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58 WAC Magazine | wac.net athletic programs wac swim school / juniors Program information and registration: Aquatics & Junior Programs Manager Tamra Sherwood: 206.464.3073 or tsherwood@wac.net (unless otherwise noted) Children must be on a family membership to participate in WAC junior classes. Contact Member Services at 206.464.3068 or membership@wac.net. Full class listings are available one week prior to registration opening. The WAC Swim School & Junior Athletic Programs Fall Session II: November 3–December 15 Call for late openings. Winter Session I: January 5–February 16 Registration begins Monday, December 17 All classes take place Saturdays, 8:30 am–12 pm Register Online: wac.net/swim-lessons Toddler Time Come play in the water during preschool swim with music and toys. Want something more structured? Sign up for Tiny Tots swim lessons. u Tuesdays: 10:30–11 am; Thursdays: 10:30–11 am Swim Lessons Tiny Tots (Ages 6 months–3 years) Children learn water adjustment, play games, and sing songs. Parents learn elements of water safety and the swimming progressions to help their children become lifelong swimmers. An adult must accompany each child in the water. u Saturdays: 10:15 am & 11:25 am (30 minutes) Preschool (Ages 3–5) All lessons are 30 minutes. Preschool 1: For brand-new swimmers! This class helps kids become comfortable in the water. All skills are performed with a teacher. Preschool 2: Develop comfort in the water. Learn breath control and swimming on front and back with assistance. Preschool 3: Swimming three yards on front and back. Good breath control. Establishing foundations for freestyle and elementary backstroke. Preschool 4: Swimming seven yards on front and back. Comfort in deep water. Technical foundations for breaststroke, freestyle, and elementary backstroke. Youth (Ages 6+) Lessons for Levels 1–3 are 30 minutes. Lessons for Levels 4–6 are 40 minutes. Level 1: Beginners or those learning comfort in the water. Learn floats and how to swim on front and back. Level 2: Swimming five yards on front and back. Good breath control. Establishing foundations for freestyle and backstroke. Level 3: Swimming 10 yards freestyle. Comfort in deep water. Technical foundations for breaststroke, freestyle and backstroke. The WAC Swim School L I N D S E Y W A S S O N 206.464.3086 • pool@wac.net • wac.net/fitness