Centre Swim School

Welcome to the Centre Swim School. Below are the descriptions of our aquatics classes, held exclusively at the Centre! Our focus is on teaching both young and old how to swim. Our ratios will be no more than 5 children to 1 instructor and your child will move to the next level when they have completed the skills of their current level, not just after the end of a session. Each session will conclude with an opportunity for the swimmers to "show off" their new skills in the swimmer showcase for all to see.  We welcome your feedback to our lessons and look forward to providing the highest quality program possible for you and your family.

Class Descriptions:

Centre Swim Tots (6 months – 3 years with parent in the water)

Teaches fundamental pool safety and aquatic skills. Participants will learn basic swim skills including body position, blowing bubbles, floating, kicking and paddling in a safe and positive environment. Parents accompany children at all times. Prerequisite: Child must be able to hold their head up independently.

Centre Swim Preschool 1 (3 – 4 years)

Participants will learn basic swim skills including body position, blowing bubbles, floating, kicking and paddling in a safe and positive environment. Parents are not in the water with the participants. Prerequisites include: being able to listen to an instructor and participate in a class setting without a parent.

Centre Swim Preschool 2 (3 – 4 years)

Focus is on floating and swimming with and without assistance. Participants at this level must be comfortable in the water. Prerequisites include: blowing bubbles with their face underwater, 5 bobs, and floating and kicking comfortably with assistance.

Centre Swim School (all levels ages 5 - 12)

An innovative program designed to teach the core swimming skills to preschool and school age children. A logical and consistent progression of swim skills will be taught, beginning with the basic fundamentals and concluding with endurance training of the strokes. Children will progress from level to level as the necessary skills are learned and completed. Each session will consist of 6 class period

Level 1 (ages 5 - 12)

Participants will learn basic swim skills including body position, blowing bubbles, floating, kicking and freestyle arm strokes in a safe and positive environment. There are no prerequisites for this class.

Level 2 (ages 5 - 12)

Participants will continue development of freestyle while developing their backstroke, glides, and streamlining. Prerequisites include: face in the water, 10 comfortable bobs unassisted, 4 freestyle arm strokes unassisted, 10 second front and back floats unassisted, 4 elementary backstroke strokes unassisted.

Level 3 (ages 5 - 12)

Participants will continue development of freestyle and backstroke. Breaststroke kick, kneeling dives and treading water are introduced at this level. Prerequisites include: 12 yards freestyle with rotary breathing unassisted, 12 yards backstroke unassisted.

Level 4 (ages 5 - 12)

Participants continue to develop freestyle and backstroke endurance. Breaststroke, sidestroke, butterfly kick and standing dives are introduced at this level. Prerequisites include: 25 yards freestyle with rotary breathing, 25 yards backstroke, 10 yards breaststroke kick, and 1 minute of treading water.

Level 5 (ages 5 - 12)

Participants focus on building their endurance in all strokes. Elementary backstroke and butterfly are taught in this level. Prerequisites include: 50 yards freestyle, 50 yards backstroke, 12 yards breaststroke, 25 yards butterfly kick, and 2 minutes of treading water.

Level 6 (ages 5 - 12)

Participants will continue their focus on endurance in all swim strokes. Proper turns are introduced at this level. Prerequisites include: 100 yards freestyle, 100 yards backstroke, 50 yards breaststroke, 25 yards elementary backstroke, 25 yards side stroke, 12 yards butterfly swim.

Adult (Ages 18+)

For adults who have little or no swimming experience. Participants will learn about the fundamentals of stroke development and water safety in a safe and positive environment. Class will be structured to meet the goals of the participants.

Any adult swim lessons will be scheduled on an as needed basis, so please contact
our Aquatics Manager at 715.246.2252

Centre Swim School Fees

$16 per session for Centre Members
$49 per session for Community Participants

Advanced Swimmers

This is a class offered to those who have passed level 6 or equivalent and wish to continue to develop their swimming endurance and technique. Participants will also be introduced to basic lifesaving skills. Class meets twice a week for 1 hour.

$32 per session for Centre Members
$98 per session for Community Participants

A session covers the entire 6 classes. You do not pay per class.

**It is the policy of the New Richmond Area Centre that after the registration date for swim lessons is closed no refunds or changes in classes will be allowed.

**Parents are asked to find seating along the west wall of the facility (by the locker rooms) while viewing swim lessons, as this enables swimmers and instructors to focus on skills. Swim school students may choose to open swim before and after class. Anyone under the age of 5 must have a parent in the water within an arms reach, ages 6-7 parents must be in the pool area, and ages 8-9 parent must be in the facility. Thank you for your cooperation.**

We will ask parents to only bring their cameras to the last day of lessons to get pictures and video of their child in our swimmer showcase.