Level 5/6 – Crawl Stroke +

5-16 years

Prerequisites: Hand lead crawl stroke with rotary breathing 25′

Level 5/6 is 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

Dates & Pricing

Dates:

Jan 2 – Feb 12: 6 Week Session: Registration open 12/19 @ 7pm
Feb 26 – April 8: 6 Week Session: Registration open 2/13 @ 7pm
April 17 – May 28: 6 Week Session: Registration open 4/10 @ 7pm

Times:

Tuesday 3:45 – 4:30pm
Thursday 3:45 – 4:30pm
Saturday 8:10 – 8:55am

Member Price:

$105 six lesson session, 45 minutes

Non-Member Price:

$123 six lesson session, 45 minutes

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For more information, contact Karen Cox

  • 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!

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!

Unfortunately, extended swimming is not yet available for weekend lessons

Space permitting both parents may participate in the class!

  • 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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Facility Hours
Monday-Friday: 5am-7:30pm
Saturday: 6:30am-4pm
Sunday: 7:30am-3pm
UVAC Physical Address:
100 Arboretum Lane White River Junction, VT 05001
Mailing Address:
P.O. Box 1198 White River Junction, VT 05001

Phone: 802.296.2850
Fax: 802-291-9857

Weather Hotline: 802.698.8361

 
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