(3-5 yrs.) Prerequisite: Child must leave parent willingly, be comfortable in the water, follow directions and function well in a group. When possible, children are grouped by ability. Class emphasizes helping children gain basic aquatic skills including entering and exiting the water safely, blowing bubbles with mouth and nose submerged, submerging under water. With assistance students learn to float and glide on front and back, rolling from front to back and back to front, swimming using arms and legs on front and back at least two body lengths. For safety reasons, flotation devices may be used. Flotation devices are used for all Pee Wee 1 classes at Audrey Moore and Franconia Rec Centers.

(3-5 yrs.) Prerequisites: Pee Wee Paddler 1 or equivalent skill proficiency. Class emphasizes helping children increase independence in their skill performance while continuing to increase comfort in the water. Skills include bobbing, floating and gliding on front and back with and without assistance, swimming on front and back at least three body lengths with and without assistance. Flotation devices may be used.

The ultimate swimming workout that helps students refine strokes to increase efficiency, endurance and swim distance. Students are taught how to adjust their personal workout to keep interest and gradually increase their workout to make it more challenging.

This shallow-water class provides cardiovascular workout and increases muscle tone, strength and endurance. ~

This one-time special event features a mixture of various types of shallow water exercises. Aqua Flex will be taught by multiple instructors during the two-hour session. Instructors will use various styles and intensity to give participants a broad sample of our water aerobics offerings. Come for the whole two hours or any part of the session. Reserve your space early to guarantee a spot.

(6 mos.-18 mos.) Register your baby for this class designed for babies and their parent(s), or other favorite adult who want to learn water adjustment and aquatic skills together. Learn how to enter and exit the water in a safe manner, feel comfortable in the water and explore submerging to the mouth, nose and eyes. Explore buoyancy on front and back, change body position and learn safety information. Two adults may participate with each child. Babies must wear tight-fitting swim diaper and plastic pants under bathing suit.

Prerequisite: Ability to demonstrate arm and leg actions for both breaststroke and butterfly for six yards. Class emphasizes developing arm and leg actions for these strokes while coordinating timing and breathing. Starts and turns for these strokes are introduced.

Prerequisite: Ability to swim freestyle and backstroke 15 yards using arm and leg action. Class emphasizes developing backstroke elements using arm and leg actions while implementing breathing techniques. Starts and turns for these strokes are introduced.

(2.5-3.5 yrs.) Intro to Pee Wee Paddler introduces 2-year 6 month to 3 year 6-month-old children to floating, kicking, paddling, submerging, and water safety skills in a unique setting designed to prepare the child for the next session of Pee Wee Paddler I once they turn 3 years 6 months. This class has a smaller instructor-student ratio with no more than 4 students allowed per instructor. Children must function well in a group setting without a parent. Non-potty-trained participants must wear swim diapers under swimsuit- no disposable or cloth diapers are allowed.

This class focuses on increasing your physical endurance and swim distance. Workouts are designed to meet class abilities and to improve overall physical fitness through lap swimming. Students are also taught to design a personal workout and to use the pace clock. ~

Prerequisite: Ability to swim at least 25 yards on front and back. This is the perfect class for people who want to start swimming laps or for those who have not been a lap swimmer for an extended time. Learn techniques needed to swim laps, improve swimming skills and proficiency, increase your confidence, endurance and distance swimming. ~

(4-6 yrs.) Prerequisites: Pee Wee 2 or equivalent skill proficiency. Class emphasizes helping children gain basic swimming propulsive skills and increase endurance and distance without assistance or using flotation devices. Skills include jumping in chest deep water, submerging and holding breath five seconds, bobbing, treading water, swimming front crawl 10 yards, and on back five yards.