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Mirror Lake offers
the opportunity to learn swimming techniques during the
summer months from qualified, American Red Cross swim
instructors. If you would like to sign up, you may
download the enrollment
form in PDF format and mail it to us with
your check or you may register online and pay with
a credit card by clicking
here.
Although we have a general
schedule, we can also build classes around
YOUR availability or that of your
children's. For many parents with more than one child,
it is extraordinarily convenient if both children can
have their lessons at the same time. If we have three
children at the same level and available at the same
time, then we can get a class off of the ground. The
basic schedule of classes is as
follows:
2010
SCHEDULE
Session I: July 5 to July 23 (3
weeks)
Session II: July 26 to August 13 (3
weeks)
Monday, Wednesday and
Friday:
Level I: 10 to 10:45 AM
Level II:
11 to 11:45 AM
Cost: $99 for 9
lessons
Tuesday and
Thursday:
Preschool I: 10 to 10:30
AM
Preschool II: 11 to 11:30 AM
Cost: $69 for
6 lessons
* Minimum of 3 kids to
run a class.
* Maximum of 10 per class.
* 5:1
ratio (swimmer to instructor ratio)
* For schedule of
level III classes and higher, please call or
email.
Private
Lessons
1 person - 1/2 hour: $20, 45
min: $30, 1 hour: $40
2 person - 1/2 hour: $40,
45 min: $55, 1 hour: $65
American Red Cross Swim Level
Objectives
Preschool
Lessons (3 years to 5 years)
This
program provides children opportunity to learn to swim
without parental assistance.
Preschool
I
Children learn the basic swim
skills with extra assistance from our staff. Preschool I
participants learn to:
- Enter and exit the water
safely
- Basic body positions, including arm and hand
movements
- Float on front and back
- Follow basic
water rules
- Blowing bubbles
- Kicking
- Use
of a life jacket
Preschool
II
Children continue to reinforce
basic skills with little or no assistance. Preschool II
participants learn to:
- Enter and exit the water
safely
- Basic body positions, including arm and hand
movements
- Float on front and back
- Follow basic
water rules
- Blowing bubbles
- Kicking
-
Submerge of mouth, nose and eyes
- Introduction to
rotary breathing
- Use of a life
jacket
Level I: Introduction to Water
Skills
- Enter and exit the water
safely
- Basic body positions, including arm and hand
movements
- Float on front and back
- Exhale
underwater through mouth and nose
- Introduction to
breath control
- Follow basic water rules
-
Blowing bubbles
- Kicking
- Submerge of mouth,
nose and eyes
- Open eyes underwater; pick up an
object
- Introduction to rotary breathing
- Use of
a life jacket
In order to pass Level I
student/camper must be able to:
1. Enter
unassisted, move 5 yards, bob 5 times to chin level and
exit water
2. Float on front with support for 3
seconds, roll to back and float on back for 3 seconds
with assistance.
Level II: Fundamental
Aquatic Skills
- Enter water by
stepping or jumping from the side/dock
- Submerge
entire head
- Float on front and back
- Roll over
from front to back, back to front
- Swim on front and
back while using combined strokes, rhythmic breathing
(bobbing)
- Move in the water using a life
jacket
- Exit water safely
- Open eyes underwater,
pick up object
- Perform front and back glide
-
Swim on side
- Tread water using arm and leg
motion
In order to pass Level II, student/camper
must be able to:
1. Step into chest deep water,
move into a front float for 5 seconds, roll over to back
float, stand up, then back float for 5 seconds and stand
up.
2. Push off and swim combined front stroke 15
feet and do the same for the
backstroke.
Level III: Stroke
Development
- Jump into deep water
from the side/dock
- Submerge and retrieve an
object
- Use rotary breathing
- Perform survival
float
- Butterfly-kick and body motion
- Perform a
reaching assist
- Change from horizontal to vertical
position on front and back
- Dive from kneeling or
standing position
- Bob with the head fully
submerged
- Perform front and back glide
- Perform
front and back crawl
- Perform the HELP and huddle
position
- Use Check-Call-Care in an emergency
-
Charge from horizontal to vertical position on front and
back
In order to pass Level III, student/camper
must be able to:
1. Jump into chest deep water
from the dock, swim front crawl for 15 yards with face
in the water and rhythmic breathing, maintain position
by treading or floating for 30 seconds and swim back
crawl for 15 yards.
Level IV: Stroke
Improvement
- Perform shallow dive
or dive from stride position
- Perform feet-first
surface dive
- Tread water using sculling arm motions
and kick
- Swim underwater
- Perform open turns on
front and back
- Use safe diving rules
-
Perform the following:
a. Front and
back crawl
b.
Breaststroke
c.
Butterfly
d. Elementary
backstroke
e. Swim on side using
scissors-like kick
In order to pass Level VI the
student/camper must be able to:
1. Perform a feet
first entry in chest deep water, swim front crawl 25
yards, back float 1 minute in deep water and swim
elementary backstroke for 15 yards.
2. Swim
breaststroke for 15 yards, tread water 1 minute and swim
back crawl 25 yards.
Level V: Stroke
Refinement
- Tread water with 2
different kicks
- Perform rescue breathing
- Learn
survival swimming
- Standing and shallow dive
-
Tuck and pike surface dive
- Front and back flip
turn
In order to pass Level V the student/camper
must be able to:
1. Perform a shallow dive into
deep water, swim front crawl for 50 yards, back float
for 2 minutes, swim elementary backstroke for 25
yards.
2. Swim breaststroke for 25 yards, tread
water for 2 minutes and swim back crawl for 50
yards.
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