Learn To Dive-Intro to Diving

Please contact the pool for a pretest. Swimmer must have passed Beginning Swimmer to register for this activity.

The objectives are to introduce and practice basic fundamental springboard diving drills, practices, and skills. For youth 6-14 years old and must be proficient in swimming strokes through level 5.

Diving is a sport that involves entering the water from a springboard or platform. In competitive diving, the diver performs acrobatic moves such as somersaults or twists during the flight through the air. However, even for non-competitive divers who are only interested in diving headfirst from a springboard at the local pool or swim club, learning proper technique is important.

(The American Red Cross Swim App is a great tool to track your swimmer's progression through skills learned. Students are grouped by skills rather than levels. It is a free mobile download for Android and Apple devices. Text SWIM to 90999 for the link to download)