Swimming Lessons Schedule

Please note that all times are subject to change.

Each Level is capped at 10 swimmers.

With the increase in costs our fees have been adjusted, see 'Fees' on the right.

NO REFUNDS given after first day of swim session.

Fall Swim Lesson Schedule

August

Monday - Thurday: August 4-7, 11-14
10:00-10:40 Am, 10:50-11:30 Am, 1:00-1:40 Pm, 1:50- 2:30 Pm

Tuesday & Thursday Evening: August 5,7,12,14,19,21,26,28
7:00 - 7:40 Pm

Saturday Morning: August 9,16,23,30
10:05 - 10:45 Am
Parents Can Teach Too Class 9:30 - 10:00 Am
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September

Tueday & Thursday Evening: Sept 2,4,9,11,16,18,23,25
7:00 - 7:40 Pm

Saturday Morning: Sept 6,13,20,27
10:05 - 10:45 Am
Parents Can Teach Too Class 9:30 - 10:00 Am
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October

Tueday & Thursday Evening: Oct 7,9,14,16,21,23,28,30
7:00 - 7:40 Pm

Saturday Morning: Oct 4,11,18, 25
10:05 - 10:45 Am
Parents Can Teach Too Class 9:30 - 10:00 Am
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November

Tueday & Thursday Evening: Nov 4,6,11,13,18,20,25
7:00 - 7:40 Pm (There will be no class Thurs, Nov 27th, Thanksgiving Holiday)

Saturday Morning: Nov 1,8,15,22
10:05 - 10:45 Am
Parents Can Teach Too Class 9:30 - 10:00 Am

There will be no swim lessons in December

Registration

RMC OutReach staff are available to help you with all your questions and registration needs.

By Mail:
Mail your payment to:
Rocky Mountain College

c/o swim lessons
1511 Poly Drive
Billings, Montana 59102

By Phone:
Call (406) 657-1035 or 1-800-877-6259 to register. We accept Visa, MasterCard, and Discover.

Hours: Monday-Friday, 8:30 am to 4:30 pm

Fees (per session):
Clu b Rocky Members:Tuesday/Thursday $48
Saturday $24

NON Club Rocky Members:
Tuesday/Thursday $56
Saturday $32

Age Information:

Parents Can Teach Too

6 months - 4 years

Level 1 starts at age 4

American Red Cross Learn to Swim Program

Rocky Mountain College Skills Sheet

Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills

• Help students feel comfortable in the water
• Basic water safety rules
• Swimming on front and back using arm and leg actions
• Using a life jacket
• Recognizing a swimmer in distress and getting help
• Submerging mouth, nose, and eyes
• Exhaling water
• Opening eyes underwater and picking up submerged object
• Floating on front and back

Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills

• Give students success with fundamental skills
• Moving in the water while wearing a life jacket
• Submerging entire head
• Front and back glide
• Treading water using arm and leg motions
• Recognizing a swimmer in distress and getting help
• Bobbing in water
• Jellyfish float
• Swimming using combined stroke on front and back

Level 3: Stroke Development

• Build on the skills in Level 2 by providing guided practice
• Reaching assist
• Submerging and retrieving an object
• Front and back crawl
• Kneeling or standing dive (shallow dive progression)
• Rotary breathing in horizontal position
• Survival float, back float
• Butterfly-kick and body motion

Level 4: Stroke Improvement

• Provide further coordination and refinement of strokes
• Safe diving rules
• Dive from stride position of shallow dive
• Survival float, back float
• Elementary backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly
• Throwing assist
• Feet-first surface dive
• Front and back crawl

Level 5: Stroke Refinement

• Provide further coordination and refinement of strokes
• Survival Swimming
• Standing dive (diving progression)
• Open turns on front and back
• Front and back crawl
• Performing rescue breathing
• Tuck surface dive and pike surface dive
• Front flip turn and back flip turn
• Elementary backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, sidestroke

Level 6: Swimming and Skill Proficiency

• Refine the strokes so students swim with ease, efficiency, power, and smoothness over greater distances. Level 6 is divided into 4 parts. Each of these parts focuses on preparing students to participate in more advanced courses, such as Water Safety Instructor and Lifeguard Training.
• Personal Water Safety
• Fundamentals of Diving
• Lifeguard Readiness
• Fitness Swimmer