Pool

This swimming class is an introduction to the water for young children that have never had swim lessons, may have a fear of the water and are not tall enough to touch the bottom of our 3 ½ ft. shallow end of the pool .

Prerequisite: 3 years of age

This class is a beginning class for teaching swimmers independent locomotive & survival swimming skills on their front and back.

Prerequisite: Children in this class should be at least 5 years old; should be able to stand and play in the shallow end of our pool (3 ½ ft.) and not have a fear of submerging but cannot yet swim independently on front or back.

This class is for children that are ready to learn the fundamentals of swimming independently. Children will learn the techniques to swimming the front crawl (freestyle) with a rhythmic breathing pattern, the competitive backstroke and the elementary backstroke. Children will also learn some survival skills such as treading water and floating on their front and back.

Prerequisite: The swimmer must be able to swim independently for 15 feet on their front and back. They must also be able to independently tread water and float in deep water for at least 10 seconds.

This class is designed to improve the swimmers endurance in the Front Crawl (Freestyle) and the Backstroke as well as some advanced survival skills. This class will also introduce and develop the techniques needed to correctly preform the breaststroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke and the butterfly.

Prerequisite: The swimmer must be able to swim front crawl (freestyle) for 15 yards with a rhythmic breathing pattern and swim 15 yards of backstroke. They must also be able to comfortably tread water and to float on their back for least 30 seconds in deep water.

Each summer Lewis Central will host a summer league swim team that competes with summer league teams within the Southwestern Iowa and Northeastern Nebraska area. The swim team is open to swimmers of all ages (8 & Under, 9-10, 11-12, 13-14 and 15-18). Swim meets are primarily on Monday and Wednesday evenings. Qualifications: Participants must be able to swim the length of the pool (25 yards).

Team Practices: Monday through Thursday from 8:30 am - 9:45 am at the Titan Hill Swimming Pool

Cost: $85 for the summer season

Team Registration for the Summer 2024: Saturday, May 25  from 8:00-11:00 am at Titan Hill Pool Lobby

The Council Bluffs Swim Club is a year around competitive swim club that is a sanctioned member of United States Swimming. The team summer season is May through July and the Fall/Winter Season is from September through March. For swim further club information contact Bruce Schomburg at the Council Bluffs Swim Club.

The LC Titans have a high school competitive swim team for both the girls and the boys. The High School Girl’s swimming season is in the fall each school year and the boys season is in the winter.

Contact Information: Bruce Schomburg  baswmr@yahoo.com