Aquatics:
Learn-to-swim
  
RECREATION
3637 Center Rd., Brunswick OH 44212
330-273-8000
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red crossThe American Red Cross program offers six comprehensive course levels that teach participants how to swim skillfully and safely. The prerequisite for each level is successful demonstration of the skills taught in the preceding level. Beginners start at Level 1, which has no prerequisite. To enter into the levels, you must be at least five years old. We also offer American Red Cross Pre-school classes and Infant & Toddler classes.

Registration dates

Open registration (mail-in and fax registrations)
Starts Wednesday, September 1st at 8:00 am.

Fees

Tadpoles & Seahorses
Members $35
Non-member residents $45
Non-residents $55

Seals, Otters, Sea Lions, Dolphins, Polar Bears and Endurance & Fitness
Members $40
Non-member residents $55
Non-residents $70

Please contact our Aquatics Supervisor, Dee Filimon, if you have any questions regarding our aquatics programs at 330-273-8000.

 

Tadpoles (Infants & Toddlers)

  • Designed for infants and toddlers with no previous water experience.
  • Promotes water safety and acclimation to the water.
  • Parental involvement required throughout the class.
  • Promotes swimming readiness and basic skills.

Seahorses (Pre-school)

  • Promotes water safety knowledge, acclimation to the water and socialization skills.
  • No swimming skills required.

Seals (Level 1)

  • Learn basic water skills and safety.
  • Learn front and back floats (assisted and unassisted).
  • Work on forward progression with eyes, nose and mouth submerged.

Otters (Level 2)

  • Students must be able to float on their fronts and backs unassisted.
  • Students must also be able to make forward progression, with their faces in the water, for approximately five yards, on front crawl and back crawl.
  • Class is taught in the shallow water and the deep water.
  • Learn comfort in the deep water with treading and jumping in.

Sea Lions (Level 3)

  • Students must be comfortable in the deep water; class is taught in the deep end.
  • Students must be able to tread water one minute and swim front and back crawls for approximately ten yards in a leveled off position.
  • Work on front crawl, back crawl and elementary backstroke.
  • Introduction to diving, butterfly and breast stroke.

Dolphins (Level 4)

  • Students should be able to do a coordinated front crawl with rhythmic breathing, and the back crawl.
  • Students should be able to understand and complete the elementary back stroke and breast stroke basics.
  • Continue to perfect front crawl, back crawl, elementary back stroke and breast stroke.
  • Introduction to the butterfly and sidestroke kicks.
  • Improve distances.

Polar Bears (Level 5)

  • Students must show ability for increased distances in front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke and butterfly.
  • Introduction to flip turns.
  • Continue working on sidestroke and butterfly.
  • Build endurance.

Endurance & Fitness (Level 6)

  • Work on fitness swimming, distance swimming, turns and diving.
  • This class is for all stroke refinement, lifeguard readiness and water safety.