MANITOU SPRINGS SWIMMING & FITNESS CENTER

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Learn To Swim

3 years & up

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Baby & Me

6 months to 3 years old

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Revised 1/4/10

MAKE UP DAY POLICY:  

 At the end of a session there are make up days that are planned for children that have missed a lesson for family emergency reasons or if the facility had to cancel programs due to unforseeable circumstances like weather, instructor illness etc.

You must let the supervisor or the person in charge know about your situation prior to the lesson if your child had to miss a lesson. If there are no requests or reasons to have a make up day we will have no lessons that day.

We require one week notice for a full refund and 1/2 refund with 24 hr. notice.

One child in  a lesson group will be reduced to a 30 minute private lesson unless we can combine groups.

For  information on

The Colorado Torpedoes swim team non-competitive Rockets program

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What is SwimAmerica?
SwimAmerica is a national learn to swim program operated by the American Swimming Coaches Association through over 500 Program Directors at over 900 sites across the USA. It's the state of the art learn to swim program in the world today. Brought to you by the same people who have brought you the most successful sport team on the planet... the USA Olympic Swimming Team. What we learn teaching people to set world records, we use to teach new swimmers to enjoy swimming with the best techniques in the world... just like the development of great cars and trucks from the NASCAR and INDY car races. We learn from and teach the elite athlete AND the new child!

When should my child learn to swim?
As soon as your child is capable of independent motion, they are capable of getting into water and drowning. Therefore, swim lessons should begin as soon after 6 months of age as possible. Initially, they will not learn to swim per se. They will be learning: "ROLL OVER, FLOAT, YELL FOR HELP." Young children, because of the weight of their head and body proportions, can't readily "learn to swim." What you want, is to keep them SAFE. We do that by teaching them to surface when underwater, roll onto their backs, maintain themselves and breathe and YELL FOR HELP! History shows that this response SAVES LIVES because it "buys time" for the caregiver to realize that the child can float and yell. Tragedies occur when the child can't perform that skill. Once they have mastered ROLL OVER, FLOAT, YELL FOR HELP! Then we begin teaching "real swimming."

Why SwimAmerica for my child?
Lots of organizations and individuals teach swimming lessons. And you can pay less than you will pay at SwimAmerica. We don't teach lessons. We teach PEOPLE HOW TO SWIM. So what do you want to purchase? Swim lessons or having your child learn to swim? SwimAmerica Programs are all taught by members of the American Swimming Coaches Association who are certified in the teaching of swimming and experts in the proper development of stroke technique. We're the best in the world. Does your child deserve less than the best? You'll find two critically important features in SwimAmerica Learn to Swim... First, we're technique oriented. We teach your child to swim like a pro with expert technique from the very first day in the water. They'll start with learning how to exhale underwater... and progress through every skill that an Olympic Swimmer will learn when they learned to swim. Second, we're goal-directed. Our coaches (in-water instructors) focus on the critical skills to achieve to move your child through the teaching progression as rapidly as they can do so. All learning is individually based... your child will learn as fast as they are able to do so, no waiting for those "slower in development." That's crucial when your child's safety is at stake. SwimAmerica is run by the pros. And your child's progress will prove it.

If you have any questions about our program, please email Certified Swim America Director:

 Roy Chaney

Aquatics/Fitness Director

Head Coach Colorado Torpedoes Swim Team

Swim America Stations

Baby & Me 

- Gradual Water Adaptation