Dakotah! Sport and Fitness allows members to register 48 hours earlier than nonmembers/guests.
Children of Dakotah! Sport and Fitness members must be listed on the membership account in order to register early and to receive the reduced rate.
One week before lessons start.
FOR
Please call 952.496.6891.
Welcome to the Swim Dakotah! program. Our swim program is intended to build confidence and safety in the water. Each level builds upon the natural progression of swimming, which helps the participant develop efficient, technically based skills while having fun in the water. These skills can be used for either recreational swimming or lifelong fitness.
Swim Dakotah! instructors have been trained both in and out of the pool, and continue to improve on their skills to keep our swim program consistent. Smaller class sizes allow more oneon-one instructor time, as well as more time to practice skill development.
PARENT-TOT
Age: 18-36 months • 30-minute class
Ratio 10:1
$80/Member • $120 Nonmember
Parent-Tot classes are a great way to continue to get a swimmer comfortable in the water. They will learn necessary swim and safety skills in the water. To “graduate” this level, a swimmer must be three years old, after that they can move to a level 1 or 2.
Skills Taught: Water adaptation, blow bubbles, submerge face, assisted front and back floats, zooms/glide under water, assisted roll, independent front crawl with barbell, safe exit and entry.
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 4:35-5:05pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 2: 5:10-5:40pm
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 3: 9:40-10:10am
LITTLE LEVEL 1: BUBBLES
Ages: 3-7 • 30-minute class • Ratio 3:1
$80/Member • $120 Nonmember
This is a great starting point for younger kids, who are new or afraid of the water! In this class, a swimmer will practice water adaptation, work toward going underwater, and build up to learning to float. Our goal is to get the swimmer more comfortable and safer in the water!
Skills Taught: Water adaptation, selfsubmerge, assisted front float-face in water (10 seconds), assisted back float (15 seconds), glide (three feet), blow bubbles with controlled breathing.
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 10-10:30am
Option 2: 4:35-5:05pm
Option 3: 5:45-6:15pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 4: 4:35-5:05pm
Option 5: 5:10-5:40pm
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
LITTLE LEVEL 2: FLOATS
Ages: 3-7 • 30-minute class • Ratio 3:1
$80/Member • $120 Nonmember
This level is where younger swimmers learn to float and move in the water. Swimmers are building up to swim independently, without the assistance of equipment or an instructor. Your child will learn to float and roll over to catch a breath.
Skills Taught: Retrieve an object from waist-height, independent front-float (10 seconds), independent back float (20 seconds), assisted roll from back to front, glide (5 feet), independent swim (10 feet).
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 10:35-11:05am
Option 2: 4-4:30pm
Option 3: 4:35-5:05pm
Option 4: 5:45-6:15pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 5: 4-4:30pm
Option 6: 5:45-6:15pm
January 23-March 13 (Fridays)
Option 7: 11-11:30am
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 8: 8:30-9am
Option 9: 10:50-11:20am
Option 10: 11:25-11:55am
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Questions? Call 952.496.6891.
Option 6: 9:05-9:35am
Option 7: 9:40-10:10am
Option 8: 10:50-11:20am
Option 9: Noon-12:30pm
LITTLE LEVEL 3: KICKS
Ages 3-7 • 30-minute class • Ratio 3:1 $80/Member • $120 Nonmember
The primary focus of this level is to strengthen a younger swimmer’s kick. The swimmer will learn flutter kick on their front and back, as well as elementary backstroke kick. With these kicking skills, we will begin to learn to tread water.
Skills Taught: Retrieve an object from four feet of water, streamline/glide (10 feet), flutter kick on front (20 feet), flutter kick on back (20 feet), elementary backstroke kick, independent roll from front to back, independent swim (20 feet).
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 11:10-11:40am
Option 2: 4-4:30pm
Option 3: 5:45-6:15pm
Option 4: 6:55-7:25pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 5: 4-4:30pm
Option 6: 5:45-6:15pm
January 23-March 13 (Fridays)
Option 7: 11:35am-12:05pm
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 8: 9:05-9:35am
Option 9: 10:15-10:45am
Option 10: 11:25-11:55am
YOUTH LEVEL 1-2:
BUBBLES AND FLOATS
Ages 8-12 • 30-minute class • Ratio 3:1
$80/Member • $120 Nonmember
This class is designed specifically for older kids learning to swim. This level is where they learn to float and move in the water. Swimmers are building up to swim independently, without the assistance of equipment or an instructor. Your child will learn to float and roll over to catch a breath.
Skills Taught: Water adaptation, bubbles (10 seconds), retrieve an object from waist-height , independent front-float (10 seconds), independent back float (20 seconds), assisted roll from back to front glide (five feet), independent swim (10 feet).
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 1: 9:40-10:10am
YOUTH LEVEL 3: KICKS
Ages 8-12 • 30-minute class • Ratio 4:1
$80/Member • $120 Nonmember
This class is designed specifically for older kids. The primary focus of Level 3 is to strengthen a swimmer’s kick. The swimmer will learn flutter kick on their front and back, as well as elementary backstroke kick. With these kicking skills, we will begin to learn to tread water.
Skills Taught: Retrieve an object from 4 feet of water, streamline/glide (10 feet), flutter kick on front (20 feet), flutter kick on back (20 feet), elementary backstroke kick, independent roll from front to back, independent swim (20 feet).
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 1: 4:35-5:05pm
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 2: 8:30-9am
LEVEL 4: ARMS
Ages 6-12 • 30-minute class Ratio 4:1
$80/Member • $120 Nonmember
Level 4 will give a swimmer a solid foundation to start working on technique. We learn freestyle, backstroke, and elementary backstroke. Introduce rhythmic breathing and continue treading water.
Skills Taught: Streamline (15 feet), freestyle arms and kicks (30 feet), rhythmic breathing (flip every three arms), backstroke arms and kick (30 feet), elementary backstroke (30 feet)
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 5:10-5:40pm
Option 2: 6:20-6:50pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 3: 5:10-5:40pm
Option 4: 6:20-6:50pm
January 23-March 13 (Fridays)
Option 5: 12:10-12:40pm
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 6: 9:05-9:35am
Option 7: 10:15-10:45am
LEVEL 5: FREESTYLE AND BACKSTROKE
Ages 6-12 • 30-minute class • Ratio 4:1
$80/Member • $120 Nonmember
This is the level to master freestyle and backstroke with proper breathing, rotation, and technique. We will introduce the kicks for breaststroke and butterfly to prepare for the next level.
Skills Taught: Freestyle with side breath and rhythmic breathing (25 yards), backstroke with shoulder rotation (25 yards), elementary backstroke (25 yards), breaststroke kick (15 yards), dolphin kick (15 yards).
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 11:45am-12:15pm
Option 2: 4-4:30pm
Option 3: 5:10-5:40pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 4: 5:45-615pm
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 5: 8:30-9am
Option 6: 10:15-10:45am
LEVEL 6: BREASTSTROKE AND BUTTERFLY
Ages 6-12 • 30-minute class • Ratio 4:1
$80/Member • $120 Nonmember
After mastering freestyle and backstroke, we move on to the “hard strokes.” In this level, the swimmer will work on butterfly and breaststroke while building endurance. They will be introduced to diving as well.
Skills Taught: Butterfly: full stroke with correct timing (15 yards), breaststroke: full stroke with correct timing (15 yards), freestyle (50 yards), backstroke (50 yards), seated dive.
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 5:10-5:40pm
Option 2: 6:20-6:50pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 3: 6:20-6:50pm
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 4: 10:50-11:20am
Option 5: Noon-12:30pm
LEVEL 7: TURNS AND ENDURANCE
Ages 6-12 • 60-minute class • Ratio 6:1
$92/Member • $133/Nonmember
During this level we are building on skills to help begin a competitive swimming career. They focus on turns and building endurance to prepare for junior swim team.
Skills to be Tested: Endurance, flip turns and correct stroke transitions, butterfly and breaststroke (25 yards), freestyle and backstroke (100 yards), kneeling dive.
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 6:20-7:20pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 2: 6:20-7:20pm
LEVEL 8: JUNIOR SWIM TEAM
Ages 6-12 • 60-minute class • Ratio 6:1 $92/Member • $133/Nonmember
This level is for children who are looking to move up to swim competitively. Or anyone who is looking for stroke improvement while building endurance. This level is ran similar to a swim team practice.
Skills to be Tested: Endurance, 100-yard IM with correct turns, technical stroke work, turn (flip turns and proper transitions), standing dive and competition start, swim team preparation.
January 24-March 14 (Saturdays)
Option 1: 11:25am-12:25pm
ADULT: LEARN TO SWIM
Ages 18+ • 30-minute class • Ratio 4:1
$90/Member • $120/Nonmember
This level is intended for adults who are unable to swim and want to develop basic swim skills for safety and recreation. These lessons are geared toward their individual needs with the goal of getting them to be more comfortable in the water.
Skills Taught: Catered toward individual goals, confidence in the water, independence in the water, front float, back float, kicks, breath control, front crawl.
January 20-March 10 (Tuesdays)
Option 1: 6:55-7:25pm
January 22-March 12 (Thursdays)
Option 2: 6:55-7:25pm