Summer 2024 Play Book

30 SWIM LESSONS

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PROGRESSIVE SWIM LESSONS (pages 30-33) The Oswegoland Park District uses a progressive swim program based on the Jeff Ellis Swimming (JES) guidelines to develop your child’s confidence and skills in the water.

If your child is struggling with a particular skill or level, please consider private/semi private lessons to help participants adapt to the swim program more easily. For more infor mation about our Swim Lesson Program, please visit our website.

To determine your child’s level, please use the following questions:

Yes to All? Level 2 1

• Float independently on front and back? • Submerge face completely underwater? • Swim Freestyle with little or no help? No to Any? Level 1

Cancellation Procedures Swim lessons will run if the air temperature is at least 67 degrees and sufficient weather conditions exist (no heavy rain, thunder storms, or any other unsafe conditions). Water temperature is heated between 80 and 82 degrees. Cancellations will be posted on the Rainout Line as soon as possible. No individual calls will be made. • One cancellation – a make-up will be scheduled. • Two cancellations or more – a refund will be issued for the days missed. ! Click to visit rainoutline.com for Program Cancellation & Facility Closure Information

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• Complete front and back floats and glides comfort ably with little assistance? • Complete arm & leg movements for freestyle, backstroke, and elementary backstroke?

No to Any? Level 2 Yes to All? Level 3

Yes to All? Level 4 3 Yes to All? Level 5 4

Swim Lesson Registration Deadlines

Session Start Date

Days

Registration Deadline

• Swim freestyle using rhythmic breathing? • Swim backstroke or elementary backstroke? No to Any? Level 3

June 03 June 08 June 09 June 17 July 08 July 22

M-TH, M/W

May 31 June 06 June 06 June 14 July 05 July 19

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Sun

M-TH

M-TH, M/W

M-TH

• Tread water for 30 seconds? • Swim butterfly and breaststroke? No to Any? Level 4

5

• Tread using different kicks for more than 60 seconds? • Swim more than 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke? • Swim 25 yards butterfly and breaststroke? No to Any? Level 5 Yes to All? Check out our Oswego Otters Swim Team, Seahorse Swim Squad, or Private Swim Lessons!