Romulus Athletic Center, The RAC

This 30 minute class is designed to provide experiences and activities for both parent and child to increase their comfort in the water. Children will learn introductory skills with parental assistance. Songs and playtime are used so that both children and parents are able to participate.

Children will explore and develop basic swimming skills while gaining confidence going under water. Other skills developed in this class include retrieving submerged objects and floating with support. Parent participation in the water is required for each child.

The goal of this class is to promote comfort in the water without a parent. Participants will be introduced to beginning swimming skills such as getting their face wet, going underwater and floating on their front and back with assistance. Lessons are designed to make learning fun while covering safety topics.

Children should already be comfortable going underwater for 3 seconds and do assisted front and back floats comfortably. In this class children will improve their front and back floats and glides in addition to basic swimming movements with assistance to without. Children will learn safety in and around the aquatic area.

Children should already be swimming on their front and back without assistance at least 10 feet. In this class children will improve their swimming skills along with learning additional safety topics in and around the pool area.

This is a beginner level for youth ages. Swimmers should begin to get comfortable getting their face in the water and hold their breath long enough to do a front float and back float. Goals include: comfort in the water, begin floating on front and back without support, and coordination of arm and leg actions for basic swimming propulsion.

Swimmers will begin to learn to swim on their front and back for 15 -20 feet with little or no assistance along with treading water with assistance. Instructors will introduce arm and leg movements for the Front crawl and elementary backstroke and learn to roll over while kicking and gliding while strengthening skills learned in previous levels.

Each swimmer must have passed the Level 2 course or be able to swim 15-20 feet on both front and back by themselves. Swimmers will begin to swim 15 -25 yards down the pool continuing to work on the Front Crawl, Elementary Back and begin the Back Crawl along with learning to tread water for 1 minute without assistance along with learning additional safety topics.

Swimmers must have passed Level 3 skills or be able to swim on their front and back for 25 yards. In this level swimmers begin to learn the Butterfly and Breaststroke and improve their strokes while swimming 25 yards. Swimmers will perfect strokes and build endurance so that they may swim with ease and efficiency. Advanced turns and diving will also be taught.

Swimmers should be able to demonstrate each swimming stroke a distance of 25 yards, or have passed the Level 4 class. This class will be centered on stroke mechanics and improvements while increasing their endurance to swim 50 yards including turns. This is a great class for those looking at getting into shape and competing in swimming.

In this swim class participants will be assessed based on their skill level. The course will be adjusted to meet the ability of each participant. The focus of this class is to build comfort in the water while increasing stroke efficiency.

Private lessons are 1 on 1 with an instructor who will tailor the session to the participant's needs. Each class runs for 30 minutes.