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62 | Washington Athletic Club Magazine | JANUARY / FEBRUARY 2016 ATHLETIC PROGRAMS Junior Programs & Aquatics 206.464.3073 • kparr@wac.net • wac.net/athletics L U K E R U TA N JUNIOR ATHLETIC PROGRAMS & THE WAC SWIM SCHOOL 206.464.3073 | kparr@wac.net Children must be on a family membership to participate in any WAC Junior Classes. Please email Member Services at membership@wac.net or call 206.464.3068 to transfer to a family category prior to enrollment. Parents of children enrolled in Saturday Junior Programs will receive a punch card for reduced WAC Garage parking rates: $4 for three hours, $6 for four hours. L E S S O N R E G I S T R A T I O N I N F O R M A T I O N : Winter Session: January 9–February 20 Registration now open. Spring Session I: March 5–April 16 Registration begins at 9 am on Monday, February, 22 All classes take place Saturdays, 8:30 am–12 pm. Register online: wac.net/athletics/aquatics Full class listings, including level times, are available online one week prior to registration opening. Contact Kelly Parr if you need assistance: kparr@wac.net, 206.464.3073 SWIM LESSONS Tiny Tots (Ages 6 months–3 years) 30-minute lessons Children learn water adjustment, play games, and sing songs. Parents learn ele- ments of water safety and the swimming progressions to help their children become lifelong swimmers. Each child must be accompanied by an adult in the water. Thursdays: 10:30 am; Saturdays: 11:25 am Preschool (Ages 3–5) 30-minute lessons Preschool 1: Brand new swimmers! This class is designed to help kids become comfortable in the water. All skills are performed with a teacher. Preschool 2: Comfort in the water with an instructor, but minimal independent swim skills. 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 crawl stroke and elementary backstroke. Preschool 4: Swimming seven yards on front and back. Comfort in deep water. Technical foundations for breast stroke, crawl stroke, and elementary backstroke. Youth (Ages 6+) Levels 1–6 & FAST Level 1: Beginners or those learning comfort in the water. Minimal independent swim skills. Learn breath control and how to swim on front and back. Level 2: Swimming five yards on front and back. Good breath control. Establishing foundations for crawl stroke and elementary backstroke. Level 3: Swimming 10 yards crawl stroke. Comfort in deep water. Technical founda- tions for breast stroke, crawl stroke, and elementary backstroke. Level 4: Swimming 13 yards crawl stroke with side breathing. Endurance to swim the length of the pool on front and back.