Parent Participation | Preschool Swimming | Learn To Swim Program |
Private Lessons | STARS Swimming
Parent Participation Classes
| Fall Sessions |
| Session 1: September 8-October 10 |
| Session 2: October 13-November 14 |
| Session 3: November 17-December 19 (No class 11/27) |
Tiny Tadpoles - Ages 6-18mo
This class is designed to assist infant and parent adjustment, exploration, water safety and the basics in swimming skills. This is a parent/child participation class. Swim diapers with approved plastic coveralls are required.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| W | 9:00-9:30am | 1 day/wk | $45 | $55 |
Baby Guppies - Ages 18-36mo
This class is designed to emphasize comfort in the water working on basic water developmental skills. This is a parent/child participation class. Swim diapers with approved plastic coveralls are required.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| Tu | 9:30-10:00am | 1 day/wk | $45 | $55 |
| Fall Sessions |
| Session 1: September 8-October 10 |
| Session 2: October 13-November 14 |
| Session 3: November 17-December 19 (No class 11/27) |
Mini Minnows - Ages 3-5
This class is designed for children as their first class without their parents. Your child will learn to overcome fears of the water. Your child will build confidence; learn basic water safety skills and beginning swimming skills.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| T/Th | 9:00-9:30am | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
| M/W | 5:00-5:30pm | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
| T/Th | 1:00-1:30pm | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
Fabulous Sunfish - Ages 3-5
This class is a continuation of mini minnows and is for children who are sure of himself/herself in the water and are not fearful of the water. Your child will continue to build confidence and develop progressive swimming skills.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| W/Th | 9:30-10:00am | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
| M/W | 5:30-6:00pm | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
| T/Th | 1:30-2:00pm | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
Dynamic Dolphins - Ages 3-5
This class is designed for children who must be able to swim five yards unassisted on their stomach in order to enroll. Children will learn rotary breathing and more advance swimming skills that will allow them to progress into higher-level classes.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| T/W | 10:00-10:30am | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
| T/W | 6:00-6:30pm | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
| T/Th | 2:00-2:30pm | 2 days/wk | $85 | $95 |
| Fall Sessions |
| Session 1: September 8-October 10 |
| Session 2: October 13-November 14 |
| Session 3: November 17-December 19 (No class 11/27) |
Level 1/Introduction to Water Skills - Ages 5+
This class is designed to teach participants how to enter and exit the water safely; submerge mouth, nose, and eyes; exhale underwater through mouth and nose; explore floating on front and back with support; explore swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions with support.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| W | 8:30-9:15am | 1 day/wk | $50 | $60 |
Level 2/Fundamental Aquatic Skills - Ages 5+
This class is designed to give students success with fundamental skills. Students will learn to float without support and to recover to a vertical position. Students explore simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back to lay the foundations for future strokes and movement in the water.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| W | 8:30-9:15am | 1 day/wk | $50 | $60 |
Level 3/Stroke Development - Ages 5+
This class is designed to build on the skills in the previous level by providing additional guided practice. Students will learn to coordinate the front crawl and back crawl, bob with head fully submerged, rotary breathing in a horizontal position, perform front and back glides using two different kicks, treading water, butterfly kick and body motion.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| M | 6:30-7:15pm | 1 day/wk | $50 | $60 |
Level 4/Stroke Improvement - Ages 5+
This class is designed to develop confidence in the strokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills. Students improve their skills and increase their endurance by swimming familiar strokes (front crawl and back crawl) for greater distances. Students continue to build on the butterfly stroke and are introduced to elementary backstroke, breaststroke and elements of the side-stroke. Basics of turning at the wall are also introduced.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| M | 6:30-7:15pm | 1 day/wk | $50 | $60 |
Level 5/Stroke Refinement - Ages 5+
This class is designed to work on coordination and refinement of strokes. Students refine their performance of all the strokes (front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke and sidestroke) and increase their distances. Flip turns on the front and back are introduced.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| M | 6:30-7:15pm | 1 day/wk | $50 | $60 |
Level 6/Swimming & Skill Proficiency - Ages 5+
This class is designed to refine strokes so students swim them with more ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Students will also work on turns.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| M | 6:30-7:15pm | 1 day/wk | $50 | $60 |
STARS Swim Club- Ages 6-13
The STARS Swim Club is the pathway for the competitive swimmer. The program is focused on developing the person behind the swimmer. The program concentrates on training in the technical and tactical components as well as the mental and physiological aspects of swimming. Swimmers build endurance, refine stroke technique, meet other kids and compete against their own times. Participants must be able to swim one length (25 yards) non-stop to be eligible to enroll.
| Day | Time | Frequency | M | NM |
| M-Th | 7:00-8:00pm | 4 days/wk | $120 | $140 |
STARS Stroke Clinic- Ages 5-18
Looking for a way to improve upon the four competitive swimming strokes and turns? Come join this clinic and we will work with each individual swimmers needs while working in an environment of active fun. Participants must be able to swim one length (25 yards) non-stop to be eligible to enroll.
September 2-September 5
Every child is taught by their own personal swim instructor and can progress at his or her own pace. Lessons are scheduled based upon instructor and student availability. Lessons are available in 15-, 30- or 60-minute sessions. Times and dates for the lessons are determined between you and the instructor. Receive a complimentary 15-minute lesson if you buy a package of four hours of private lessons. Please call the Aquatics office at 616-784-8772 and leave your name, phone number, age of the participant to schedule a lesson with an instructor. The Aquatics Team Leader will then contact you to arrange the lessons.
