Woodlake Swim & Racquet Club is proud to offer year round swim lessons by Certified Red Cross Instructors. Our continuous class offerings and expert teaching provide for the highest caliber of a "learn to swim" program.  Group, private, and semi-private lessons are available to members.

Lesson Descriptions

Level 1 – Introduction to Water Skills

Purpose: Helps students feel comfortable in the water. Participants learn to: (Enter and exit water safely, Float on front & back, Open eyes underwater, submerge to pick up object, explore are and hand movements, Exhale underwater,  Explore swimming on front and back, Use a life jacket, Follow basic water safety rules)

Level 2 – Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills. Participants learn to: (Tread water, glide on front & back, explore swimming on side, roll over from front to back, back to front, swim on front and back using combined strokes, and perform rhythmic breathing)

Level 3 – Stroke Development

Purpose: Builds on skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice. Participants learn to: (Jump into deep water from the side, perform rotary breathing, perform butterfly kick and body motion, Change from vertical to horizontal position on front and back, Dive from sitting or kneeling position, Survival float, Perform HELP and huddle positions, submerge fully and retrieve object, Swim Front crawl, Perform reaching assists, Bob with head fully submerged, Swim back crawl, Use Check-Call-Care in an emergency)

Level 4 – Stroke Development

Purpose: Develop confidence in the skills learned and improves other aquatic skills. In addition to improving the front crawl and back crawl, participants learn to: (Dive from compact or stride position, Swim breaststroke, Tread water using sculling arm motions and kick, Swim underwater, Swim elementary backstroke, Use safe diving rules, Perform feet-first surface dive, Swim on side using scissors kick, Coordinate butterfly, Perform open turns on front and back. Perform jump into water from a height while wearing a life jacket)

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