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GROUP LESSONS
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For more information on any of our Group Swim Lesson Levels listed below or to set up a FREE assessment for your child's current level,
please email swimlessons@elevationswim.com.
Group Swim Lessons Info
Elevation Athletics is excited to offer group learn to swim lessons!
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We currently offer the following Programs:
EA Group Learn to Swim Lessons - September through May
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Elks Lodge Boulder Group Learn to Swim Lessons - June & July
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Town of Superior Group Learn to Swim Lessons - June & July
Our group lesson program uses small class sizes and skilled instructors to ensure that kids
can learn to be comfortable and safe in the water.
Our stroke development classes prepare kids for the Elevation Athletics swim team and
help develop lifelong swimming and water safety skills.
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If, after looking through the group descriptions below, you have any questions regarding which level is right for your swimmer, please email us at swimlessons@elevationswim.com, we are happy to assist you. If your swimmer is signed up in a level that is not right for them, we will move them to the appropriate level if there is an opening. If the level you are looking for is currently full, we will help you join the waitlist for the appropriate level group.
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Our group lessons program is an INTENSIVE WEEK, NOT session-based.
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INTENSTIVE WEEK = 4 LESSONS IN ONE (1) WEEK = $120 total cost ($30/lesson)
Mon. - Thurs. each week, with Friday being a weather make-up day.
Each Intensive week billed separately.
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After looking through the group descriptions below, click the "CLICK HERE TO REGISTER"
Link to choose the right program for you.
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No refunds for Group Lessons. Any unused lessons each week are forfeited.
LESSON LEVELS
Seahorse
Level 1: Seahorse (Water Acclimation, 4-years and older)
Skills learned in Level 1: Submersion, bubbles, floating with help.
Class size: Max 4 swimmers
Level 1 is the first introduction to the water for swimmers who are not yet comfortable going under water and floating on their back. Level 1 instructors use games and gentle techniques to build your swimmer’s confidence and get them comfortable in the water.
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4 years and up: Child in water with instructor, no parent involvement.
Dolphin
Level 2: Dolphin (Beginner Water Safety, 4-years & Older)
Skills learned in Level 2: Independent floating on front and back, introduction to streamlines and kicks.
Class size: Max 4 swimmers
Level 2 is for swimmers who are comfortable going underwater and floating with help. Level 2 instructors start teaching independent skills like floating, streamlines and kicking to teach basic water safety and set up the foundation for stroke development.
4 years and up: Child in water with instructor, no parent involvement.
Shark
Level 3: Shark (Advanced Water Safety, 4-years and older)
Skills learned in Level 3: Independent kicking and streamlines on front and back, jumps and rollovers, introduction to freestyle and backstroke.
Class size: Max 4 swimmers
Level 3 is for swimmers who can float, glide and kick independently with horizontal body position. Level 3 instructors teach swimmers to kick 5 yards with horizontal body position on front and back, jump in water over their heads, rollover and float. Swimmers in Level 3 will be introduced to coordinating arms and legs for freestyle and backstroke.
4 years and up: Child in water with instructor, no parent involvement.
River Otter
Level 4: River Otter (Beginner Stroke Development, 5-years and older)
Skills learned in Level 4: Freestyle with rollover breathing and backstroke for 10 yards, introduction to dives and treading water.
Class size: Max 4 swimmers
Level 4 is for swimmers who can kick 5 yards on front and back with horizontal body position, rollover and float independently, and understand how to coordinate arms and legs for freestyle and backstroke. Level 4 instructors teach fundamentally sound freestyle and backstroke by building from the legs up in order to prepare swimmers for a lifetime of fun, fast and safe swimming.
Swordfish
Level 5: Swordfish (Advanced Stroke Development, 5-years and older)
Skills learned in Level 5: Freestyle with side-breathing and backstroke for 25 yards, diving and treading water, introduction to dolphin kick.
Class size: Max 6 swimmers
Level 5 is for swimmers who can swim 10 yards of freestyle with rollover breathing and backstroke, and are safe in water over their heads. In Level 5 swimmers learn correct technique for freestyle (with side-breathing) and backstroke, build their fitness to swim 25 yards, and learn how to perform racing dives and tread water. Level 5 swimmers need to be independent in the water without an in-water instructor.
After graduating Level 5, swimmers may be eligible to join our EA Pre-Team.
Manta Rays
Level 6: Manta Rays (Stroke Refinement, 5-years and older)
Skills learned in Level 6: Breaststroke and butterfly for 25 yards, freestyle and backstroke for 50 yards, introduction to racing starts and turns.
Class size: Max 6 swimmers
Level 6 is for swimmers who can swim 25 yards freestyle and backstroke with correct technique, and can dive and tread water. In Level 6 swimmers will learn the basic technique for breaststroke and butterfly, build up to swimming 50 yards freestyle and backstroke, and learn the basics of racing starts and turns for all four competitive strokes. Level 6 swimmers need to be independent in the water without an in-water instructor.
After graduating Level 6, swimmers are eligible to join our EA Pre-Team!
