Schedule:
Tuesday 6pm-8pm Newfane Elementary
Thursday 6pm-8pm Newfane Elementary
Saturday 11am – 12pm Newfane Elementary
Saturday 12pm-1pm (ADAPTIVE ONLY Newfane Elementary)
Saturday 1pm-3pm (Lockport High School)
Learn to Swim- we will be offering a 3 lesson a week program for the cost of $100 a month, paid month to month on the 1st of every month. You may sign up for any session for your three lessons for added flexibility. LTS will be offered during the times above in 1/2 hour sessions. Junior and Senior Swim Team will have practice all 5 days and the cost will remain $125.00 a month paid month to month on the 1st of every month. Sibling discounts will be taken off the lesser charge and will be 25% discount for each additional child.
If you would like to join Niagara Aquatics, please email danielleandalora@gmail.com and we will send you a link to sign up.
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 Junior Group B
When the swimmer has mastered the Level 1 and 2 skills, they will move onto our competitive Swim Team, Junior Group B.
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
Learn To Swim Video