Group Lessons
Virginia Vale proudly offers swim lessons from the Swim America Program. This robust curriculum will teach your children how to swim skillfully and safely.
Lessons are held Mondays through Thursdays from 11–11:30 am and 11:30 –12 noon. There are no lessons on Fridays. No make up classes or refunds due to weather or other absences.
We will offer eight week-long sessions beginning June 6, 2022. The cost of each week-long session is $30, or you can get one week free if you sign up for the whole summer for $200.
You must register and pay ONLINE. Payment by check or cash will NOT be accepted. Registration must be submitted by 5pm each Sunday. You must be logged in as a Virginia Vale member to register.
Private lessons are also available during regular club hours with coaches, lifeguards and swim instructors. Please contact them directly for scheduling.
Skills Progression and Advancement Goals
Station 1 – Bubbles
Skills To Be Learned
- Gradual Water adaptation
- Movement in the water
- Breath holding and release
- Submersion of the face
- Opening eyes underwater
- Blowing bubbles
- Wall bobs with bubbles
Advancement Goals
- 10 relaxed bobs
Station 2 – Floats and Glides
Skills To Be Learned
- Front float and recover
- Front glide and recover
- Back float and recover
- Back glide and recover
- Dumping bobs
- Streamline bobs
Advancement Goals
- Front glide and recover 5 seconds
- Back glide and recover 5 seconds
Station 3 – Kicking
Skills To Be Learned
- Porpoising
- Front kick, glide, and recover
- Back kick, glide, and recover
- Dolphin kick, glide, and recover
- Seesaw body movement
- Sitting on the kickboard
Advancement Goals
- Front kick 15 feet
- Back kick 15 feet
Station 4 – Crawl Stroke
Skills To Be Learned
- Rollover – front to back, back to front
- Finning and sculling
- Side-glide-kick
- Crawl armstroke
- Backwards bobs
- Somersaults forward and back
Advancement Goals
- Side-glide-kick, 20 feet
- Crawl stroke, 20 feet (no breathing)
Station 5 – Freestyle
Skills To Be Learned
- Crawl stroke with breathing
- Back crawl stroke
- Double somersaults
- Handstands
- Horizontal head first sculling
Advancement Goals
- Crawl stroke with breathing 30 feet
Station 6 – Backstroke
Skills To Be Learned
- Extended freestyle swimming
- Tread water
- Jump in and tread water
- Sitting dive
- Kneeling dive
- Standing dive
Advancement Goals
- Swim freestyle 75 feet
- Swim backstroke 30 feet
- Tread water for 1 minute
Station 7 – Breaststroke & Butterfly
Skills To Be Learned
- Breaststroke kick
- Breaststroke swim
- Butterfly arms
- Butterfly swim
- Windshield wiper w/ seesaw
Advancement Goals
- Swim freestyle 50 meters
- Swim backstroke 25 meters
- Kick breaststroke 20 feet
Station 8 – Turns
Skills To Be Learned
- Freestyle with bilateral breathing
Advancement Goals
- Swim 100 meters with bilateral breathing
- Swim 25 meters Breaststroke
- Swim 10 meters Butterfly
Station 9 – Lifetime Strokes
Skills To Be Learned
- Sidestroke kick
- Sidestroke swim
- Elementary backstroke
Advancement Goals
- Swim 200 meters Freestyle
- Swim 25 meters Butterfly
- Swim 50 meters Breaststroke
- Swim 50 meters Elementary Backstroke
- Swim 50 meters Sidestroke
Station 10 – Individual Medley
Skills To Be Learned
- Extended swimming and technique refinement
Advancement Goals
- Swim 300 meters Freestyle
- Swim 100 meters Backstroke
- Swim 100 meter Individual Medley