Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Mount Holyoke College offers swimming lessons


Mount Holyoke College Swimming & Diving Lessons
& Competitive Swimmer Stroke Improvement

The Mount Holyoke College Swimming and Diving Team is offering lessons to children (ages 9 months to teenagers).  The classes will be held at Kendall Hall and will be taught by members of the Mount Holyoke College Swimming and Diving Team.

We are offering a 3-week session with classes offered on either Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.  The lessons will begin on MONDAY, September 12th and will end on THURSDAY, September 29th, 2011.  There will be two class sessions available on Mon/Wed and one session on Tues/Thurs.  Springboard diving lessons will be held on Mon/Wed from 5:00-5:45.  The cost is $60.00 for children of Mount Holyoke faculty and staff and $65.00 for others.  You may sign up for 1 lesson a week (3 lessons total) for $30.

For children under 5 years of age the class will involve a parent being in the water with the child.  Babies must wear swimming diapers AND rubber pants. The Parent Child Lessons will be 30 minutes long:
                        M/W    4:15 – 4:45 PM            9 months - 2 years old
                        M/W    5:00 - 5:30 PM 3 - 4 years old

We will be offering COMPETITIVE SWIMMERS stroke and turn technique instruction during the Tuesday and Thursday 4:15-5:00 session.

Questions - Contact Dave Allen at 413-538-2314 or dmallen@mtholyoke.edu

**SESSIONS MAY HAVE LIMITED ENROLLMENT, PLEASE SIGN UP EARLY**