Canton Leisure Services
Aquatic Programs

46000 Summit Parkway
Summit Phone: 734/394-5460
summitpark@canton-mi.org

Summit on the Park Aquatic Programming
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The Summit on the Park aquatic staff strive to foster a lifelong love for swimming, health & wellness, and aquatic safety. All swim lessons are taught by highly trained swim instructors and supervised by award winning lifeguards. Classes are offered at many levels including beginners, stroke refinement, competitive training, and conditioning.

Parent/Child Aquatics
The purpose of this course is to develop in young children a beginning comfort level in and around the water. This course does not teach children to be accomplished swimmers or to survive alone in the water. One parent or guardian MUST BE IN THE WATER with the child and will assist the instructor in developing water adjustment. Infants must wear swim diapers. It is suggested that parents bring their child's favorite water-safe toy to class. This is an excellent opportunity for parents to share an educational experience with their child. Some of the other benefits of this program include bonding and trust between parents and their children.

• Parent /Infant Swim Lessons (Ages 6 months to 1.8 years)
• Parent /Toddler Swim Lessons (Ages 1.5 years to 4 years)
• Parent /Preschool Swim Lessons (Ages 2.5 years to 6 years)

Preschool Aquatics (Ages 4 to 5 years)
Based on the American Red Cross and National Safety Council's Learn to Swim programs, our classes will offer a variety of fun and challenging opportunities. We believe that all children are unique and should learn at a rate that is comfortable for them. After initial assistance and support by the instructor, children in our preschool programs will progress to independent movements. All participants will be tested by our instructors during the first class period, then broken down into groups based on their comfort/apprehension levels. Some of the benefits of this program include learning to interact with others, improved self confidence and a basic appreciation of water safety and swimming.

Youth Aquatics (Ages 6 to 8 years)
Based on the American Red Cross and National Safety Council's Learn to Swim programs, our classes will offer a variety of fun and challenging opportunities. We believe that all children are unique and should learn at a rate that is comfortable for them. All participants will be tested by our instructors during the first class period, then broken down into groups based on their comfort or past level. Parents are encouraged to discuss their child's progress and get to know the instructors. Some of the benefits of this program include improved self esteem, confidence, socialization, making new friends and an overall appreciation of the aquatic environment.

Summit Sharks (Ages 8-14 years)
Summit Sharks encompasses the full range of aquatic skills, from beginning to advanced, appropriate for lifelong enjoyment of the water. All students will be tested the first day of class then placed with students of a similar ability level. They will then be given swim instruction that is deemed appropriate by their instructors. Some of the benefits of this program include improved self esteem, confidence, enhanced motor skill development and an overall appreciation of the aquatic environment.

Competitive Strokework (Ages 8-16 years)
This program is designed for children with advanced swimming skills who are interested in joining a swim team. Before joining this class, participants must be able to successfully swim two lengths of the front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, and 1 length of butterfly or have approval from their swim instructor or the swim lesson coordinator. Emphasis will be placed on developing proper stroke techniques, turns, and workouts.

Teen/Adult Learn to Swim (Ages 15+)
This program is geared toward individuals with little or no swimming experience, but have the desire to learn. The skills introduced in these classes will depend upon the expressed needs of the participants. Our instructors will teach proper breathing, kicking, floatation and propulsion techniques and help each participant put together a beginner stroke. The benefits of this program include improved confidence and safety habits as well as overall appreciation of the aquatic environment.

Teen/Adult FIT Aquatics (Ages 15+)
This program is geared toward individuals that can swim at least 1 length of the pool and have a will to learn the fitness aspect of swimming. The exact skills introduced in these classes will depend upon the expressed needs of the participants. Our instructors will teach proper use of the pace clock, turns, stroke technique, ect. The benefits of this program include improved fitness and knowledge of training in an aquatic environment.