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Learn-to-Swim: Sailor 1

Aquatics / Learn-to-Swim -
Fall 2025

Designed to be a child’s first swim class experience without a parent in the water. For inexperienced and/or cautious swimmers, with a focus on becoming more comfortable and safe in the water. Swimmers will learn to fully submerge their head, float with assistance, and start to use their feet and hands to swim!

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Level Prerequisites Learnings
Sailor 1 For inexperienced and/or cautious swimmers, with a focus on becoming more comfortable and safe in the water. Recommended for a swimmer's first class without parents in the water.  Swimmers will learn to be in class with an instructor, fully submerge their head, front float, back float, and demonstrate forward movement with assistance
Sailor 2 For swimmers who can voluntarily submerge their head, front float, back float and demonstrate forward movement with little assistance. Swimmers will learn to front float unassisted, back float unassisted, swim unassisted with their face in the water for 5 yards and understand the basics of backstroke.
Sailor 3 For swimmers who can front float unassisted, back float unassisted, swim unassisted with their face in the water for 5 yards and understand the basics of backstroke. Swimmers will learn to swim freestyle with rotary breathing for 5 yards, swim backstroke for 5 yards and perform a streamline glide off the wall.

After passing Sailor 3, swimmers ages 5+ can move up to Skipper 2.

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Map/Locations
Locations
Minnetonka Middle School West
6421 Hazeltine Blvd
Excelsior, MN 55331

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56-202-S1M
Minnetonka Middle School West : Pool
Mondays, Sep 8 - Oct 27
3:45 - 4:15 PM
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Ages   3 yr. - 5 yr. 11 m
$ 160.00
8 Lessons
56-202-S1S1
Minnetonka Middle School West : Pool
Sundays, Sep 7 - Nov 2
9:35 - 10:05 AM

  No Class Oct 19

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Ages   3 yr. - 5 yr. 11 m

Full - waiting list

$ 160.00
8 Lessons
56-202-S1S2
Minnetonka Middle School West : Pool
Sundays, Sep 7 - Nov 2
10:55 - 11:25 AM

  No Class Oct 19

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Ages   3 yr. - 5 yr. 11 m

Full - waiting list

$ 160.00
8 Lessons
56-202-S1T
Minnetonka Middle School West : Pool
Tuesdays, Sep 9 - Oct 28
4:20 - 4:50 PM
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Ages   3 yr. - 5 yr. 11 m
$ 160.00
8 Lessons
56-202-S1W
Minnetonka Middle School West : Pool
Wednesdays, Sep 10 - Oct 29
5:00 - 5:30 PM
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Ages   3 yr. - 5 yr. 11 m

Full - waiting list

$ 160.00
8 Lessons