Learning to swim can save lives. And learning to swim with Gus and Goldie makes water safety fun for all ages. Swimlesson options are detailed in the Summer 2010 Swim Schedule (link below). American Red Cross guidelines are used for all lessons which is an innovative approach that enables people of all ages to learn swimming and water safety skills. We offer six levels of lessons, depending on age and level of experience, as well as adult lessons. All of our instructors are certified. Download the Winter 2012 Swim Lesson Schedule today.
Registrations can be completed at the RiverPlex, Glen Oak Pavilion or online. Just remember that if you are a RiverPlex member, you must register at the RiverPlex to receive your member discount.
For online registration, choose the swim lesson type (i.e. Exploration, Journey, etc.) and click. This will take you to the online information about each session offered under the lesson type.
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Exploration 1: Ages 6-24 months This class is for infants and adults to enjoy together in the comfort of the warm water pool. An instructor will lead the group through a series of developmentally appropriate water activities.
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Exploration 2: Ages 24 months to 3 years This class is for toddlers and adults to enjoy and learn together in the comfort of the warm water pool. An instructor will lead the adults through different swim exercises and activities to promote independent swimming for the child. |
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This is an introduction to swimming for toddlers who have attended Exploration 1 and/or Exploration 2 and been promoted into this class. Participants will learn water independence, basic water movement, and floats in the warm water pool. Adults are not required to enter the water with their child. |
This class is for children who have had NO swimming experience or who may be timid in getting into the water. |
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This course is for children who are comfortable in the water and have some water experience. The focus will be on floating, kicking, breathing, and beginner strokes. |
Children MUST know how to float, glide and kick by themselves and have a basic stroke. They will learn freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. |
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Participants should be able to swim one length of the pool and will continue to work on skills from the previous level. Participants will learn breaststroke, backstroke and start building their endurance. |
Children MUST know how to float, glide and kick by themselves and have a basic stroke. They will learn freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. |
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Children MUST know how to float, glide, kick by themselves and have basic stroke knowledge. They will learn freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. |
Participants should be able to swim one length of the pool and will continue to work on skills from the previous level. Participants will learn breaststroke, backstroke and start building their endurance. |
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This class is for children who know basic freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke. They will work on developing these strokes, adding endurance and elementary backstroke, butterfly and sidestroke. |
Children know the basic elementary backstroke, butterfly and sidestroke. Development of these strokes will be emphasized as well as turns, competitive starts and safety skills. |
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Participants should be able to swim one length of the pool and will continue to work on skills from the previous level. Participants will learn breaststroke, backstroke and start building their endurance. |
Adult Learn to Swim - Beginner This class is for adults who are not afraid of the water, but need to learn the basic skills of swimming. |
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Adult Learn to Swim - Intermediate We will work at improving your front and back crawl strokes, endurance levels and add other strokes as desired. You should be able to swim 100 yards on your front and back. |
The instructor will help you to deal with any fears that you may have about the water environment, while teaching you basic swimming skills, such as front and back floats and freestyle stroke. |
