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Level 5/6 – Crawl Stroke + Pre-Team

5-16 years

Prerequisites: Hand lead crawl stroke with rotary breathing 25′

Level 5/6 swim lessons are taught in the competition pool* and designed to improve swimmers in freestyle, back stroke and when ready adding breast stroke and butterfly. Swimmers will work on perfecting technique, endurance and if desired readiness for swim team.

Level 5 swimmers focus on:

Crawl arm stroke with rotary breathing
Tread water 60 seconds
Retrieve object in water over head
Intro to diving: sitting/kneeling dives
Intro to breaststroke
Intro to backstroke
Advancement: crawl stroke with rotary breathing 25 yards
Advancement: stride jump
Advancement: tread water 60 seconds

Level 6 swimmers continue with focus on:

Extended freestyle
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Jump in to tread water two minutes
Independent Diving- sitting/kneeling/standing
Pike/tuck surface dives
Advancement: freestyle 50 yards
Advancement: backstroke 50 yards
Advancement: tread water 120 seconds

Colby-Sawyer Pre-Team

Colby-Sawyer Pre-Team is for children who can swim in water over their head as they are developing their crawl stroke and backstroke. The scope of these lessons does include work on drills and skills that would be considered preparation to join our UVAC Swim Team. Very similar to our UVAC Level 5/6 but since the class is taught by Singe Linville, our Colby-Sawyer Team Coach, it does include work with the pace clock, flip turns and racing dives. The class is taught at the Hogan Center Pool Only in New London, NH.

Dates & Pricing

Dates:

Winter Session 2 (5 Weeks)
January 6 – February 9, 2025
45 Minute Lessons/$125
Registration Opens Monday, December 30 at 9:00am

Spring Session 1 (6 Weeks)
February 24 – April 6, 2025
45 Minute Lessons/$150
Registration Opens Monday, February 17 at 9:00am

Spring Session 2 (5 Weeks)
April 21 – May 25, 2025
45 Minute Lessons/$125
Registration Opens Monday, April 14 at 9:00am

Times:

Choose a day and time:
Tuesday at 3:45 pm
Thursday at 3:45 pm
Saturday at 8:10 am
Sunday at 8:10am

Colby-Sawyer Pre Team:
Wednesdays 4:00-4:45pm
Fridays 4:30-5:15pm

Price:

$150 / 6-wk session
$125 / 5-wk session
$75 / 3-wk session

for both Member/Non-Member

Not a member? Find out more!

For more information, contact Kanako Wyman

Where do I check-in for lessons?

Please check in at the Welcome Desk.
Let the Welcome Desk know if you are new to UVAC and they can direct you down the hall to our locker rooms!
All of our locker rooms also exit onto the deck of the Warm Water Pool where our lessons are conducted!

What should I bring for swim lessons?

Please bring:

Towels
Desired Toiletries
REQUIRED Swim Diaper
- Reusable swim diapers are allowed
- We also have disposable swim diapers available at the Welcome Desk for $3
- Please don’t take swim diapers off on the pool deck, but rather wait to be in the locker rooms or front hall bathroom, Thank you!

Can we stay and swim after our lesson?

Unfortunately, extended swimming is not yet available for weekend lessons

Can both parents participate in Parent & Me Lessons?

Space permitting both parents may participate in the class!

Anything else we should know about swim lessons at UVAC?

If you’ve never been here before, when you go back into the locker rooms after being in the warm water… it will feel chillier… but if you bring your towels on deck with you, that will help!
Please review our current Swim Lesson Protocols (Link to protocols page).

Private Swim Lessons

We offer private and semi-private 1/2 hour swim lessons for children and adults of all abilities. They are a great solution for individuals who have a fear of the water or just need extra attention to advance their swimming skills.

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