• To download a PDF copy of 2008 Fall & Early Winter Swim Lesson information, please click here.

• To download a PDF copy of the Fall & Early Winter Swim Lessons application, please click here.

• To download a PDF copy of "Frequently Asked Questions" about the FAST Tigers Swim Lessons, please click here.

• To download a PDF copy of the Swim Lessons group descriptions, please click here.

Please Mail All Swim Lessons Registrations To:

Fishers Area Swimming Tigers

Attn. Swim Lessons

P.O. Box 453

Fishers, Indiana 46038

 

Make all checks payable to Fishers HS Aquatic Center

 

Registrations must be received at least one week prior to the start of a session to get into a class.  Classes are formed and instructors are hired based on the number of registrations received. 

 

The Fishers High School Aquatic Center will be offering swimming lessons in the fall and early winter starting on Saturday, September 6, 2008.  The program offers classes during the weekdays in the late afternoons and early evenings and on Saturday from mid-morning to early afternoon.

 

Our swim lessons are structured to provide a safe and nurturing aquatics experience for the students. From novice to competitive level swimmers, our lessons encompass proper swim instruction, technique and endurance workouts.

 

All children must be at least three-years-old and toilet trained in order to take swim lessons. Our group lessons are held on the following schedule through the middle of December:

 

Monday/Wednesday Group Lesson Classes

Session #1 - Monday, September 8, 2008 through Wednesday, September 24, 2008 (six classes) - $60.00

Session #2 - Monday, September 29, 2008 through Wednesday, October 15, 2008 (six classes) - $60.00

Session #3 - Monday, October 27, 2008 through Wednesday, November 12, 2008 (six classes) - $60.00

Session #4 - Monday, December 1, 2008 through Wednesday, December 17, 2008 (six classes) - $60.00

 

Tuesday/Thursday Group Lesson Classes

Session #1 - Tuesday, September 9, 2008 through Thursday, September 25, 2008 (six classes) - $60.00

Session #2 - Tuesday, September 30, 2008 through Thursday, October 16, 2008 (six classes) - $60.00

Session #3 - Tuesday, October 28, 2008 through Thursday, November 13, 2008 (six classes) - $60.00

Session #4 - Tuesday, December 2, 2008 through Thursday, December 18, 2008 (six classes) - $60.00

 

Saturday Group Lesson Classes

Session #1 - Saturday, September 6, 2008 through Saturday, October 4, 2008 (five classes) - $50.00

Session #2 - Saturday, November 1, 2008 through Saturday, November 22, 2008 (four classes) - $40.00

 

Make-Up/Missed Class Policy - Each child that is scheduled for swim lessons may schedule one make-up or subtract the cost of one class (rounded to the nearest whole dollar) from the next session.  If a child misses more than one class, no make-up or refund for that class will be offered and the cost of that class is forfeited.  We are sorry for any inconvenience this may cause.  If extenuating circumstances arise please contact Kay McAteer at 317-664-1930 or fastswimlessons@aol.com. to discuss possible options.  If you register your child for a session knowing that they will miss two or more classes, please plan to forfeit the cost of at least one of the classes.

Registration is now being taken for these classes.  Contact Kay McAteer at 317-664-1930 or fastswimlessons@aol.com for questions.  To download a swim lesson application online, please click here.

 

Class Times

 

Weeknight Group Classes Offered

 

Saturday Group Classes Offered

 

Swim Lesson Group Descriptions    Tiggers:  This class is designed for the swimmer who is apprehensive around the water.  Swimmers will gradually adapt to the water.  Skills taught include:  water safety, bubble blowing, total submersion under water, bobbing and bobbing with bubbles and air exchange.   Tigger Tails:  This level is for the child who is comfortable putting their face in the water AND going all the way under the water and blowing bubbles.  Skills taught include:  front float, back float, front glides with streamline, back glides with streamline, front glide with kicking, and back glide with kicking.   Tiger Paws:  This level will build on the front and back glide skills, working on body balance and confidence in the water.  Skills taught include:  rollovers (front-to-back and back-to-front), freestyle, backstroke, and hand lead kick-on-side.   Tiger Cubs:  This group will further develop freestyle with bilateral-rotary breathing, backstroke and confidence in the water.  Skills taught include:  treading water, introduction to breaststroke and introduction to butterfly.  The main emphasis is on the freestyle with rotary breathing to both sides (bilateral).   Swim Team Prep:  This class is for those wanting to improve endurance, learn flip turns and further develop their butterfly and breaststroke skills.   This group will meet for 55 minutes instead of 30 minutes.  The start time for the last class in the evening is at 6:45 PM. Students are required to have goggles and swim fins.  A swim cap is strongly recommended.  Note that if the swimmer joins the team at a later date this equipment is required.   Based upon demand, we will allow up to six swimmers in this class.  For more information and to sign-up for this this class, please click here.   Goggles are recommended for all levels of swimmers.   Final Note…  No floatation devices are used or permitted in classes.