the possibility of being combined due to low enrollment
Level 4:
Is for swimmers that can swim the length of the pool in freestyle, and elementary backstroke. This level will focus on building endurance to swim strokes a full lap (down & back), learn treading, and introduce turns.
Level 5:
Is for swimmers that can swim a lap (down & back) in freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. This level will focus on endurance, introducing butterfly, improving stroke techniques and turns and introducing lifesaving techniques.