Redmond: (425) 883-4422 | Juanita: (425) 936-1627
Class Descriptions
Little Breakers
1. Bubbles
Bubbles is for beginners with no background in swimming, and not yet comfortable in the water. Students will learn how to submerge their face comfortably, how to perform basic pulling and kicking movements, and how to "monkey walk" along the edge of the pool. Students must be at least 3 years old to register for Bubbles.
2. Ripples
Ripples is for beginners who are comfortable submerging their face, kicking and pulling with teacher assistance, and hanging on to the side of the pool without assistance. Students will learn to glide along the surface of the water for 5 feet, swim a half-length of the pool using head bobs without assistance, and float and kick on their back with assistance.
3. Tides
Tides is for students who can glide 5 feet in a streamlined body position, swim a half-length of the pool with head bobs, and float and kick on their back one length of the pool with assistance. Students will learn to bob in head-high water, swim one length of the pool with freestyle arms, perform survival floats, and float and kick on their back one length of the pool without assistance.
4. Swells
Swells is for students who can swim one length of the pool using head bobs, perform survival floats, float and kick on their back one length of the pool, and perform 10 bobs in head-high water. Students will learn catch-up freestyle and breathing on their back, elementary backstroke, kicking on their side one length of the pool, and underwater swimming a half-length of the pool.
Big Waves
5. Rogues
Rogues is for students who can swim catch-up freestyle with breathing on their back and elementary backstroke one length of the pool each, kick on their side one length of the pool, and swim underwater a half-length of the pool. Students will learn to swim freestyle with no catch-up arms and side breathing one length of the pool, backstroke one length of the pool, and transition from elementary backstroke to breaststroke kick.
6. Jaws
Jaws is for students who can swim proper freestyle with side breathing for one length of the pool, backstroke for one length of the pool, and a perform a basic breaststroke kick. Students will learn how to swim freestyle with bilateral breathing 2 lengths of the pool, backstroke 2 lengths of the pool, breaststroke 2 lengths of the pool.
7. Mavericks
Mavericks is for students who can swim freestyle with bilateral breathing 2 lengths of the pool, backstroke 2 lengths of the pool and breaststroke 2 lengths of the pool. Students will obtain mastery of freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, and swim at least 4 lengths of the pool each stroke. They will also learn to swim the butterfly stroke 2 lengths of the pool.
Parent & Child Levels
Parent & Child I
This class is designed to familiarize students with water, and teach swimming readiness skills. This also provides safety information for parents, and teaches techniques that can be used to orient your children to the water.
Parent & Child II
This class improves on skills learned in Parent and Child I, and teaches more advanced skills. This also continues to build on water safety knowledge. The student must pass Parent and Child I before moving on to Parent and Child II.
Adult Lesson Levels
Beginner
The Beginner Level is designed for anyone with little to no swimming experience, as well as anyone looking to conquer their fears of water. This level focuses on becoming comfortable in the water, water safety skills, breath control, and fundamental swimming skills.
This class is taught in shallow water (3ft-4.5ft)
Intermediate
The Intermediate Level focuses on further developing skills learned in the Beginner Level, along with introducing formal swimming strokes (Freestyle and Elementary Backstroke). In this class, students will learn more water safety skills, along with transitioning to swimming in deep water.
To enroll in the Intermediate Level, students should be able to float and glide on both front and back, roll between a front float and a back float, perform flutter kicks using a kick board, and use arm scoops and flutter kicks to swim at least ten yards independently.
This class starts in shallow water (3ft-4.5ft) and transitions to working in deep water (5ft-14ft)
Advanced
The Advanced Level focuses on advanced water safety skills, further developing the strokes learned in Intermediate Level (Freestyle and Elementary Backstroke), and introducing Backstroke and Breaststroke.
To enroll in the Advanced Level, students should be able to swim Freestyle for 25 yards, swim Elementary Backstroke, tread water for at least 1 minute in deep water, and be comfortable jumping into and swimming in deep water.
This class is taught in deep water (5ft-14ft)
Questions?
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Email: contact@waveaquatics.org
Redmond Pool: (425) 883‑4422
Juanita Aquatics Center: (425) 936‑1627
Mailing Address: 8201 164th Ave NE #249, Redmond, WA 98052