The Big Splash Swim Lessons

The Big Splash Learn-to-Swim Program takes a progressive approach to teaching swimming. Participants advance at their own pace, and the program uses specific, universal safety and technical standards. Three two-week sessions are offered for a variety of swimming abilities. Register at the Big Splash, Parks and Recreation office or online.

Morning and evening sessions are offered for 40 minutes Monday through Thursday with rain make-ups on Fridays. Class size is limited to eight. Participants will not be contacted before the lessons begin. The cost is $45 (NR $50), and Parent and Child Swim is $30 (NR $35). Pre-season registration for swim lessons was Saturday, April 17 to Friday, April 30. Only those people who purchase Big Splash season passes are eligible to register during the pre-season. General registration is in progress now.

2010 Swim Lessons

Session I: June 14-June 24
Session II: July 5-July 15
Session III: July 26-August 5

Parent and Child Swim
This program is intended to develop in young children (ages 2-3) a comfort level in and around the water, as well as a readiness for learning to swim. A parent must accompany the child in the water. This will provide the necessary knowledge and skills to orient your child to the water and safely supervise all water activities.

Level 1 - Red (Generally Ages 4-6)
This level helps students feel comfortable in the water and enjoy the water safely. Skills include supported kicking and floating on front and back, water adjustment skills and experiencing buoyancy.

Level 2 - White (Generally Ages 6-7)
This level teaches fundamental skills. Students learn to float without support and to recover to a vertical position. Skills include kicking and arm movement on back and front, water adjustment skills, turning over and proper breathing techniques.

Level 3 - Blue (Generally Ages 7-8)
This level builds on the skills of Level 2 with additional guided practice. Students learn to coordinate the front crawl and back crawl as well as elementary backstroke, treading water and safe diving. Skills include coordinating breathing with stroke and personal safety skills.

Level 4 - Green (Generally Ages 8-9)
This level develops confidence and improves the strokes learned from the previous levels. Students are introduced to the breaststroke, the sidestroke and are encouraged to improve the front crawl and the elementary backstroke. Skills include turns at the wall, treading water, familiarity with rescue breathing and CPR.

Level 5 - Purple (Generally Ages 9-10)
This level teaches coordination and refinement of key swimming strokes. The students are introduced to the butterfly, open turns and the feet-first surface dive. Skills include underwater swimming, breathing control and personal safety skills.

Level 6 - Silver (Generally Ages 10-11)
This level polishes strokes so students can swim with more ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Students are introduced to additional turns as well as pike and tuck surface dives. Skills include turns and basic rescues.

Level 7 - Gold (Generally Ages 11-17)
This level perfects strokes and develops good fitness habits. Students are introduced to advanced rescue skills to broaden their horizons. Skills include principles of fitness, flip turns and rescue skills.

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