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Swim lessons with the Michael Phelps Skill Center, located at 15 Lund road, Saco.  Michael Phelps Skill Center is a state-of-the-art center of swimming excellence that offers world class instruction and programs for triathletes, open-water, competitive, fitness and recreational swimmers as well as learn-to-swim students.

For more information visit

http://www.michaelphelpsskillcenter.com/


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Class Descriptions
Get Wet: 6 months - 3 years old. Get Wet is a parent and child class for children three years of age and younger (exceptions are made for older children). While focusing on water comfort, games, and relaxing in a warm water environment, parents are encouraged to challenge each child's skills and level of comfort in the water. Continually under the guidance of a competent instructor, the emphasis in Get Wet is on fun in the water!

Beginner Divisions: In Beginner, children are comfortable in the water, able to completely submerge, and can float on their front and back. The emphasis in Beginner is on development of confidence and feel for the water. Children remain in the Beginner level until they are swimming freestyle and demonstrating rotary breathing. It is anticipated that children will remain in this level for multiple sessions, as the skills to be mastered are quite broad and varied. Beginner has two age divisions; Beginner 1 is for ages 3-6, Beginner 2 is for ages 7+

Pre-Beginner Divisions: Pre-Beginner is our first class without parental involvement. Children must have reached the age of three to enroll in this level. The emphasis in Pre-Beginner is on basic water skills such as assisted and unassisted floating, blowing bubbles and retrieving items from the bottom of a shallow (3 foot) area. Listening to instructions and working within a group are stressed along with important water safety lessons. Pre-Beginner includes games and activities that build confidence while increasing the child’s comfort and feel for the water. Finally, children will become comfortable swimming under the water.
Fee: $90.00/session. Pre - Beginner has two age divisions; the skills covered in the two divisions are identical. Pre Beg. 1 is for ages 3-4 and Pre Beg 2 is for 5 year olds

Advanced Beginner Divisions: In Advanced Beginner, freestyle (crawl stroke) skills are honed and other competitive strokes are introduced and taught. The emphasis in Advanced Beginner is on confidence with freestyle and building comfort with other strokes. Children should be able to demonstrate rotary breathing, have mastered the air exchange process. Fee: $90.00/session. Advanced Beginner has two age divisions; the skills covered in the two divisions are identical. Advanced Beg. 1 is for ages 4-6. Advanced Beg. 2 is for ages 7+

Classes take place Saturdays
Half hour classes
1pm, 1:30pm, 2pm or 2:30pm start times
$90 for 6 weeks or $75 for 5 weeks

* Adjustments and discounts will be applied during checkout if applicable. *

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