CCSU Blue Devil Swim School Registration Open
The eight-lesson course is designed for swimmers ages 3 and up.
The Central Connecticut swimming and diving team and CCSU Blue Devil Swim School has announced it will offer lessons for swimmers ages 3 and up. Open registration will be held on Saturday, April 13, from 9-11 a.m. in the Kaiser Hall Lobby at Central Connecticut State University. The lessons will run on Saturdays and Sundays from May 4 through June 30 for a total of eight lessons.
The CCSU Blue Devil Swim School is coached by CCSU swimming and diving head coach Bill Ball and assistant coach Alex Albert and staff.
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The swim school offers lessons for four levels of swimmers and are offered for $85 per swimmer. Each lesson will run for 40 minutes and introduce swimmers to a variety of swim skills and strokes.
Level 1 (Beginners) | Saturdays, 11:00 a.m. – 11: 40 a.m. | REGISTER
Enter the water comfortably; Blow bubbles, nose and mouth; Introduction to back float; Introduction to jumping in the water; Introduction to kicking on the wall and with a kickboard; Introduction to Scooping while held and with a kickboard; Introduction to pushing off the wall with glide and kick
Level 2 (Independent Swimmer) | Saturdays, 12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. | REGISTER
Push off the wall with glide and kick; Back Float; Introduction to front crawl; Introduction to side breathing; Introduction to backstroke; Introduction to breaststroke kick and arms individually; Bob up and down in and under water
Level 3 (Stroke Development) | Sundays, 11:00 a.m. – 11: 40 a.m. | REGISTER
Front crawl side-breathing basics; Backstroke basics; Deep water prep; Swim underwater bobbing for rings; Breaststroke basics; Introduction to butterfly
Level 4 (Swim Team Prep) | Sundays, 12:00 p.m. – 12:40 p.m. | REGISTER
Refining of all strokes in preparation to swim on a team; Turns for each stroke; Racing starts
A make up date for Saturday or Sunday missed lessons will be on July 13. For more information contact Bill Ball at ballb@ccsu.edu.