Our group lesson schedule allows you to bring children of different ages and ability levels at the same time (depending on openings).  Students are grouped by ability level (not age) and placed appropriately in Lanes 1-5. Group lessons are most appropriate for swimmers age 3-12. If age is not in alignment with ability level, we might suggest semi, or private lessons. However, during the school-year, programming does not allow much availability after school. It is ideal during the Summer, however!  

 

Lane 1 is for young swimmers who go under water comfortably, are learning to front and back float, and beginning to kick without any assistance. At the conclusion of every lesson, swimmers jump from the side, and will learn to get back to the side of the pool with teacher’s assistance.  That is an extremely important safety skill, and the foundation of the national Swim America program.  Lane 1 is not appropriate for swimmers who always swim with arm floaties, or other flotation devices, and had limited exposure to water with their family.  Swimming for fun is an important part of the learning process, and will expedite a swimmer’s progress. 

Lane 2 swimmers practice kicking on their front/back independently, work on freestyle, and begin working on backstroke.

Lane 3 swimmers can kick and glide on their front and back 20 feet, can backstroke, and are working on freestyle with rhythmic breathing.

Lane 4 swimmers have mastered rhythmic breathing, can swim backstroke, and are learning breaststroke kick.

Lane 5 swimmers are working on breaststroke and butterfly, and refining freestyle and backstroke endurance.

 

 

SWIM AMERICA STICKER CHART

All children in lessons will receive a Swim America chart to keep track of their progress. There are two skill charts with ten sticker levels; the Pre-School Chart and School-Age Chart. Once all skills have been mastered for a level, they receive a gold sticker for their chart.  Occasionally, students are promoted to the next lane to work on more advanced skills. If students begin the program at age three, and do not complete all ten sticker levels, they will still graduate to the more advanced School-Age chart when they turn six years old.  Our goal is to teach all students to be comfortable and relaxed in the water. When this is accomplished, proper stroke skills may be learned resulting in a safer and more confident swimmer. If a swimmer receives their tenth sticker in the middle of a session, they are expected to finish out the session in which they paid for - the learning will still continue.  After swimmers have mastered all four competitive strokes, you may want to consider Swim Team. Please visit www.bnswimclub.org for more details about Swim Team.

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