Ephrata Rec Center

American Red Cross Lifeguarding

This is the American Red Cross course required for anyone age 15 (must be 15 by last day of class) or older wishing to become a certified lifeguard. This intensive course includes lifeguarding skills and strategies along with First Aid and CPR/FPR. A skills pre-test is required to take this course. Attendance at all sessions is mandatory. Ages 15 and older.

Jan. 2 - Jan. 6 or Jan. 15 - Feb. 26

Home School Swimming Lessons

The same quality instruction as our regular lessons at a time convenient for home schooling parents. Ages 6-15.

Jan. 5 - Feb. 23

Pre School Swim Classes

For a list of PreSchool Swim Classes, click here.

Youth Swim Lessons

Learn to swim safely and correctly in a learn-to-swim class. Lessons are taught by qualified Water Safety Instructors along with trained aides. Classes include safety skills, and endurance work along with swimming skills. For ages 6 - 15.

Minnow Level 1: Water Exploration & Fundamental skills - Minnow is for beginner swimmers and includes submerging head, floating and introduction to freestyle and backstroke.

Guppy Level 2: Stroke Development - Guppies build on skills learned in Minnow and begin treading water, elementary backstroke, breaststroke and diving.

Sunfish Level 3: Stroke Improvement - Sunfish perfect skills already learned and add sidestroke and butterfly.

Shark Level 4: Stroke Refinement - Sharks refine skills already learned, increase distance swimming and learn flip turns.

Whale Level 5: Endurance - Whales continue to increase distance swimming and perfect flip turns.

Dolphin Level 6: Competitive Swimming, Life guarding Skills, Fitness - Dolphins are competitive swimmers adding lifeguard skills and swimming for fitness. Dolphins will work on swimming 500 yards continuously.

Jan. 7 - Feb. 26