Additional Swimming Lessons added at York Leisure Centre
York Leisure Centre has now extended its Swim School programme to Thursday evenings.
Lessons run from 15:45 – 18:45 (class dependant)
Classes included;
PRE SCHOOL: Children aged 3 to 5 years. Adults are required to support their child in the water for this class. Our Pre School Lessons focus on developing water confidence, introducing the essential swimming skills to enable your child to become safe and confident independent swimmers, ready for their first Foundation class.
FOUNDATION: Children aged 4 years and over. We also offer specific Foundation classes for children 9 years. Teaching pupils the essential swimming skills to ensure they learn to be safe in and around water. Learning the basic techniques for all 4 strokes, achieving 10 metres on Front Crawl and Backstroke by the end of their Green milestones. Ability groups: Red, Amber and Green. The teachers will assess children on their first lesson, for which ability group is best.
DEVELOPMENT: Children who have completed the Foundation Class. Teaching pupils advanced swimming skills, developing their techniques on all 4 strokes to create efficient and effective swimmers. Lessons focus on a wide range of skills across all aquatic sports. Pupils will learn basic water survival and rescue skills as part of the milestone awards. Here we will also work with other partner clubs to assess each pupil's ability to progress in talent pathways. Ability groups: Bronze, Silver and Gold.
ACADEMY: The final level of our children swimming lessons. Academy classes will help your child develop further and work towards achieving their own personal goals in the pool. Academy classes are a lot more focused on self-led progression and advanced safety techniques. This will include personal targets, junior lifesaving and personal survival techniques.
1-2-1 Junior Private Lessons (limited availability – please inquire)
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We hope to see you soon!