2008 Fall Swimming Program
at McDowell Intermediate

Mail-in registrations will be accepted immediately.  Consider your application accepted unless otherwise notified. 

Children and Adult Classes:

Water Exercise:

Lifeguarding:   $135 Inclusive

Schedule:

Swimming Prerequisites:

Infants and Toddlers: (6-18 mos.) & (18 mos.-2 yrs.) If still in diapers, cloth diapers and rubber pants or little swimmer diapers are necessary. Students must be accompanied during lessons by an adult, 18 or older, at all times.
Preschool: Ages 3-5 without parental assistance.

Preschool A:  Non-floaters.  1/2 hour lesson.
Preschool B: Floats without support (front and back) - front glide without support.  1/2 hour lesson.
Preschool C:  4 and 5 years old; combined stroke front and back, deep water orientation.  1/2 hour lesson

Level 1A: Completed Preschool C and not yet be 6 years old.  1/2 hour lesson
Level 1B: For students age 6 years and up who are apprehensive toward the water.
Level 2: 6 years old and up.  Beginner lesson - no fear of the water
Level 3: Orientation to deep water.  Combined stroke front with kick and arm stroke.  25 yards
Level 4: Submerge and retrieve object.  Survival float 1 minute in deep water, dive in deep water, surface and swim front crawl stroke 25 yards and back crawl stroke 25 yards.
Level 5: Swim 25 yards of breast stroke.  Swim 50 yards back crawl.  Dive into deep water and swim 50 yards front crawl.  Tread water for 1 minute and back float 1 minute.
Level 6A: Swim 25 yards breast stroke. (swimming and diving) 75 yards back crawl.  Perform shallow dive and 75 yards front crawl, 50 yards elementary back stroke.  To complete level 6A - 500 yards of continuous swim using the following strokes:  100 yards front crawl, 100 yards back crawl, 50 yards breast and elementary back stroke, side stroke, butterfly 100 yards of your choice.  Jump into deep water - survival float 5 minutes and back float 5 minutes.
Level 6B: Lifeguard readiness
Community Water Safety: Must be 8 years or older and must have a signed Level 4 card or be able to swim non-stop using front crawl, back crawl and elementary back stroke, and tread water and survival float for two minutes.
Lifeguard Training: Must be 15 years or older and be able to swim 500 yards, surface dive to nine feet, swim underwater and tread water for two minutes.
Adapted Aquatics: Includes learning disability, trainable or educable mentally retarded and visual/hearing impaired. Limited to three students per instructor. Students must be accompanied by an adult on deck as well as in the locker room.

Admission:     $2.00 per person  (Pool closed 9/17, 10/31, 11/26-29, and 12/1.)

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Long hair must be tied back.  Bathing caps are not required.

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Groups of 15 or more planning to use the pool should call the Recreation Office at 835-4122 to make arrangements.

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Children under 12 must be accompanied by a parent.  Children 12 and above must be able to swim one length of the pool to be unattended.