Orange Community Education & Recreation

Swimmers: take your mark: Go! Join this fun, learning swim team for beginners and intermediate swimmers. Swimmers should be able to easily swim multiple laps with recognizable strokes to join this program. All swimmers will get instruction on stroke development and work on starts, turns, and finishes to prepare swimmers for club swim teams and/or participation on their school swim teams. The beginner group will focus on fundamentals and will mainly center on freestyle and backstroke development. Prerequisites for this group is that swimmers have participated in swim lessons and have been introduced to freestyle and backstroke. Swimmers must be able to comfortably swim one length of the pool (25 yards) in freestyle. Swimmers will continue to develop freestyle and backstroke and be introduced to breaststroke and butterfly. The intermediate group's focus will be on stroke mechanics and technique for all four strokes. Advanced stroke mechanics and drills will be introduced. Additionally, these swimmers will also be given sets and workouts to improve their endurance. Perquisites for this group is that swimmers must be able to complete 50 yards of each of the following strokes: butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle.

LEARN TO SWIM We believe every child should learn to swim. While fun and a great form of exercise, learning to swim can also keep your child safe in and around water. Following the standards of the American Red Cross, our Learn to Swim program is designed for children of all ages and abilities. Students are encouraged to move at their own pace in groups with low student to instructor ratios. Instructors will move swimmers to a different level if abilities require. Please check dates and times of classes carefully; we cannot change days/times and do not provide make-ups for missed classes. New spots are sometimes opened; if a class is full, please sign up on a waiting list and swimmers will be added to the class as space allows. Pre - registration is required; registration does not take place at the pool. Pre-level 1: Parent Play Ages 1-4 A fun time for parents to go in the water with children! One child per parent, please. If a child is not toilet trained, then swim diapers MUST be worn. This class offers water adjustment skills using toys, games and songs. To advance to the next level, swimmers must be 3 years of age, comfortable in the water and able to go in the water with assistance.

LEARN TO SWIM We believe every child should learn to swim. While fun and a great form of exercise, learning to swim can also keep your child safe in and around water. Following the standards of the American Red Cross, our Learn to Swim program is designed for children of all ages and abilities. Students are encouraged to move at their own pace in groups with low student to instructor ratios. Instructors will move swimmers to a different level if abilities require. Please check dates and times of classes carefully; we cannot change days/times and do not provide make -ups for missed classes. New spots are sometimes opened; if a class is full, please sign up on a waiting list and swimmers will be added to the class as space allows. Pre - registration is required; registration does not take place at the pool. Adaptive Group Swim Lesson Class Ages: 5-12 This program is small group swim lessons for children with diverse abilities and classes are individualized to the needs of the participants for them to become comfortable and safe in the water. Classes are limited to 2 participants and it is for beginner and intermediate participants learning to swim and water safety. Swimmers will practice putting their faces in the water and learn to float and swim on their own. Children will attempt new skills.

This course will certify participants in American Red Cross Lifeguarding for employment. Provides entry-level participants the knowledge and skills to prevent, recognize and respond to aquatic emergencies and to provide care for breathing and cardiac emergencies, injuries and sudden illnesses until EMS personnel take over. To participate, students must be at least 15 years of age by the last class (proof of age required) and pass the prerequisites swim tests given on the first day (200 yard swim, treading water, & retrieval of brick). Attendance at every class is required as is access to a computer for course work outside of class. Students should bring: pen, paper, swimsuit, goggles, towel, CPR Rescue Mask, and contact case if needed. No refunds after successfully completing the pre-test. Failure of swim test on prerequisites orientation will result in a refund minus $25 fee for pre-test. Participants who successfully complete the Lifeguarding course receive an American Red Cross certificate for Lifeguarding/First Aid/CPR/AED, valid for 2 years. A minimum of 5 participants are required to run a lifeguard training class. Prerequisites: Minimum age: 15 years Complete a swim- tread-swim sequence: Jump into the water submerge resurface swim 150 yards (using the front crawl breaststroke or a combination of both) maintain position at the surface of the water for 2 minutes by treading water using only the legs then swim 50 yards using the front crawl breaststroke or a combination of both. Complete a timed event within 1 minute 40 seconds by starting in the water swimming 20 yards surface dive (feet-first or head-first) to a depth of 7 to 12 feet to retrieve a 10-pound object return to the surface and swim 20 yards on the back to return to the starting point holding the object at the surface with both hand exit the water without using a ladder or steps.