Minneapolis Public Schools

Age Group 1 - (expected to to attend a 60 minute session up to four times weekly) Focus on stroke start; turn efficiency; and speed while learning to think about race strategy. Participants must be able to swim 200 yards of Front Crawl without stopping AND perform all four competition strokes (Front Crawl, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly), though may still need work on one or more strokes to swim them in competition without being disqualified. If participant needs to build endurance, they may be asked to attend the Novice group temporarily. NOTE: These practice sessions are in partnership with Minneapolis Lake Monsters swim team. All registrations will be placed on a waitlist. New participants will be notified if they are able to be added to the roster. All participants will be required to register annually with USA Swimming and Minnesota Swimming Inc. Please be sure to go to Lake Monsters website for more details. https://www.lakemonsters.org/page/class-registration ** This program is set up with a sliding scale fee which helps us improve accessibility for families, while responsibly working toward financial sustainability. Class fees have a range of four fees presented in which families can choose the fee that best fits their budget.

Age Group 2 (expected to to attend a 70 minute session up to four times weekly) Swimmers focus on improving technique, speed, and/or endurance while working to achieve higher time standards and competitive placement. Participants must be able to swim all strokes (Front Crawl, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly) in competition without being disqualified. NOTE: These practice sessions are in partnership with Minneapolis Lake Monsters swim team. All registrations will be placed on a waitlist. New participants will be notified if they are able to be added to the roster. All participants will be required to register annually with USA Swimming and Minnesota Swimming Inc. Please be sure to go to Lake Monsters website for more details. https://www.lakemonsters.org/page/class-registration ** This program is set up with a sliding scale fee which helps us improve accessibility for families, while responsibly working toward financial sustainability. Class fees have a range of four fees presented in which families can choose the fee that best fits their budget.