Learn to Swim

Lessons Location
Abrams Indoor Pool
62nd Street BLDG 23001
+1 (254)287-4648

1-1:30 p.m. - Parent and Child (ages 6mo.-3yrs.)
*Parents required to enter water with child*
*** Class fee of $55 includes both parent and child. ***
2- 2:30 PM- Preschool (ages 4-5 yrs.)
4-4:45 PM- Level 1 (ages 5+)
4-4:45 PM- Level 2 (ages 5+)
5-5:45 PM- Level 1 (ages 5+)
5-5:45 PM- Level 2 (ages 5+)
5-5:45 PM- Level 3 (ages 5+)
6-6:45 PM- Level 3 (ages 5+)
6-6:45 PM- Level 4 (ages 5+)
6-6:45 PM- Adult (ages 14+)

Patrons may bring a towel and a change of clothes. Patrons accompanying minors must remain in the pool area with minor for the duration of the class.

PARENT AND CHILD AQUATICS

American Red Cross Parent and Child Aquatics is designed for children between ages of 6 months and approximately 3 years, and their parents. The purpose of the course is to familiarize children with the water and teach swimming readiness skills. In addition, Red Cross Parent and Child Aquatics provides safety information for parents and teaches parents techniques they can use to help orient their children to the water.

PRESCHOOL AQUATICS

American Red Cross Preschool Aquatics is designed for children approximately 4 and 5 years of age. The purpose of this course is to facilitate developmentally appropriate learning of fundamental water safety and aquatic skills. 

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 1
INTRODUCTION TO WATER SKILLS

Level 1 introduces basic aquatic skills, which participants continue to build on as they progress through Learn-to-Swim. In addition, participants start developing positive attitudes, effective swimming habits and safe practices in and around the water. Learn-to-Swim Level 1 skills overlap with the Preschool Aquatics Level 1 and 2 skills.

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 2
FUNDAMENTAL AQUATIC SKILLS

The objective of Learn-to-Swim Level 2 is to give participants success with fundamental skills. Many of the skills taught in this level are the same skills taught in Preschool Aquatics Level 3. This level marks the beginning of true locomotion skills. Participants learn to glide and float without support and recover to a vertical position. Participants further develop simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back, laying the foundation for future strokes. New water safety topics are introduced, and previously acquired water safety knowledge and skills are reinforced.

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 3
STROKE DEVELOPMENT

The objectives of Learn-to-Swim Level 3 are to expand proficiency of previously learned skills by providing additional guided practice. Participants learn and practice survival floating and learn to swim front crawl and elementary backstroke at rudimentary proficiency levels. You introduce the scissors and dolphin kicks and extend the time duration for treading water. Participants also learn rules for headfirst entries and begin to learn to enter the water headfirst from a seated position at poolside (if the water is 9 feet deep or deeper). As in all levels, new and previously addressed water safety topics are included. Participants who successfully complete Level 3 have achieved basic water competency in a pool environment.

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 4
STROKE IMPROVEMENT

In Learn-to-Swim Level 4, participants improve their aquatic skills and increase their endurance by swimming the strokes learned in Level 3 (i.e., front crawl, elementary backstroke) for greater distances and with more advanced proficiency. Participants add arm actions to the previously learned scissors kick and breaststroke kick to perform the rudimentary sidestroke and to learn the breaststroke. Participants also begin to learn the back crawl and butterfly, as well as the basics of performing a simple open turn at a wall.

ADULT SWIM
LEARNING THE BASICS

Learning the Basics introduces basic aquatic skills and swimming strokes, including the front crawl, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke. Participants strive for stroke performance at the level indicated in the Learn-to-Swim Level 3 outline and stroke performance charts. Participants also learn skills and concepts needed to stay safe around water, in addition to those needed to help themselves or others in an aquatic emergency.