CRC’s Learn To Swim Program is American Red Cross instruction designed to help swimmers of all ages begin, develop and refine their swimming skills. Red Cross Water Safety Instructors teach a variety of swim strokes, personal safety skills and diving techniques. At more advanced levels, students refine skills and discover how to incorporate swimming into a lifetime fitness program. The American Red Cross Learn To Swim Program is the most comprehensive and effective program of its kind available anywhere! CRC’s Red Cross Learn To Swim Program is progressive; you must satisfactorily demonstrate the skills of the previous level on the first day of class to gain admittance into the next level. On day one, swimmers will be placed into levels based upon skill testing.

Private Lessons: 4 1/2 hour classes package = $80.00
Group Lessons: 10-12 1/2 hour classes = $10.00
CRC City-wide pool/center membership or Dunham - Otto Armleder Pool membership required.

Learn To Swim Program Session Dates:
Session Dates Monday, June 13 to Friday, July 22
Dunham Otto Armleder Pool Registration - at Dunham Recreation Center 4356 Dunham Lane 45238
                                Wednesday, June 1 6:00pm-8:00pm
3 sessions offered: Monday, June 13 to Thursday, June 30
                                Tuesday, July 5 to Thursday, July 21
                                Monday, July 25 to Thursday, August 11
Pleasant Ridge Pool Registration at Pleasant Ridge Center - 5915 Ridge Road 45213
                                Tuesday, June 7 6:00pm-8:00pm

For Registration at all other pools, visit or call the pool.
*Course fees will not be refunded for inclement weather or class cancellations.

Adults of all skill levels are welcome. Contact the pool.
Parents and Child Aquatics - ages 6 months-3 years old.
Builds swimming readiness while emphasizing fun. A great chance for children and parents to enjoy
the water together! Parents/Caregivers are required to be in the water with their children.

Preschool Level 1,2,3 - ages 4 and 5.
Promotes the developmentally-appropriate learning of fundamental water safety and aquatic skills
by young children.

Level 1- Introduction to Water Skills - ages 6 and older
Orientation to water, basic safety rules, blowing bubbles and bobbing in chest deep water.

Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Expands on basic skills, gliding, rhythmic breathing, flutter kick, retrieving objects from pool bottom
in chest-deep water.

Level 3 -Stroke Development
Increases swimming skills, safety and non-swimming rescue skills, safe diving rules, life jackets
and opening airways.

Level 4 -Stroke Improvement
Develops confidence and competency in strokes and safety skills, familiarity with CPR, perform
rotary breathing, deep-water bobbing and experimenting with buoyancy and floating positions.

Level 5 -Stroke Refinement (offered in summer)
Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes, butterfly, front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke,
elementary backstroke and sidestroke.

Level 6 -Swimming and Skill Proficiency (offered in summer)
Develops maximum efficiency, power and endurance of strokes. Menu options: Personal Water
Safety, Lifeguard Readiness, Fundamentals of Diving, Fitness Swimming.

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