Swimming skills are not required. Participants must have completed PE 230 or be able to swim 500 yards continuously and should be able to perform crawl stroke, backstroke and breaststroke in good form. May be repeated one time. Prerequisite skills are the ability to swim 500 yards continuously, dive to a 9-ft depth and retrieve a 10 pound brick and swim15 yards underwater. This course teaches fundamental diving skills.
Prerequisite skill is the ability to swim comfortably in deep water.
This course prepares the student to participate in triathlon races, which include running, swimming and bicycling. This class prepares you for certification as a Red Cross Water Safety Instructor. This is the minimum certification for swimming instructors. This course is conducted under guidelines of P.A.D.I. and will prepare you for your basic certification. Lecture sessions will be held on Mondays and you will participate in pool practice sessions on Tuesday, Wednesday or Thursday.