Learn to Swim is for all ages typically starting at age 3 to Adult. During the summer, our insured and trained instructors will come to your pool. We also have a very popular Adaptive swim program and will provide receipts for families needing reimbursement.
If you would like to join Niagara Aquatics, please fill out the Registration form on the website and once complete, call or text 716-857-0755.
Diving Lessons with Coach Jasper occur Saturdays at Sweet Home High School.
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Swimming Lessons Level 1
Level one focuses on getting the swimmer comfortable in the water.
The swimmer will start the program using a floatation device for their comfort.
The following skills will be taught:
How to enter and exit the water correctly and safely
How to be an independent swimmer with a floatation device
Place face into the water and blow bubbles
Float on both back and front
Front glide and back glide
Roll from front to back
Jump into the water with assistance
Submerge and retrieve an object in chest deep water
Properly use and kick with a kickboard
We will gradually lessen the amount of floatation that is needed until the swimmer is not dependent on a floatation device
Swimming Lessons Level 2
When the swimmer has mastered the Level 1 skills, they will move to Level 2.
Level 2 is for swimmers who can swim independently without a floatation device for support.
The following skills will be taught:
Basic freestyle stroke
Backstroke
Breaststroke
How to tread water
Sitting dive from the pool deck
Kneeling dive from the pool deck
Standing dive from the pool deck
Jumping into the water from the start block
Continue to build on breathing/face in the water
Swim Team Prep
When the swimmer has mastered the Level 1 and 2 skills, they will move onto our competitive Swim Team Prep
The following Techniques will be taught:
Freestyle
Backstroke
Breaststroke
Butterfly
How to dive from the starting block
Streamlining
Flip turns
Starts and finishes
Endurance building
Rules for competition