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Check the Schedule of Classes under Physical Education Activity and Physical Education (non activity) classes for enrollment availability or contact the instructor. All classes meet first day at the pool. Students provide their own swimsuit, towel, cap, and goggles. A certified lifeguard is on duty during all classes. All students are expected to obey the pool rules.
Summer swim program will be hiring qualified lifeguard / swim instructors to work in the community learn to swim program during summer 2007. If interested, leave a resume at the swimming pool office.
Tuesday and Thursday morning has open-entry swimming class time from 6:50 to 8:00 am. See Coach Jason at the pool for more information and to get enrolled.
Lifeguard Training and Lifeguard Instructor have both been revised in 2006. The newest material and Red Cross certificates are offered in our classes.

Course # - Name	Units	Transfer	Fall	Spring	Summer	Day	Eve	Wknds
PE 101 - Non Swimmer	1	UC/CSU	X	X	X	X
PE 102 - Swimming Skills	1	UC/CSU	X	X	X	X		X
PE 105 - Diving Skills	1	UC/CSU		X		X
PE 131- Aqua Aerobics	1	UC/CSU	X	X	X	X
PE 160 - Skin Diving Activities (includes Underwater Hockey Activities)	1	CSU			X		X
PE 473 - Adapted Swimming Instructor (hybrid Online Class)	2	CSU	X					X
PE 475 - Coaching Competitive Swimming (opt. hybrid online class)	2	CSU	X	X		X
PE 513 - Intercollegiate Swimming	2	UC/CSU		X		X
PE 516 - Intercollegiate Water Polo	2	UC/CSU	X			X
PE 560 - Swimming	1	UC/CSU	X	X	X	X	X	X
PE 628 - Swimming/Running	1	UC/CSU	X	X		X
PE 632 - SCUBA Diving (NAUI Certification Available)	1	CSU			X		X
PE 701 - Advanced Lifesaving	2	UC/CSU	X			X
PE 702 - Water Safety Instructor	3	UC/CSU		X		X
PE 705 - Lifeguard Instructor	3	UC/CSU	X			X
PE 729 - Water Aerobics Instructor (opt. hybrid online class)	3	UC/CSU		X		X

AquaticsCertificate - 17 Units - This certificate prepares thestudent to enter the aquatics profession prepared to teach a variety of classes. Certifications are primarily through the American Red Cross but materials come from other organizations such as Aquatic Exercise Association, Unites States Swimming, United States Water Polo Assocation, YMCA, ISSA,and Aquatic Therapy and Rehab Institute.

Required Courses for Certificate	Optional courses for Certificate
Health 12 - Safety Education & First Aid(3)	PE 101 - Swimming, Non-Swimmer (1)
PE 701 - Advanced Lifesaving (2)	PE 102 - Swimming Skills (1)
PE 702 - Water Safety Instructor (3)	PE 131 - Aqua Aerobics (1)
PE 705 - Lifeguard Instructor (3)	PE 160 - Skin Diving Activities (1)
One of the following:	PE 513 - Intercollegiate Swimming (2)
PE 729 - Water Aerobics Instructor (3) PE 473 - Adapted Swimming Instructor (2) PE 474 - Adapted Aquatic Fitness Instructor (2) PE 475 - Coaching Competitive Swimming (2)	PE 517 - Intercollegiate Water Polo (2)
	PE 560 - Swimming (1)
	PE 561 - Water Polo (1)
	PE 628 - Swimming/Running (1)
	PE 632 - SCUBA Diving (1)

All-Water Triathlon - A fun activity that builds cardiovascular fitness for our classes.

Resources for Aquatics Classes (extra resources available with class syllabus)

Front Crawl Drills and Breathing Rules
Milk Jug drills for learning Freestyle
Alexandria Master's Swim Team Library of articles on tips, tricks, and techniques for swimmers.
Video of the swimming strokes taught in PE 101/102
Swimming Science Journal contains Swimming Science Abstracts (research), coaches forum, Swimming Science Bulletin, and How Champions Do It (pictures of the competitive strokes by world class swimmers.
SwimInfo contains workouts, information on technique, articles, plus all the latest news in the world of swimming.
TotalSwimm Swimming Cyber Coaching - contains articles on swimming more effectively.
Total Immersion - contains articles, workshop information, discussions, e-mail list information for the serious swimmer.
New!Aquatic Exercise Association contains monthly articles for water aerobics instructors.
Yoga Classes on the WWW will help you with stretching exercises to increase flexibility to improve swimming performance.

Swimming 102 (Swimming Skills) is for those who are deep-water safe and can do the basic freestyle, backstroke, and tread water for 2 minutes. Students will work on elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, butterfly, flip turns, springboard diving, surface dives, and swim conditioning.

Students who can not swim as well will be accepted in this summer class because 101 is not being offered. These non-swimmers will be taught the front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, treading water, survival floating, diving from the edge of the pool, and safety skills as time allows.

Last modified: 5 March 2006
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