Swim Lessons: The Best and Cheapest Life Insurance Policy You Can Buy Your Kids

There are many things that parents should do. My top three are:

1. raise a child to be morally straight
2. read to them every night
3. get them swim lessons.

An old swim instructor once told me that swim lessons were one of the best life insurance policies you could get your kid. As hard as you try, you will never be able to keep your eyes on your kids 100% of the time. They may go over to the neighbor's pool or down to the family river lot. Drownings can occur in a blink of an eye. Newspaper accounts are full of these horror stories.

We should teach our children not to fear water but to eye it with respect. A child should know how to move through water and feel comfortable in it.

Listed below are swim lessons offered this summer at the Jersey Shore Borough pool and the Mill Hall pool. By no means is this an extensive listing for central Pennsylvania as swim lessons are offered all over the area at all times of the year.

Give your child a gift that they can use over the course of their life.

Jersey Shore Borough Pool
3 sessions that are ½ hour per day Monday thru Friday for 2 weeks (total of 5 hours of lessons)
There are three different levels: Toddler (first experience in the water), beginner (has some experience in the water), and Advanced.

Dates:
Session I – July 5 thru July 16 Toddler 10:30-11:00, Beginner 9:30-10:00, Advanced 10:00-10:30
Session II – July 19 thru July 30 Toddler 10:30-11:00, Beginner 9:30-10:00, Advanced 10:00-10:30
Session III-Aug 2 – Aug 13 Toddler 7:00-7:30, Beginner 7:30-8:00, Advanced 8:00-8:30

For beginner & Advance the students all come at 9:30 the first day to be evaluated and put into the appropriate group
The cost is $35.00 per person
You can call the pool to sign up for the lessons



Mill Hall Pool
The Mill Hall Pool will offer a complete selection of swimming lessons. All instructors are American Red Cross Water Safety Instructor Certified. If any class is over 6, there will be a certified lifeguard assissting with the class. As well as a lifeguard on the deck.

The lessons will begin Monday, June 21st. They will meet Monday through Thursday.
The last week of lessons will be July 19th. The cost will be $28.00 for the week of instruction. That will include a coupon for the Friday afternoon swim. You may sign-up for as many weeks as you want or you feel that's needed. The instructors are Denise Yorks, WSI, Lauren Barrett, WSI, Wendy Baker,WSI, Carol Matheney,WSI with a couple more people waiting in the wings.
You may register by calling The Mill Hall Pool, 726-3435, leave a message, someone will get back to you.

Here are the classes:
Parent /Tot Water Fun -
6 months to 3 years - M-TH
12:00PM - 12:30 PM;(Sunscreen,please) or 6:00PM-6:30PM
Songs, splashing, getting used to the water and making friends will be the main theme. Blowing bubbles, getting the swimmer's face wet and encouraging proper body position for swimming will be slipped into the mix.

Beginner Swimming - M-TH
11:00am - 11:30am or 5:00 pm - 5:30 pm -
3 years to 5 years
This class will encourage swimmers to put their faces in the water, proper body position, great kicking and personal safety skills.

Advanced Swimming- M - TH
11:30 - 12:00 noon or 5:30 pm - 6:00 PM
3 years to 5 years
This class will do the above skills and add more strokes along with endurance. Diving will be introduced. Personal safety skills are always stressed.

Progressive - M-TH
11:00 - 12:00 Noon or 5:00-6:00 pm
6 years to 12 years old
This class will encourage the swimmer to go on to the swim team. More strokes will be introduced along with competitive skills for the Individual Medley, working the walls, starts and turns. Personal safety will still be stressed.

Adult Swimming - M-TH
6:30 PM - 7:30 PM
This class is for any adult who would like to learn to swim from scratch or spruce up the skills they already have. You will learn drills, personal safety and swimming long distances. This class will be taught by Wendy Baker experienced adult swimming instructor