Naples Recreation is offering swim lessons at the Naples Town Beach. Lessons are for children 3 years of age (when class starts) and up. There will be 2 sessions, each session is 3 weeks long, with a 1 week break in the middle. The first session will run from July 2nd until July 20th. The second session will run from July 30th until August 17th. Classes start at 9 am and times are based on the level your child is in. The registration for swim lessons open on May 30th at 8 am. The cost of each session for Naples Residents is $36 for a single child and $64 for siblings. The cost for non-residents is $46 for a single child and $84 for siblings. Limited space is available, so it is first come first serve.
RED CROSS SWIMMING LEVELS
LEVEL ONE: WATER EXPLORATION
The objective of Level One is to help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water Safely. Students will learn elementary water skills which they can build on as they progress through the various levels.
1 - Become oriented to aquatic environment
2 - Fully submerge face (3 seconds)
3 - Experience buoyancy (bob 10 times)
4 - Supported float on front/back
5 - Basic breath control (bubble blowing)
6 - Enter and exit water independently
7 - Move through water comfortably
8 - Supported kicking on front/back
9 - Introduction to alternating arm action
10- Familiarize with getting help
11- Reaching assists without equipment
12- Learn how to release a cramp
13- Wear life jacket and enter shallow water
LEVEL TWO: PRIMARY SKILLS
Level Two is to give students success with fundamental skills and learn to float without support. Learn basic self-help rescue skills.
1 - Fully submerge head (hold 3 seconds)
2 - Retrieve objects in chest deep water
3 - Orientation to deep water with support
4 - Front and back float unsupported
5 - Unsupported back float or glide (5 sec.)
6 - Leveling off from a vertical position
7 - Rhythmic breathing (bob 10 times)
8 - Step-in entry and side exit
9- Flutter kick on front/back
10- Back crawl arm action
11- Combined stroke front/back using kick/arm movements (5 yards)
12- Turning over front/back, back/front
13- Become familiar with rescue breathing
14- Perform reaching & extension assist from deck
15- Float in life jacket (1 min, face out of water)
16- Assist non-swimmers to feet
LEVEL THREE: STROKE READINESS
Students learn to coordinate front and back crawl Introduce elementary backstroke and the fundamentals of treading water.
1 - Retrieve object, eye open, no support
2 - Bob and submerge head completely
3 - Bob in water slightly over head to travel to safe area
4 - Jump into deep water from side of pool
5 - Kneeling dive and compact dive from side of pool
6 - Front/Back glide w/ push off (2 body lengths)
7 - Coordinate arm stroke for crawl with breathing to side
8 - Coordinate back crawl
9 - Elementary back stroke (10 yards)
10- Reverse direction while swimming on front/back
11- Tread water
12- Jump into deep water wearing life jacket
13- Learn how to open airway for rescue breathing
14- H.E.L.P. position (1 minute)
15- Huddle position in groups of 3 (1 min.)
LEVEL FOUR: STROKE DEVELOPMENT
Level Four develops confidence in stokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills. Introduce breaststroke, sidestroke and wall turns.
1 - Deep water bobbing
2 - Experiment with buoyancy and floating position
3 - Rotary breathing
4 - Stride dive from side of pool from a standing position
5 - Elementary backstroke (10 yards)
6 - Sculling on back (5 yards)
7 - Front/back crawl (25 yards)
8 - Basics of Breaststroke (10 yards)
9 - Basics of Sidestroke (10 yards)
10- Turning at the wall
11- Tread water with modified scissors and rotary kicks
12- Learn rescue breathing techniques
13- Become familiar with CPR
LEVEL FIVE: STROKE REFINEMENT
Coordination and refinement of key strokes. Introduce the butterfly, open turns, feet-first surface dives. Increase swim distances.
1 - Alternate breathing
2 - Stride jump entry
3 - Beginning diving progression
4 - Long shallow dive
5 - Breaststroke (10 yards)
6 - Sidestroke (10 yards
7 - Underwater swimming (3 body lengths)
8 - Elementary backstroke (15 yards)
9 - Butterfly Dolphin Kick (10 yards)
10- Front/back crawl (50 yards)
11- Open turn on front/back
12- Recognition of spinal injury
13- Hip/shoulder support
14- Feet first surface dive
15- Tread water (2 min., 2 different strokes)
LEVEL SIX: SKILL PROFICIENCY
The objective of Level Six is to polish strokes so students swim with more ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
1 - Approach and hurdle
2 - Jump tuck diving
3 - Front/back crawl (100 yards one turn minimum at wall)
4 - Breaststroke (25 yards)
5 - Sidestroke (25 yards)
6 - Butterfly (10 yards)
7 - Approach stroke (25 yards)
8 - Breaststroke turn
9 - Sidestroke turn
10- Speed turn and pull-out for breaststroke
11- Flip turn for front crawl
12- Pike/tuck surface dive
13- Alternate kicks for treading water
(3 min., 1 minute - no hands)
14- Throwing rescue
15- Roll spinal injury victim