SHINE Swim Academy Programming

SHINE Swim Academy  offers a variety of aquatic programs following the nationally recognized teaching method of Swim America. Swim America’s learn-to-swim program provides a results-oriented, proven system providing swimmers a skills certificate with gold stickers to reward and organize their plan for progression. 

TESTING VIDEO

ALL swimmers 4-12 will need to be tested prior to being placed in our program. The following video is what we will work through with each swimmer. 

 

Year Round Classes: 

Parent Tot:(22 months - 3.8 years)

  • Young 3's : (3 - 4 years old w/ teacher recomendation) 

Group Swim Lesson : (4 to 12 years)  

Every swimmer is tested prior to being registered for proper lane placement. Swimmers must be able to pass Swim test. Must be 100% potty trained.  Swim America offers two different progression Charts for swimmers in Group Lessons.  Swimmers will receive a chart, which is kept at home, and will 'ring the bell' when they achieve a sticker for their Skills Chart.

  • Pre-School Chart (4 -6 years) The advancement skills take into considersation their age and body development. The process beigns with breath holding, floating and then kicking. The introduction of breaststroke and butterfly happens after they have completed full stroke freestyle and baskstroke. Sidebreath is added towards the end of this chart along with dives.  Once as swimmer turns 6, you will graduate/ be converted to the School Age Chart, even if you haven't completed the chart.  Year round lessons 1x/week is the best way to complete the program.
  • School Age Chart (6-12 years) – Swimmers who start the program at 5 yrs old will started on the chart.  The process begins with floating, then kicking on the front and back and then progresses to freestyle and backstroke.  After free and back they are introduced to breaststroke kick, and then 'whole stroke' breaststroke and butterfly.  After they can swim the four competitive strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly) they'll learn two lifetime safety strokes.  In order to complete the program, they must swim 300 yards freestyle.

After completion of the swim chart, they can continue in our program, but we encourage swimmers to join swim team.  They have earned that opportunity!!!  If team isn't for them,  they can move onto another activity, but remember.....JUST KEEP SWIMMING!  

 

Special Programing: We offer these classes mainly on Saturday. 

Adult Lessons: Ages 18+ years

Older Starters: Ages 7 to 12 years

Nervous Beginners: Age 4 to 6.5 years 

Private Lessons: We are not able to facilitate private lessons at this time.