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Gophers Personal Water Safety (Red Cross L-6)

Class Length: 50 minutes
Class Size (max): 8 participants
Prerequisites: Successful completion of Timberwolves or instructor consent
Skills Include: HELP and Huddle positions for 2 minutes in deep water, survival swimming for 10 minutes, treading water only kicking for 2 minutes, appropriate turns for each stroke while swimming laps, surface dive and retrieving an object from the bottom of the pool, tuck and pike surface dives, 50 yards of: back crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, butterfly; and 100 yards of: front crawl and elementary backstroke

Registration Dates and Times

Fall 1 (September 8 - October 25)

Fall 1 (September 8 - October 25)
Days	Time	Location	Barcode
Sunday	5:00pm	Minneapolis	3857
REGISTRATION OPENS AUGUST 15

Fall 2 (October 26 - December 13)

Fall 2 (October 26 - December 13)
Days	Time	Location	Barcode
Sunday	5:00pm	Minneapolis	3893
NOTE All classes meet for 6 weeks. There will be no class from November 23-29, 2009.
REGISTRATION OPENS OCTOBER 17

Spring 1 (January 19 - March 7)

Spring 1 (January 19 - March 7)
Days	Time	Location	Barcode
Sunday	5:00pm	Minneapolis	3917
REGISTRATION OPENS JANUARY 2

Spring 2 (March 8 - May 9)

Spring 2 (March 8 - May 9)
Days	Time	Location	Barcode
Sunday	5:00pm	Minneapolis	3939
NOTE Sunday classes meet for 6 weeks. There will be no class from March 14-21 (Spring Break) or March 29-April 4 (Easter Holiday).
REGISTRATION OPENS FEBRUARY 27

Summer 3 (June 14 - August 8)

Summer 3 (June 14 - August 8)
Days	Time	Location	Barcode
Tuesday	5:45pm	St. Paul	3834
NOTE There will be no class from July 4-10, 2010.
REGISTRATION OPENS MAY 1

Pool Schedules

November Pool Schedules

Minneapolis
St. Paul

Contact

The Learn to Swim office is located in the lower level of the St. Paul Gymnasium.

lts@umn.edu
or call the Learn to Swim program at (612) 625-3794

Class Information

Youth Swimming

Parent Tot - Level 1
Parent Tot - Level 2
Swarm
Vikings
Twins
Lynx
Wild
Thunder
Timberwolves
Gophers Fitness Swimmer
Gophers Personal Water Safety
Competetive Swimming

Diving

Diving - Beginners
Diving - Intermediate

Adult Swimming

Adult Beginner Swimming
Adult Intermediate

Private Lessons

About Private Lessons

How to Register

Online Registration

Address: 1906 University Ave. SE, Minneapolis, MN 55455
Phone: 612-625-6800
Fax: 612-626-7708
Email: recsports@umn.edu

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