Aquatic Sports

Sailing

Enjoy the week outside on a lake. Learn about boating safety and rigging. This program is offered M-TH in cooperation with the Minneapolis Park Boar. Demonstrated swimming ability required.

Guardstart – New Class!

American Red Cross GuardStart: Lifeguarding tomorrow is designed to prepare youth swimmers to eventually take Red Cross Lifeguarding certification programs and for future work as lifeguards. The GuardStart program helps participants build a foundation of knowledge, attitudes and skills that they will need to be responsible lifeguards. Lessons are grouped into five main areas: prevention, fitness, response, leadership and professionalism. All levels of swimmers are invited to participate as this is NOT a swimming intensive class. CPR/AED and Standard First Aid will be taught as a part of this class.

SCUBA

Self-Contained Underwater Breathing Apparatus—SCUBA. Discover a new environment by using specialized equipment and exploring physics concepts necessary to plan a dive. Set up tanks, breathe on a regulator, and share air with a diving partner. This program is offered in cooperation with the University Aquatic Program & Superior Expeditions. Demonstrated swimming ability required. Medical check-up, doctor’s approval, and Superior Expeditions waiver and release required for participation. No certification is offered at the completion of this course.

Competitive Swimming – New Instructor!

This class will teach and refine the four competitive swimming strokes: butterfly, breaststroke, backstroke, and freestyle. If you are interested in swimming with more ease and confidence or have ever thought about pursuing the sport of swimming, this class is for you. Body balance, timing, and correct stroke technique will be taught for each of the four strokes. Other aspects of competitive swimming will also be introduced, including turns, pace clock reading, and swimming language. To participate, you must be able to swim one length of the pool front crawl and back crawl. This program is offered in cooperation with the Twin Cities Swim Team. Two free weeks of coaching with the Twin Cities Swim Team are included with this program. This is a swimming intensive class. Participants MUST be able to swim in order to take this class.

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