Learning To Swim Is A Life-Long Lesson!
Napa Parks and Recreation values your time! We structure our
swim lessons to allow you to register all your children for the same
swim lesson time, regardless of their skill level.
We will be teaching all levels of instruction at Napa High pool,
and up to level 4 at Redwood Middle School (due to depth/size of
the pool). We are sure to have a swim lesson option that fits your
family’s busy schedule.
Swim Level Descriptions
TADPOLE (3 – 5 years)
Small classes for the beginning swimmers. Designed to teach
water orientation, breath holding, rhythmic bobbing, and assisted
front and back floats, as well as beginning arm circles and kicks.
LEVEL 1 (Ages 5+)
There are no refunds for missed lessons or early withdrawal from
lessons. Please check your schedule carefully before registering. A class to help students feel comfortable in the water. Classes are
designed to teach elementary skills, including breathing skills,
arm circles, and kicks.
Parent/Child Water Orientation Classes LEVEL 2 (Ages 6+)
Offered at both Napa High and Redwood Middle School, this class
is for children ages 6-36 months. This program allows a parent and
child to play together in the water, learning some basic skills to be
comfortable in the pool, and prepare for independent swim lessons
after age 3. This class gives teaches students fundamental skills. Students
learn to float (front & back) without support, propel themselves
with a flutter kick, and practice rhythmic breathing.
Group Lessons (Tadpole & Levels 1-4)
Offered at all three pools, group lessons are for kids in levels 1 - 4.
Small classes allow each student to advance in their swim skills and
progress towards more efficient swimming and water safety.
Private Lessons
Offered at both Napa High and Redwood Middle School, private
lessons are for all swim levels. Lessons for levels 5 and above are
only available in private lessons.
Swim Lessons
LEVEL 3 (Ages 6+)
Designed for the advanced beginner swimmer: Students will
work on perfecting skills previously learned and be introduced to
elementary backstroke and the fundamentals of treading water.
LEVEL 4 (Ages 6+)
This class builds on the skills learned in Level 3 by providing
additional guided practice to improve aquatics skills. Breaststroke
and sidestroke are introduced while endurance is being
developed.
* LEVEL 5 - Private lessons
These lessons develop confidence and endurance in the strokes
already learned while improving other aquatic skills. Students will
be introduced to the butterfly, open turns, and feet-first surface
dives.
* LEVEL 6 - Private lessons
This more advanced course provides further coordination and
refinement of all strokes. Students will be introduced to shallow
diving, pike surface dives, flip turns, and survival swimming.
Students in this class refine their strokes so they can swim with
ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances.
*Napa High School Pool only
* LEVEL 7 - Private lessons
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