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Swimming Lessons

Swimming Lesson Sessions will take place Monday-Friday for two weeks at either SPASH or PJ Jacobs. Unless otherwise noted, lessons are one hour long. Also, students must be 5 years old on or before the first date of their lesson.

Session 1: June 15 - June 26

Session 2: June 29 - July 10

(No classes on July 3)

Session 3: July 13 - July 24

Session 4: July 27 - August 7

 

To report your student’s absence from swim lessons, please contact: 

  • SPASH pool: 715-345-5459  
  • P.J. Jacobs pool: 715-345-5568

Important Information

The image shows a group of people swimming in an indoor pool, with various swimming equipment and decorations visible in the background.

Summer Meal Program

Free breakfast and lunch are available to all children under the age of 18 that reside within the boundaries of the Stevens Point Area Public School District. Students do not need to be enrolled in a Summer School course to participate in the free breakfast and lunch program during the summer.

🍎 Visit the Summer School Key Details page for specific locations/hours of the Summer Meal Program.

Transportation is not available for Swimming Lessons

Swim Assessments for Passing Levels

Beginner class:

There are 3 levels to the Beginning Class and the student must pass all 3 levels before advancing to Advance Beginner L3.  Child needs to swim the length of the pool, 25 yards, doing the front crawl with rhythmic breathing and the length of the pool doing the back crawl.

  • B1: student cannot do front or back float without help
  • B2: student can do front and back float by themselves and know the basic concept of rhythmic breathing
  • B3: student can do front and back float by themselves, rhythmic breathing is improved, and have the basic concept of front and back crawl, gaining strength to do it for the width of the pool, 25 yards.

Advanced Beginner class:

Students need to swim the length of the pool doing the elementary backstroke and with a greatly improved front and back crawl.  

Intermediate class:

Students need to swim two lengths of the pool doing front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and 15 yards of the butterfly.

Swimmer class:

Students will increase endurance of the intermediate class strokes and will probably be doing 75 yards of his/her strokes and will have a coordinated butterfly for the length of the pool, 25 yards.

Advanced Swimmer class:

Student will do 100 yards of the following strokes: back, breast, right and left side with inverted scissor kicks, front crawl, over arm side stroke and trudgen crawl. This class also includes extensive training of treading water, survival swimming, and inflating clothing for flotation.

Guard Start:

Extensive student training will include the following: recovery of submerged victims, escapes, water entries, rescues, sudden immersion skills, spinal injury management, breathing emergencies, approach strokes, mask, fins, and snorkel. Please Note: Students must be at least 15 years old by the last day of class AND must pass a pre-course swimming skills test.