Summer 2013 Recreation Guide - City of Las Vegas

municipal pool
Parent/Child:
LEARN TO SWIM
DESCRIPTIONS AND GUIDELINES
30-minute classes
Level 1-6 - Teen/
Adult
45-minute classes
Days & Fees: M/W & T/Th & S (6) six classes $25
Please note: Classes may be canceled due to lack of enrollment (minimum four) or unscheduled pool closures.
The city of Las Vegas is proud to offer
the newly updated American Red
Cross Swimming and Water Safety
program, which combines the best in
swim instruction with an even stronger
emphasis on drowning prevention and
water safety. This program is ideal for
anyone who wants to enjoy the water
safely, regardless of age or skill level.
Throughout the three levels of the
preschool aquatics program, preschoolage
children (about 4-5) are taught
basic safety and survival skills. They
are also encouraged to gain greater
independence and increase their comfort
level in and around the water.
Parent and Child
These classes are for children ages
18 months-3 years old and must be
accompanied by a parent or guardian in the
water, at every class meeting. These classes
are for children with little or no experience in
the water. Parents and children learn together
to increase their child’s comfort level in the
water and build a foundation of basic skills.
All children must wear a swim diaper.
Preschool Level 1
This class is intended for children 4-5 years
who have had little or no experience in the
water. Water safety and water exploration are
the main objectives. No parent or guardian
is required to be in the water.
Preschool Level 2
This class is intended for children 4-5 years
who have had some experience in the water.
In addition to learning about water safety and
water exploration, students build on skills
taught in preschool level 1. Students learn
greater independence and more ways to
complete certain skills. No parent or guardian
is required to be in the water.
Preschool Level 3
This class is intended for children 4-5 years
who have had experience in the water.
Students build on skills taught in preschool
level 2. Students learn how to jump in, front,
back and jellyfish floats, and emphasis on
swimming on the front and back for greater
distances. No parent or guardian is required
to be in the water.
Designed to help participants achieve
maximum success, Learn-to-Swim courses
are based on a logical, six-level progression
that helps swimmers of all ages and varying
abilities develop their water safety, survival
and swim skills.
Level 1 – Introduction to Water
Skills
This class is intended for children 6-11 who
have little or no water experience. Water
exploration and water safety are the main
objectives. Students will begin to develop
some primary skills and learn how to achieve
a comfort level in the water.
Level 2 – Fundamental Aquatic
Skills
This class is intended for children 6-11 years
who have completed or show competency
in Level 1 skills. Students will voluntarily
submerge and will begin to acquire forward
locomotion skills on both front and back.
Level 3 – Stroke Development
This class is intended for children 6-11 years
who have completed or show competency
in Level 2 skills. This is also the level to sign
up for if a student passes pre-school aquatics
level 3. Students must float and swim on
the front and the back without support.
Students must be able to enter and exit deep
water with ease, tread water and retrieve
submerged objects in shallow water.
Level 4 – Stroke Improvement
This class is intended for children 6-11 years
who have completed or show competency
in Level 3 skills. Students will work to
improve all skills with emphasis on form
and stroke efficiency. Students must be
able to perform dolphin kick, scissor kick,
elementary backstroke and front crawl with
rotary breathing.
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