WAYS TO PLAY
Swim and Dive Programs
LOCATION
Centennial Aquatic Center
at the Centennial Recreation Complex
2300 Old Glenview Rd., Wilmette, IL 60091
PHONE NO.
POINT OF CONTACT
Sayre Froelich
Aquatics/Ice Supervisor
PHONE
Lesson Levels & Additional Information
SWIM LEVELS
Level 1: Water Exploration
Skills Needed
- None! This is an introduction to the water
Skills We’ll Learn
- Water safety and self-confidence
- Entering and exiting the water safely
- Breathing and blowing bubbles underwater
- Front and back floats
Level 2: Primary Skills
Skills Needed
- Entering and exiting the water
- Breathing and blowing bubbles underwater
- Beginner-level front and back floats
Skills We’ll Learn
- Gain independence with previous skills
- Gliding on the front and back
- Unsupported front crawl arm motions
Level 3: Stroke Readiness
Skills Needed
- Comfort in the water
- Front and back floats and glides
- Beginner-level flutter kicks and breaststroke kicks
Skills We’ll Learn
- Development of better breath control
- Gliding in streamline
- Strokes: front crawl (free style), breaststroke, elementary backstroke
- Introduction to treading water
Level 4: Stroke Development
Skills Needed
- Comfort in deeper waters and breath control
- Comfort swimming under water
- Gliding in streamline
- Beginner-level front-crawl (free style)
Skills We’ll Learn
- Comfort in deeper waters and breath control
- Comfort swimming under water
- Gliding in streamline
- Beginner-level front-crawl (free style)
Level 5: Stroke Refinement
Skills Needed
- Streamline with flutter kicks and dolphin kicks
- Free style, breaststroke, backstroke, elementary backstroke
- Treading water
Skills We’ll Learn
- Continued development with previously learned strokes
- New strokes: butterfly, side stroke
- Introduction to flip turns
- Introduction to diving
Level 6: Skill Proficiency
Students will learn to swim with ease and efficiency, and gain the ability to swim smoothly over greater distances.
DIVE LEVELS
Enrollment is limited to 10 in each class. Please register for the proper level class. Attendance at all sessions is strongly encouraged so all students are learning the same skills at the same time.
- Beginning Diving – Class prerequisites: Little/no experience, water safe, able to listen and follow directions. Goals: Three-step approach/hurdle and jump into the water on 1m, back jump on 1m, front dive on 1m, back dive on 1 m, inward drive on 1m, front somersault on 1m, front jump on 3m, back jump on 3m, front line-up on 3m.
- Intermediate Diving – Class prerequisites: Limited experience, ability to perform the dives listed as goals for the Beginning Diving I class. Goals: Reverse dive on 1m, front 1 1/2 on 1m, back somersault on 1m, reverse somersault on 1m, inward somersault on 1m, back line-up on 3m, front dive on 3m, inward dive on 3m.
- Advanced Diving – Prerequisites: Previous experience, ability to perform the dives listed as goals for the Intermediate Diving class. Goals: Add basic dives in several different positions, add twisting dives, add more 3m dives, and improve entries into the water in all directions.
AQUATIC FITNESS
FLUID RUNNING® GROUP
Fluid Running® is a deep water fitness class that provides all the benefits of running on land, without any impact. It’s a phenomenal full body workout! The benefits include:
- Burns up to 40% more calories than running on land
- You don’t need to be a runner
- Strengthens legs, core and arms
- Improves cardiovascular fitness
- Zero impact
- It’s enjoyable!
NEW THIS SUMMER: These high-energy, music-backed workouts are hosted by a certified Fluid Running instructor! Participants should be comfortable in the deep water and capable of swimming from the middle of the pool to the wall.
PRIVATE SWIM AND DIVING LESSONS
We’re booked for the season!
Centennial Pools is no longer accepting Private Swim Lesson requests – thanks for a wonderful summer!
SWIM LESSON NOTES
- Recommendations for when you’re registering for lessons: group swim lesson registration should be completed initially by age: 3–5 (Preschool) or 5–12 (Grade K and up), then by ability level. If your child hasn’t been swimming during the off season, register for the level they finished the season last year, the first session. This will give them a chance to (no pun intended) get their feet wet again, and muscle memory to kick in. Please register the child for the level they are at, not at the level you’d like them to be. Doing this will help create a positive learning environment and appropriate instruction for participants.
- Goggles or No Goggles? We recommend NO goggles for level 1 and level 2 swimmers. Becoming dependent on goggles will not help your child adapt and feel comfortable in water as they grow older. Goggles are also not allowed on our diving boards or slides. We want your child’s first experience going off the diving board to be positive and feel familiar underwater. Oftentimes, the child who panics after going off the diving board for the first time has never felt the sensation of being underwater without goggles.
- Rainy Day Procedure: Lessons will be held rain or shine. In the event of inclement weather (thunder or lightning), call the pool office no earlier than 30 minutes prior to your lesson to check for rain-outs/cancellations. Please DO NOT call any sooner, as weather conditions change from hour to hour. If a class is cancelled, a make-up will be scheduled the Friday of that week. One [1] make-up date will be given out per rain-out. Students who are unable to make up a rain-out in another class unless specifically approved by the Head Swim Lesson Instructors or Aquatics Coordinator ahead of time. Our best effort will be made to accommodate your request; however, it is not guaranteed as it depends on class availability.
- Make-Up Policy: For Group Lessons, one [1] make-up is allowed per session. The make-up must be completed during the current session and before the last week of the session, absolutely no exceptions. Advance notice must be given via email to sfroelich@wilpark.org if a lesson will be missed. Make-up lessons are not permitted for a forgotten lesson or a lesson that has already taken place before we receive notification. Prorated rates will not be issued for missed lessons.
- Cancellation/Refund Policy: Group Lessons – Under two weeks of a session’s start date, we will refund your fee paid, less a 10% surcharge, up to a maximum of $75. After the start of a session, a prorated refund for the remaining classes will be issued, less a 10% surcharge with no maximum limit. This policy is strictly enforced to allow appropriate lesson preparations. With a few exceptions (such as illness with a doctor’s note) full refunds will not be given. Your understanding is deeply appreciated. Refund requests will need to be approved by the Aquatics and Ice Supervisor or the Aquatics Coodinator. Private Lessons – All lessons must be paid for prior to instruction being given. If a lesson has been scheduled and the participant gives, at least, 24 hours notice of cancellation, there will be no charge. If a lesson does not show up, nor at least, 24 hours notice given, the cost of the lesson will be charged.
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