Levels 4 and 5 Advanced Swimming 6:00 P.M. - 6:50 P.M. 6/30/2025 - 7/10/2025

Levels 4 and 5 Advanced Swimming

This class takes place at Westwood Recreation Center in Jackson
in an outdoor, unheated, 25 yard swimming pool with depth of water up to 12 feet.  Please consider the size of the pool and depth of the water before
enrolling your child in this class.  Before enrolling, each swimmer in the
class must be able to independently swim in water over their head and
independently swim 25 yards without rest while being safely supervised. 
If you need help deciding if this is the best fit for your child, please call
Chris at 731-431-0528.  This Advanced Swimming class is designed to teach your child proper swimming technique for freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke, and butterfly.  Additionally, treading water and survival floating are emphasized.  This class will improve your child's proper swimming technique, endurance, and length of swimming.  This class also emphasizes water safety.  IMPORTANT INFORMATION:  Prior skill in swimming IS REQUIRED to enroll in this class.  Please carefully read the following before enrolling. Children should NOT enroll in this course if they are unable to meet the prerequisites. Before enrolling in this course, your child should already be able to perform an endurance swim of freestyle for 30 yards, swimming on their back for 15 yards, survival floating for 60 seconds, and treading water for 30 seconds.  Students who passed Good Beginner with us have demonstrated these abilities and are ready.  If you have not seen your child perform these skills, please do not assume that they are capable because it will be difficult for them to progress in this class without appropriate skill prior to beginning.  If you need help in deciding if this class is appropriate for your child, please call Chris at 731-431-0528 to gain assistance in deciding. 

Levels 4 and 5 Advanced Swimming Information

When
participating in this class, your child will be in the pool with the instructor
and other children.  The goals for students by the 7th day of class are:

Level
4 swimmers:  individually and independently swimming a length of 25 yards
freestyle immediately followed by swimming 25 yards backstroke or elementary
backstroke, resting for a few minutes, survival floating for 120 seconds,
resting for a few minutes, and then treading water for 60 seconds with swimming
to safety at the side of the pool or to shallow water.  Additionally,
demonstrating basic technique for breaststroke and sidestroke for 15 yards each
is evaluated. Students who make appropriate progress in this class will be
recommended to take Level 5 swimming next season. Due to the physical and
endurance requirements of this class, it is not unusual for students to spend
more than one season in Level 4.  Again, call Chris at 731-431-0528 if you need assistance
in deciding which course to select.

Level
5 swimmers:  individually and independently swimming without rest AND with
refined stroke technique a length of 50 yards freestyle, followed by 25 yards
backstroke and 25 yards of elementary backstroke, resting for a few minutes,
survival floating for 180 seconds, resting for a few minutes, and then treading
water for 120 seconds with swimming to safety at the side of the pool or to
shallow water.  Additionally, demonstrating refined technique for
breaststroke and sidestroke for 15 yards each is evaluated. Students who make
appropriate progress in this class will be recommended to take Level 6 swimming
next season. Due to the physical and endurance requirements of this class, it
is not unusual for students to spend more than one season in Level
5.  Again, call
Chris at 731-431-0528 if you need assistance in deciding which course to
select.