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Members: Please reserve your space by 5pm THURSDAY prior to the new session in order to be sure we have appropriate coverage for our swimmers. Classes are limited to 8 students. If you do not see a purchase link for the class you want, contact HWRCsecretary@gmail.com to ask about your options and to be placed on a waiting list for that class. If a class you want is full, we encourage you to still come to the first day to see if we have any last-minute openings.
If you have any questions on which level your child might be, please ask a lifeguard and they would be happy to test your child!
25 Minute lessons are scheduled Monday through Thursday in two week sessions. We have 4 sessions available, June 17 through August 8. The fee for each session is $65/student (member). Scroll down to purchase lessons.
**Private lessons are also available (to members) for $30 per 30 minute session (or 4 lessons for $100). See a lifeguard to set this up on an individual basis.
For swim team information, click here.
Class Schedule & Level Descriptions
10:00 am — level 5: Intro to Dolphins Your child is almost ready to join the “pod” of dolphins swim team! Level 5 skills include swimming 25 meters (one pool length) of each stroke (butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke and freestyle), treading water for 2 minutes and practicing racing dives!
10:30 am — level 4: Stroke Development Level 4 swimmers are becoming strong swimmers skilled at every stroke! Level 4 skills include swimming freestyle and breaststroke the width of the pool, practicing full breaststroke combining the arm and leg techniques, introduction to butterfly stroke, introduction to racing dives and treading water!
11:00 am — level 3: Stroke Readiness Level 3 swimmers are independent and practice combining the past skills they have learned to begin perfecting their freestyle and backstroke with introductions to breaststroke and butterfly. Level 3 skills include swimming the width of the pool, demonstrating both freestyle and backstroke skills, introduction to breaststroke kick and kneeling dives!
11:30 am — level 2: Primary Skills Level 2 is when swimmers start building up their skills and learn the fundamentals to each stroke! Level 2 skills include front and back floating, combining “alligator arms” with kicking, introduction to backstroke arms, “turtle” arms (introduction to breaststroke arms), introduction to kneeling dives and retrieving objects from underwater!
12:00 PM — level 1: Water Exploration Level 1 is an exciting class for first time swimmers! Level 1 skills include learning to put our faces under water, back and front float, safety skills (climbing out of the pool without help), blowing mouth and nose bubbles, introduction to kicking and “alligator” arms, and jumping into the pool!
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