Shark Swim School
 Patty Bedell is the director of SIGS Sharks Swim School. Patty has combined swimming experience of over 25 years, and coaching experience 11 years. She is a former swimmer at Pepperdine University located in Malibu California, and is currently a swim instructor at Riverside Aquatics located right here in New Albany, Indiana. Patty has trained at the Olympic Training Center in Colorado Springs, Colorado, and has also coached swimming camps at the OTC.
SIGS Shark School is designed for a life of safety, fun and fitness. Swimmer will learn proper swimming techniques including body position, breathing, and stroke mechanic to build endurance and stroke efficiency. This will enable our graduates to join a competitive program if they so choose.
Instructors will follow a specific teaching progression to provide consistency throughout the programs. Students at the beginning of each session will build on skills learned during their last session, regardless of which instructor they had.
While recognizing that water safety is the primary reason to learn to swim, the program beginning with teaching basic floats and kicking so swimmers feel comfortable enough to submerge ad float through the water. Each level builds skills and endurance with a specific learning progression that make the learning process easier. Higher levels teach the four competitive strokes, and turns, so that when swimmers pass level 6, they will swim well enough to join any competitive team.
Pool Rules
1. All people shall take a cleansing shower before using the pool. A bather leaving the pool to use the toilet shall take another cleansing shower before returning to the pool enclosure.
2. Spitting or spouting of water, blowing the nose, and similar behavior in the pool is prohibited.
3. No running or rough play is permitted in the pool, deck or changing rooms.
4. All swimmers must use the appropriate swimwear. Street clothes shall not be allowed in the pool.
5. Persons having any considerable area of exposed sub epidermal tissue, open blisters, cuts, rashes, ect., shall not be allowed to use the pool.
6. No swimming under any conditions unless a lifeguard is present.
7. One person on the slide at a time.
8. NO DIVING.
9. No unnecessary talking to life-guards while they are on duty.
10. Children under age 8 years of age must be accompanied by a responsible person 18 years of age or older.
11. Children under the age of 5 must have an adult in the water with them at all times.
12. Children over age 5 are not allowed in the opposite sex restroom.
13. Eating is not allowed in the pool area.
14. All children that are not potty trained must wear little swimmer diapers. |
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To promote student achievement and self-esteem, the lesson program provides and award system for each level.
Students will be grouped according to age and ability. If a swimmer is signed up for the incorrect level, they will be placed in the correct level the first day of class. These levels include:
PARENT AND TOT
Water Exploration class for tots accompanied by adults
Level 1
Orientates swimmers to the water teaching water safety skill. Swimmers learn to submerge, perform straight arm-circles, straight-leg kicking and floats. Students become aware of body position.
Level 2
Introduces students to essential skills for efficient swimming. Swimmer’s builds endurance by kicking across pool. Students learn the importance of “distance per stroke.” Swimmers that can pass a deep-water safety test will pass Level 2.
Level 3
Develops water safety skills and teaches side-breathing freestyle. Students may learn front flips for flip-turns. Swimmers learn the importance of a streamline body position and head position. Students that can perform 24 yard (3 lengths width wise) of side breathing will pass level 3.
Level 4
Builds side-breathing drills and endurance. Students learn to kick on their back and side, perform, basic backstroke drills, and backstroke. Students that can swim 24 yards (3 lengths width wise), backstroke, and freestyle will pass Level 4.
Level 5
Students learn breaststroke kick, pull and glide. Students learn the importance of head position and gliding. Swimmers may also learn the competitive rules for breaststroke. Students that can swim 24 yards freestyle, 24 yards backstroke and 24 yards breaststroke with correct timing will pass Level 5.
Level 6
Students learn butterfly pull, dolphin kick, butterfly drills and timing. Students that can perform 24 yards of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle will pass level 6.
Aqua Aerobics
A structured non-impact workout. |
Pool Parties
Games and open play time lifeguard.
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Group Lessons
Structured lessons for group to four swimmers |
Private Lessons
Individual swimming instructions
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Fitness Swimming
Organized swimming instructions group setting to maximize benefit. |
Lap Swim
Designated time for swimming come in swim laps. Kickbo pull buoys will be provided. Swimmers are to swim counter clockwise. |
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