Aquatics
Swim Lessons

American Red Cross certified Water Safety Instructors will teach all lessons.  Swim Lessons will be held at Fee and Sherwood pools. Registration will be held at the Eau Gallie Civic Center on May 19, 2012 for Sessions 1 & 2 and on June 30, 2012 for sessions 3 & 4. Water safety instructors test children to determine their level and may move children to the appropriate level based on current skills. If you should have any questions, please call (321) 255-4608 for more information.  No registration will be taken before the specified dates listed above. All registrations must be done in person at the Eau Gallie Civic Center. 

Parent/Child Aquatics - Ages 6 – 36 months

Parent/Child Aquatics is designed to orient young children to the water and prepare them to learn to swim in the American Red Cross preschool courses.
Preschool Level – Ages 3 – 5 years

Basic introductory water skills such as pool entry and exit, submerge face, blowing bubbles and supported back and front floats are practiced.

Level 1 – Ages 5 & up

Basic introductory water skills such as submerge face/head, blowing bubbles and supported/unsupported back and front floats are practiced.  
Level 2 – Ages 5 & up

Independent water entry and exit, submerge head, unsupported front/back floats and glides and treading water. Swim using any combination of arm and leg action for 15 feet will be performed on front, back and side.
Level 3 – Ages 5 & up

Sitting and kneeling dives, rotary breathing, front and back glides with two different kicks for each, tread water for 30 seconds.

Level 4 – Ages 5 & up

This class will build on skills learned in level 3. Compact or stride dive, feet-first surface dive, open turn with streamline push off, tread water one minute using either modified scissors, breaststroke or rotary kick and sculling arm motions.
Adult Swim Classes Designed for adults who want to conquer a fear of water and learn to swim.
Swimming Lesson Times for Fee Ave. Pool - 674-5719
8:00 a.m. - 9:00 a.m. Swim Team (M, T & TH)
9:00 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.       Parent/Child Aquatics
9:00 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.       Preschool
  Level 1
 

Level 2
9:45 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.     Preschool
  Level 1, 2, 3
5 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. Preschool
  Level 1, 2
5:45 p.m. - 6:25 p.m. Level 1, 2, 3
6:00 a.m. - 6:30 p.m.     

Parent/Child Aquatics
6:30 p.m. - 7:10 p.m.     

Adult Lessons
  Preschool
  Level 1, 3
7 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Water Aerobics
7 p.m. - 7:45 p.m. Adult Lessons

 

Swimming Lesson Times for Sherwood Pool - 255-4615
8 a.m. - 9 a.m. Swim Team (M, T & TH)
9 a.m. - 9:30 a.m.       Parent/Child Aquatics
9 a.m. - 9:40 a.m.       Preschool
  Level 1
9:45 a.m. - 10:25 a.m.     Preschool
  Level 1, 2
10:30 a.m. - 11:10 am Level 1, 2, 3
5 p.m. - 5:40 p.m. Preschool
  Level 1, 2
5:45 p.m. - 6:25 p.m.  

Level 1, 2, 3, 4
6 p.m. - 6:30 p.m.      

Parent/Child Aquatics
6:30 p.m. - 7:10 p.m. Preschool
  Level 1, 3

 

Swim Lesson Fees:  
 Resident: $41/per session NON-Resident: $49/per Session
 
Sessions:

Swimming lessons will be canceled if there is thunder/lightning 5 minutes before regular scheduled class time or during the class. The City of Melbourne will provide one makeup lesson on Friday if lessons are canceled due to inclement weather. During the session, NO make-ups or refunds will be available for cancellations exceeding the one-day makeup allowance.
(1) June 4 - 14, 2012 Monday - Thursday Cut-off for registration May 30
(2) June 18 - 28, 2012 Monday - Thursday Cut-off for registration June 14
(3) July 9 - 19, 2012 Monday - Thursday Cut-off for registration July 6
(4) July 23 - Aug. 2, 2012 Monday - Thursday Cut-off for registration July 19

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