INFANT AND PRE-SCHOOL AQUATICS PROGRAM (IPAP) 

Parent/adult accompaniment in the water is required. This program is designed to give parents information and techniques to help orient their child to the water and to supervise water activities in a safe manner. Skills taught will include water adjustment, bubble blowing, underwater exploration, front and back floats, and kicking. No diapers allowed, swim pants are preferred. Ages six months to three years. 

Level I (Water Exploration) 

Water Exploration will help children feel more comfortable and safe in the water. Course introduces swimming and water safety skills. Students must be able to listen and follow directions. Skills taught include water adjustment, bubble blowing, underwater exploration, front and back floats, glides with support, kicking and alternate arm strokes and age-appropriate safety topics. Students must be three years old at start of class. Students six years or older recommended to start in Level II.

Level II (Primary Skills)

Primary Aquatic Skills marks the start of basic swimming skills. Designed for the child who has no fear of the water, but cannot yet swim independently. Child must be four years old by the first day of class to enroll. This course teaches participants elementary skills that enable the swimmer to move comfortably through the water and improve upon skills learned in Level I. The front crawl will be taught and the back crawl will be introduced. Students will also learn basic water safety rules and become familiar with ways to get help in a water emergency.

Level III (Stroke Development)

Stroke Development marks the start of coordinating arms and legs in strokes, and of swimming distances of up to 15 yards, along with preliminary diving skills. Child must be four years old, comfortable in deep water, and be able to swim five yards unassisted by the first day of class to enroll. This program is designed to give students success with the fundamental skills that they learned in the Level II course and to introduce new skills such as rhythmic breathing, elementary backstroke, and treading water.

Level IV (Stroke Improvement)

Stroke Improvement develops child's confidence in their skills. More strokes are introduced with distance of swims increased up to 25 yards. Child must be five years old and able to swim 15 yards unassisted by the first day of class to enroll. This program reinforces the skills learned in Level III.

Special Needs Swim Lessons

These swimming lessons are set up on an individual basis based on the participant's needs. In order to qualify for these lessons a parent/guardian must request a special needs swim lesson application (by using email below which is to be filled out and returned to the Community Services Offices for review. Students must have an adult in water with them to assist in executing swim lesson skills.

Once selected you will be contacted by an Aquatics staff member to arrange payment and clarify any details from application.

POOL RULES 

1. REGULATION SWIMSUITS OR SIMILAR MATERIAL ONLY. SORRY, NO CUTOFFS, DIAPERS, OR UNDERWEAR PERMITTED
2. NO ONE UNDER 13 WILL BE ALLOWED IN THE POOL WITHOUT AN ADULT (18 OR OVER) GUARDIAN
3. NO FLOATATION DEVICES EXCEPT U.S. COAST GUARD APPROVED P.F.D.’s
4. NON-SWIMMERS MUST BE ACCOMPANIED BY AN ADULT (18 OR OVER) IN THE POOL AT ALL TIMES.
5. IN THE EVENT OF A POOL CLOSURE NO REFUNDS WILL BE GIVEN.

 FOR YOUR SAFETY PLEASE NO 

• GLASS CONTAINERS ARE NOT PERMITTED
• FOOD OR DRINKS IN THE WATER. Small lunches/ snacks can be had on the pool deck. All food debris and materials must be cleaned and removed. 
• GUM CHEWING
• SMOKING
• MASKS, FINS, SNORKLES (Goggles not covering the nose are NOT permitted)
• RUNNING
• DIVING
• PUSHING OR SHOVING
• TOYS/RADIOS
• BABY OIL
• HORSEPLAY
• DUNKING
• EXCESSIVE SPLASHING
• SHOULDER RIDING
• OPEN WOUNDS
• BANDAGES
• THROWING OF ANY OBJECTS
• ABUSIVE OR FOUL LANGUAGE

Adults - $3.00 (14 and older)

Children - $2.00 (Ages 2-13)

Infants - FREE (under 2)

Punch Pass - $20.00 (12 punches)

    - - Punch passes are valid for the same calendar year. One punch is used per person per trip to the pool. 

Payment methods accepted: cash and major credit/ debit cards. Exact change preferred.

All persons entering the pool deck are charged an entry fee regardless of swimming intention.