TREMPEALEAU POOL
2024 SWIMMING LESSON INFORMATION
SESSION 1-MORNING LESSONS (June 24-28, July 1-5) *no lessons on July 4th*
● 9:30-10:00am, 10:05-10:35am, 10:40-11:10m, 11:15-11:45am
SESSION 2-MORNING LESSONS (July 8-12, 15-19)
● 9:30-10:00am, 10:05-10:35am, 10:40-11:10m, 11:15-11:45am
SUMMER SCHOOL SWIMMING LESSONS (July 22-25, July 29 – August 1, August 5-8)
● Registration for Summer School Swimming Lessons is available through the GET School
District Website.
PARENT TOT/WATER READINESS SWIMMING LESSONS INFO
● Registration information will be released on June 30th.
SWIMMING LESSON IN-PERSON REGISTRATION EVENT
● Monday, May 6th 5:30-7:30pm
● Village of Trempealeau Community Center
● Pool Staff will be present to process registrations.
REGISTERING FOR LESSONS AFTER REGISTRATION EVENT – May 7-31
● Registration forms will be accepted via email (tremplopool@gmail.com).
● Registration forms will be accepted through the Village Office. Drop off in-person
during normal business hours or use the Village of Trempealeau Drop Box.
● Starting June 1st, registration forms will only be accepted through the pool office.
ADDITIONAL INFORMATION
● Families will be allowed to sign up for ONE swimming lesson session per child when
registering. Once the pool opens on June 1st, all remaining swimming lesson spots will
be available for families who wish to sign up for multiple sessions.

AMERICAN RED CROSS SWIMMING LESSONS DESCRIPTIONS
LEVELS 1-6
Level 1-Introduction to Water Skills
Objective: To help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely
Requirements: Minimum of age 4
Skills Covered: Entering and exiting the water safely, submerge mouth, nose and eyes and breath control, front and back
float and recovering to a stand, changing direction in the water, swimming 5 feet on front and back.
Level 2-Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Objective: To give students success with fundamental skills
Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 1 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 1 skills.
Skills Covered: Entering water by stepping or jumping in from the side, submerging entire head, blowing bubbles, open
eyes underwater, front and back glide, swim 15 feet on front and 10 feet on back, swim on side, life jacket use.
Level 3-Stroke Development
Objective: To build on skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice
Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 2 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 2 skills.
Skills Covered: Jump into deep water, head first entry from sitting or kneeling, submerging and retrieving an object,
bobbing, survival float for 30 seconds, treading water for 30 seconds, front crawl 15 yards, butterfly 15 feet, back crawl
15 yards, elementary rescues, safe diving, check-call-care.
Level 4-Stroke Improvement
Objective: To develop confidence in the strokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills by increasing
endurance through swimming greater distances
Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 3 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 3 skills.
Skills Covered: diving, underwater swimming, feet-first surface dive, 1 minute of survival floating, treading and back
floating, 25 yards of front crawl, breast stroke and back crawl, 15 yards of butterfly and elementary backstroke and
sidestroke, compact jump from height in a lifejacket, throwing assists and caring for conscious choking victim.
Level 5-Stroke Refinement
Objective: Coordination and refinement of strokes
Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 4 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 4 skills.
Skills Covered: Shallow dive, tuck and pike surface dives, 2 minutes of survival floating, back float and treading water, flip
turns on front and back, 50 yards front and back crawl, 25 yards butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke and
sidestroke, 2 minutes of survival swimming, rescue breathing.
Level 6-Swimming and Skill Proficiency
Objective: Refine strokes so students swim them with more ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater
distances; includes “menu options” – Personal Water Safety, Fitness Swimmer and Fundamentals of Diving
Requirements: Students entering this level must possess a Level 5 certificate or demonstrate all the Level 5 skills.
Skills Covered: 500 yards continuous swim using 100 yards each of front & back crawl, 50 yards each of breast stroke,
elementary backstroke, sidestroke & butterfly and 100 yards choice of any of those strokes, survival floating and back
floating 5 minutes each, feet first surface dive & retrieve an object from 7 feet.
Parent-Tot/Water Readiness Lessons – Registration Info released on June 30th.
Objective: To help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely
Requirements: Parents & Children 6 mos. – 5 yrs. Parents must be in the water
Skills Covered: Designed for children 6 months to 5 years of age, the program builds swimming readiness by emphasizing
fun in the water. Parents and children participate in several guided practice sessions that help children learn elementary
skills, including water entry, bubble blowing, front kicking, back floating, underwater exploration and more. Once
children can perform basic skills without parental assistance, they may begin Level 1 (must be 4 years old).