Infant
Ages: 6 months – 2 years
Skills to be learned: water acclimation, water entry, kicking, putting face in the water, holding breath, going for the wall, front glide, water movement, getting out of the pool
Swim Lessons
Swim Lessons
Register for swim lessons online and in person at Matt Ross Community Center, 8101 Marty.
Summer 2023 Lessons
Registration is open for summer swim lessons. Group lessons are $50 for Matt Ross Community Center members and $60 for non-members. Lessons run Monday-Thursday with Saturday classes also available.
Saturdays classes run June 3-June 24.
Session 1 classes run June 5-June 15.
Session 2 classes run June 19-June 29.
Session 3 classes run July 10-July 20.
Pop-Up Swimming Lessons
One-day-only classes, covering basic water safety and swimming skills, are taught by experienced instructors and include parent involvement. Class size is 3-10 students, and classes are $20 per student.
Friday, June 9 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. at Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center (Ages 2-3)
Friday, June 16 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. at Tomahawk Ridge Aquatic Center (Ages 4-5)
Friday, June 30 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. at Bluejacket Pool (Ages 2-3)
Friday, July 7 from 4:30-5:15 p.m. at Bluejacket Pool (Ages 4-5)
Contact
Leisure Services
913-895-6390
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Ability Requirements
Use this information ability requirements and skills to be learned in each level to determine which class is most appropriate for your swimmer.
Parents and spectators must remain in the designated area of the pool during swim lessons, unless authorized by the swimming lesson coordinator.
Preschool Beginner
Ages: 2 years – 5 years
Skills to be learned: water acclimation, water entry, holding breath, immersion, bobbing, floating, kicking, backstroke arms, recovery above water, blowing bubbles, pushing off wall, jumping in, dolphin kick, breaststroke pull
Preschool Advanced
Ages: 2 years – 5 years
Skills to be learned: holding breath, bobbing, kicking, backstroke arms, recovery above water, blowing bubbles, pushing off wall, jumping in, dolphin kick, breaststroke pull
Station 1
Ages: 3 or older
Skills to be learned: gradual water adaptation, movement in the water, holding breath and release, submersion of the face, opening eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, wall bobs
Station 2
Ages: 3 or older
Skills to be learned: front float and recover, front glide and recover, back float and recover, back glide and recover, jumping bobs, streamline bobs
Station 3
Ages: 3 or older
Skills to be learned: porpoising, front kick, back kick, dolphin kick, glide, and recover, seesaw body movement, sitting on a kickboard sculling
Station 4
Ages: 3 or older
Skills to be learned: rollover front-to-back, rollover back-to-front, finning and sculling, side-glide-kick, crawl arm stroke, backward bob, somersaults forward and back
Station 5
Ages: 3 or older
Skills to be learned: crawl stroke with breathing, back crawl stroke, double somersaults, handstands, horizontal head-first sculling
Station 6
Ages: 3 or older
Skills to be learned: extended freestyle swimming, tread water, jump in and tread water, sitting dive, kneeling dive, standing dive