Summer
Swim Camp
Swim Camp
Quality swimming lessons and an exceptional sports camp at the same time
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Boys and girls ages 5 to 12 yearsCamp Locations
Kanata - Earl of March High School
Barrhaven - Berrigan Elementary School
Description
This camp is offered only as a two-week session because of the number of hours required for swimming lessons.Kanata campers will walk to Beaverbrook Pool each morning for their lesson and then back to camp for the rest of the morning.
Barrhaven campers will travel by school bus to the Walter Baker Pool each morning for their lesson and then back to camp for the rest of the morning.
Campers will have a 45-minute swimming lesson each morning for two weeks (no lessons on Mondays). When they are not at their swim lessons, "swim campers" will participate in our Multi-Sport Camp in the morning and additional free swims each afternoon.
Swim Camp is the perfect solution for busy parents. No need to drive your kids to swim lessons outside of your regular work day. Lessons will be provided during camp hours by experienced, qualified swim instructors and participants will work toward completing their levels in the City of Ottawa's Lifesaving Society SWIM program. Campers will be placed in appropriate swim levels based on the swim assessment completed on the first day. We will be offering a variety of levels throughout the morning and will ensure that each camper is placed in the appropriate group. Just as with the City of Ottawa swim program, participants will receive a progress report at the end of each session.
Appropriate Swim Level
Our swim program is run in conjunction with the City of Ottawa and we rely on the expertise of their lifeguards to assess the appropriate levels of all campers.Campers will be placed in swim groups of 8 (as follows) based on the swim level provided by parents on their registration form. However, the lifeguards reserve the right to move a swimmer to a different level based on their assessment over the first 3 days of lessons. Parents will receive written notice of their child's swim level on Thursday of the first week.
09:40am - 10:10am (levels 1 and 2) *
10:10am - 10:55am (levels 3 and 4) *
10:55am - 11:40am (levels 5 and 6) *
* Small group sizes allow the instructor (and an assistant) to work very closely with all campers at different levels.
Determing Swim Levels
Please be sure to add YOUR CHILD'S SWIM LEVEL to their registration according to the descriptions below. This helps us in ensure a safe swim experience for all campers.Swimmer 1: These beginners will become comfortable jumping into water with and without a Personal Flotation Device. They値l learn to open their eyes and exhale underwater, and gain the skills to confidently get objects off the bottom. They値l work on floats and moving through the water on their front and back.
Swimmer 2: These advanced beginners will jump into deeper water, and learn to be comfortable falling sideways into the water wearing a Personal Flotation Device. They値l be able to support themselves at the surface without an aid, learn whip kick, and swim 10-15m on their front and back.
Swimmer 3: These junior swimmers will cannonball, dive and roll into the water. Their new bag of tricks includes treading water, handstands, in-water somersaults and swimming underwater. They値l work on front crawl and back crawl over short distances, and endurance swims of 25 to 50m.
Swimmer 4: These intermediate swimmers will refine dives and stride entries. They値l wrestle with eggbeater kick, and master foot-first surface dives, and in-water back somersaults. They値l learn to scull and swim lengths of front, back crawl, whip kick, and breaststroke arms with breathing. They値l cap it all off with endurance swims of 50-100m.
Swimmer 5: These swimmers will master shallow dive entries, eggbeater kicks, and foot-first sculling. Surface dives will take them down to underwater swims. They値l refine their front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke over 50m swims of each. Then they値l pick up the pace in 25m sprints and endurance swims of 100-200m.
Swimmer 6: These advanced swimmers will rise to the challenge of sophisticated aquatic skills like compact jump entries, and eggbeater kick for 1 min. while changing directions. They値l develop strength and power in head-up front crawl or breaststroke over 25m. They値l easily swim 100m front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke, and complain about the 4 x 25m sprints in interval training. The 200 to 300m endurance swim will be a piece of cake.
For more details, please download the LIFESAVING SOCIETY SWIM CURRICULUM. (PDF)Swim Schedule (p.m.)
| Monday | Beaverbrook Pool Swim |
| Tuesday | Nepean Sportsplex Swim |
| Wednesday | Kanata Wave Pool Swim |
| Thursday | Beaverbrook Pool Swim |
| Friday | Beaverbrook Pool Swim |
Swim Schedule (p.m.)
| Monday | Walter Baker Swim |
| Tuesday | Kanata Wave Pool Swim |
| Wednesday | Nepean Sportsplex Swim |
| Thursday | Walter Baker Swim |
| Friday | Walter Baker Swim |
* field trips subject to change based on availability.