Swimming Lessons are offered for $35 for the first child, per session and $30 for every additional child, per session. There are 3 sessions that are scheduled throughout the summer, check our calendar for swim lesson days. The pool is guarded during open swim, but not during swim lessons. All guards are busy with their classes during this time. Parents and care-givers are responsible for their children who are not in classes at that time. The pool will not open and lessons will not be given if the outside temperature is 60 degrees or below. On days when you question whether lessons will take place, please call the pool (719) 392-6832 before coming.
Each summer, S.A.A. Family Pool offers swim lessons. We offer many levels from Parent & Child, Preschool, and Learn to Swim Levels 1 to 6 for children and adults. Below, you'll find the course descriptions for each swim level. Please read the level descriptions to see where your child/adult skills may be. Each person will be tested on the first day of swim lessons to ensure that the person is in the correct class level.
This fun class is for children ages 6 months- 5 years and a parent. We use games, songs and simple instruction to help children learn basic skills. We focus on establishing an expectation for adult supervision around the water. Children learn bobbing and blowing bubbles, and learn how to glide on their front and backs with assistance.
Children will be introduced to new swimming and water safety skills that are developmentally appropriate for young children. Each class is loaded with enjoyable, engaging and challenging activities that motivate children to want to perform and learn to swim. Your child will be introduced to basic skills that will lay the foundation for future skill development of swimming strokes.
In level 1, children ages 4 and older learn to enter and exit the water using ladder, steps or side, to blow bubbles through mouth and nose, to bob, to open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects. While learning front and back glides and floats, recovery to vertical position and to roll from front to back and back to front, children begin to develop comfort in the water. Other skills include alternative and simultaneous leg actions and arm actions on front and back, treading water using arm and hand actions and combined arm and leg actions on front and back. Minimum age is 4
Success with fundamental aquatic skills begins in level 2 as children learn to enter and exit water by stopping or jumping from the side, fully submerge and hold breath, bob, open eyes under water and retrieve submerged objects. Children learn to float, jelly fish and tuck floats, front and back glides and floats, how to recover to vertical position, change direction of travel while swimming on front or back and how to roll from front to back and back to front.
Building on the skills introduced in level 2 through additional guided practice in deeper water, children learn to enter water by jumping from side, back float, survival float, rotary breathing, and headfirst entry into the water from the side in sitting and kneeling positions. Flutter, scissor, dolphin and breaststroke kicks on front will be introduced along with front crawl, elementary backstroke and treading water.
In this level, children develop confidence in previous skills learned. Children will practice swimming under water, feet-first surface dives, survival swimming, and head first entry into the water from the side in compact and stride positions. Other skills include front crawl and backstroke open turns, front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly, plus flutter and dolphin kicks on back. To advance, children also must be able to tread water using 2 different kicks.
* This is a big level with many skills to perfect. Most students take Level 4 several times before passing all the necessary skills.
Children learn further coordination and refinement of strokes in level 5. We'll cover shallow-angle dive from the side then glide and begin front stroke, tuck and pike surface dives while submerging completely, front flip turn, and backstroke flip turn while swimming, front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly, sculling.
In this level, students will learn to perform a two-part takeoff from a feet first entry and a head first entry. students refine the strokes to swim with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Students will learn to swim 500 yards continuously using any 3 strokes of choice, swimming at least 50 yards of each stroke. The class includes more complex safety skills, jumping into deep water and performing a survival float for 5 minutes, rolling onto back and performing a back float for 5 minutes, performing a surface dive, retieving an object form the bottom of the pool at a depth of 7-10 feet, reurning to the surface and the starting point.
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SAA Family Pool; 400 Holly Drive, Colorado Springs, CO. 80911
(719) 392-6832 (Memorial Day- Labor Day)
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