Aquatics

Aquatics

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Swim Lesson Levels

Starfish:

  • Parent/guardian enters water with child.
  • Swim instructor guides both guardian and child through lesson.
  • No swim experience.
  • Builds water comfortability.
  • Designed for people who are afraid of getting in the water.

Tadpole:

  • Exposed to basic swimming skills.
  • Breath control, paddling, kicking, and floating.
  • Little to no experience in water.
  • Builds water confidence and comfortability.
  • Learn to open eyes underwater and swim to surface.

Goldfish:

  • Improves on tadpole skills.
  • Introduces buoyancy, body position, propulsion, and coordinated strokes.
  • Teaches beginning foundations of swimming.
  • How to approach turns and beginner strokes.
  • Participants must be comfortable in water.
  • Must be able to open eyes underwater with face fully submerged underwater.

Shark:

  • Increases swimmers endurance and water safety skills.
  • Introduces swimmer to additional coordinated strokes and breathing techniques.
  • Participant must have a foundation in swimming.
  • Student should be able to front crawl/ freestyle for one lap (25 yds) to begin Shark level.

Dolphin:

  • Coordination of movements in order to swim more smoothly and efficiently.
  • Endurance building.
  • Must be proficient in swimming front stroke/ back stroke, floating, breathing, streamline, flipturns, and able to tread water.
  • Must be able to swim 25 yds, (one lap).
  • Will learn breaststroke and butterfly.
  • Goggles are strongly recommended.

Orca:

  • Refine and advance stroke technique for all competitive strokes
  • Build greater speed, stamina, and overall endurance in the water
  • Learn and practice race-specific skills, including starts, turns, and finishes
  • Develop consistent, efficient swimming habits that support competitive success
  • Gain confidence and readiness for the structure and expectations of swim team training

Stingray:

  • Emphasizes personalized instruction.
  • Builds foundational skills enhancing water confidence.
  • Supports development or refinement of existing techniques.
  • Suited for adults at any level.

Swim Lesson Schedule

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Step 2 — Select a Level

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Session #DatesHoursSession DurationLesson Duration
Session 1June 22nd – June 26th 20269 am – 7pm1 Week50 min
Session 2June 29th – July 2nd 20269 am – 7pm1 Week (4 days, no lesson on July 3rd)50 min
Session 3July 6th – July 10th 20269 am – 7pm1 Week50 min
Session 4July 13th – July 17th 20269 am – 7pm1 Week50 min
Session 5July 20th – July 24th 20269 am – 7pm1 Week50 min
Session 6July 27th – July 31st 20269 am – 7pm1 Week50 min
Session 7August 3rd – August 7th 20269 am – 5pm1 Week50 min
Saturday SessionJuly 11th, 18th, 25th, and August 1 20269 am – 12pmSaturdays50 min

Swim Lessons are available to:

  • Ages 3+
  • All swimming levels
  • Free to City of Fresno residents under 18 and Fresno Unified School District students
  • City of Fresno Residents 18+ $100
  • Non- City of Fresno Residents $133

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