New to the water, fear issues with water, can’t float or swim. (max 4 students in a class)

Swimmers will learn a correct body position, breathing for efficient swimming and focus on comfort level and skills to increase water safety.

Successful completion requires:

• Put face in water and blow bubbles
• Fully submerge head
• Straight leg flutter kick on back
• Independent front float (hold for 10 sec)
• Independent back float (hold for 10 sec)
• Foundations of treading water
• Jumping into deep water and fully submerging
• Kicking 25 yds with kickboard or barbell with side breathing

Any questions, call 617-777-3556

Can float on back independently and float independently on stomach with face in the water. Can flutter kick with barbell or kickboard as well as enter deep end of pool. Understand how to tread water. (max 4 students in a class)

Swimmers will be introduced to freestyle, the fundamental stroke in swimming. They will also be introduced to backstroke, breaststroke kick, dolphin kick, open turns, and kneeling dives.

Successful completion requires:

• 25 yds. freestyle with proper body position, kicking and side breathing
• 25 yds. backstroke with proper body position and kicking
• 25 yds. breaststroke kick
• Dolphin kick with proper breathing
• Freestyle and backstroke open turns
• Kneeling dive into pool
• 1 minute treading water

Any questions, call 617-777-3556

Can swim 25 yards freestyle with rotary breathing pattern and swim 25 yards backstroke. Can do both freestyle and backstroke open turns. Can do 25 yards of breaststroke kick. Can do dolphin kick with proper breathing. (max 6 students in a class)

Swimmers will build on freestyle and backstroke skills. Swimmers will increase endurance; will learn breaststroke, freestyle flip turns, backstroke flip turns, foundations of butterfly, and standing dives into the water.

Successful completion requires:

• 50 yds. freestyle with proper body position, rotary breathing and six-beat kick
• 50yds. backstroke with proper body position and kick
• 25 yds. breaststroke
• Freestyle and backstroke flip turns
• Foundation of butterfly
• 2 minute treading water
• Standing dive into pool

Any questions, call 617-777-3556

Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards freestyle with rotary breathing. (max 6 students in a class)

Learn how to improve your swimming technique to be more effective and efficient in the water.

Focus will be on:

• Improving speed and technique in swimming.
• Gaining strength and flexibility.
• Learning and using drills to improve efficiency.
• Open water swim techniques.

Any questions, call 617-777-355

Swimmers must have an understanding of how to swim freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke. Swimmers must also be able to swim 500 yards continuously, untimed. (max 12 students in a class)

The Pre-Master's course will help prepare swimmers to participate in a Master's swim program. Participants in this class will work on improving stroke technique while also building endurance. This program is ideal for lap swimmers interested in aerobic exercise.

Recommended Courses of Completion: Adult Advanced and Adult Endurance classes.

Any questions, call 617-777-355