Maple Hills Pool is proud to offer a progressive swim program to both members and non-members. Our program combines water safety skills, efficient stroke mastery and endurance building.  Each class is designed to improve the swimmers water skills.  The classes are in logical progression so that each swimmer can get the instruction they need.  We are excited about teaching children to swim.

Program Philosophy:
 

At Maple Hills all students can learn to swim. The instructors will identify the strengths and weaknesses of all their students, and use strategies to best instruct all students, and facilitate an effective and efficient lesson class every day. Students deserve to learn at their own pace but must be pushed by the staff to learn new skills.

Goals: 

·       Create the most comprehensive, adaptable, consistent swim lesson program of any pool in the area. To be an example that other pools strive to reach within their program.

·       Improve the skills of swimmers at any age and any skill level that choose to attend our program.

·       Create an atmosphere where fun is part of the hard work by the students.

Our instructors love to swim! They will pass on their love for swimming as they interact with their students. They will effectively communicate both student accomplishments and needs to guardians. 

The skill sets for each class will consistently build upon a lower level class skill set. The class skills set are established by the management of the club. If a student progresses past a class’ skill set during a lesson session, then the student will be started on the skills for the next class level. 

~Parent-Tot: 6 months to 3 years old. Getting comfortable in the water and learning life saving skills.

~Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills (Ages 3+). Swimmers learn basics of swimming: bobbing, going under water, supported front and back floating, supported rolling over from front to back and back to front, supported gliding, supported flutter kick, supported front crawl arms, and jumping in.

~Level 2: Improving Skills and Swimming Strokes: Swimmers should already be able to float on front and back and put their head under water before entering this level. Swimmers will work on: independent front and back floating, independent rolling over from front to back and back to front, independent front and back glides, front crawl arms and kicks, back crawl arms and kicks, retrieving underwater objects, and jumping into water over their head.

~Level 3: Stroke Development. Swimmers should already be comfortable swimming front stroke and swimming on their back. Swimmers will work on: gliding, freestyle with side breathing, backstroke, breast stroke and dolphin kicks, retrieving objects in deeper water, treading water, jumping into deep water and compact dives.

~Level 4: Stroke Improvement. Swimmers should be able to swim 25 yards, both front and back. Swimmers will work on: rotary breathing, freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, scissors kick and sidestroke, whip kick and breaststroke, intro to turning at wall, treading water with modified scissors, and diving in kneeling position.

~Level 5: Stroke Refinement: Swimmers should already be able to: Swim freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, dolphin kick, treading water, and dive. Swimmers will work on: alternate breathing, stride jump, refinement of: freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, dolphin kick and butterfly, open turn on front and back, feet-first surface dive, and treading water.

~Level 6: Swimming & Skills Proficiency. Swimmers should already be able to: swim front and back crawl 50 yds, elementary backstroke 25 yards, breaststroke 25 yards, butterfly 25 yards, sidestroke 10 yards, tread water for 3 minutes, and dive. Swimmers will work on: All six strokes, front and back crawl flip turn, breaststroke turn, breaststroke speed turn and pullout, butterfly turn, sidestroke turn, pike and tuck surface dive, pike and tuck dive from board, tread water for five minutes, and basic water rescue.

~Adult Swim lessons are also available. Please contact the pool manager for more information.