St. Olaf Swim Academy Lessons Registration 2025

Welcome! Thank you for choosing St. Olaf Lake for your Summer Swim Lessons!

You can register below:

Program Cost - $39.00 per participant - No refund unless the entire week of class is cancelled.

**Register on-line / in person at the City Hall or use the registration forms the students received at school** These can be turned back into the school with checks made payable to The City of New Richland

Classes are limited to the first 10-12 participants that register. Schedule will be emailed the week before each session begins. Assume you have the class you registered for unless otherwise notified.

Swim Classes:

We participate in the St. Olaf Lake Swim Academy Lesson program. Student should be registered into classes based on the prior year's level. Child must have passed the previous level to continue on to the next level. New students should register based on ability, however they will be evaluated to assure proper placement. Classes are held Monday - Friday for 2 weeks, these lessons will be 1/2 hour long.

Level 1- Introduction to Water Skills (must be 4 years old to begin lessons)

• For the beginner who is comfortable in the water.
• Swimmers learn basics of swimming: bobbing, going under water, supported front and back floating, supported rolling over from front to back and back to front, supported gliding , supported flutter kick, supported front crawl arms and jumping in.

Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills

• Swimmers should already be able to float on front and back and put their head under water.
• Swimmers will work on: independent front and back floating , independent rolling over from front to back and back to front, independent front and back glides, front crawl arms and kicks, back crawl arms and kicks, retrieving underwater objects, and jumping into water over their head.

Level 3 - Stroke Development

• Swimmers should already be comfortable swimming front stroke and swimming on their back.
• Swimmers will work on: gliding, freestyle with side breathing, backstroke, breast stroke and dolphin kicks, retrieving objects in deeper water, treading water, jumping into deep water and compact dives.

Level 4 - Stroke Improvement

• Swimmers should already be able to: swim front and back crawl 25 yards.
• Swimmers will work on: rotary breathing, freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, scissors kick and sidestroke, whip kick and breaststroke, intro to turning at wall, treading water with modified scissors, and diving in kneeling position.

Level 5 - Stroke Refinement

• Swimmers should already be able to: swim freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, whip kick, treading water, and dive.
• Swimmers will work on: alternate breathing, stride jump, refinement of: freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, dolphin kick and butterfly, open turn on front and back, feet-first surface dive, and treading water.

Level 6 - Swimming and Skill Proficiency

• Swimmers should already be able to: swim front and back crawl 50 yds, elementary backstroke 25 yards, breaststroke 25 yards, butterfly 25 yards, sidestroke 10 yards, tread water for 3 minutes, and dive.
• Swimmers will work on: All six strokes, front and back crawl flip turn, breaststroke turn, breaststroke speed turn and pullout, butterfly turn, sidestroke turn, pike and tuck surface dive, pike and tuck dive from board, tread water for five minutes, and basic water rescue.

*Level 6 is subject to change based on student demand.

Due to the limited class sizes and since there is no guarantee of passing, please register for ONE class per summer per child. If your child passes and there is room in the next session then you can register them at that time.

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