River Falls Summer 2025

Practices will be offered for the Tiny Turtles and Little FINS groups on Tuesday, Thursday, and Sundays at River Falls Pool. Summer programming consists of three separate sessions. Swimmers may swim up to 3 times per week.

Session Dates:
Session 1: June 15 – July 4 (3 weeks)
Session 2: July 6 – July 25 (3 weeks)
Session 3: July 27 – August 7 (2 weeks)

Practice Schedule:
Tuesday and Thursdays at 10:00am

Sundays at 9:30 and 10:00am

Tiny Turtles

Ages 3 to 6
Very Beginner

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Little FINS

Ages 4 to 7
Beginner 1

Tiny Turtles

Ages 3 to 6 - Very Beginner

Primary Focus:

  • – To further our swimmers’ comfort in and around the water with song, game, and play-based instruction, help develop and strengthen general water safety skills, and introduce foundational skills for freestyle and forward swimming.

  • Tiny Turtles will typically learn in the shallow end (2-3 ft.) of the pool with 5-10 minutes of most practices in deeper water (4.5+ ft.).

    • *Note: This group is currently offered only at outdoor locations.

Requirements:

  • – Be able to enter and exit the water safely

    – Feel happy in and around the water and in a group setting without their grown-up present

  • – Swimmers must be toilet-trained

Group Goals:

  • – Become comfortable and confident submerging

    – Learn basic skills required for floating on front and back, blowing bubbles, kicking, and treading water

    – Learn to practice alongside teammates and feel comfortable in a team setting

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Little FINS

Ages 4 to 7 - Beginner 1

Primary Focus:

  • – To further our swimmers’ comfort in and around the water, help develop and strengthen general water safety skills, learn the basic elements to a successful freestyle, and introduce foundational skills for backstroke swimming

  • Little FINS will typically practice:

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    • In the shallow end (2-3 ft.) of the pool with 10-15 minutes in deeper water (4.5+ ft.) at outdoor facilities

Requirements:

  • – Comfortable submerging and blowing bubbles

    – Comfortable floating unassisted on back and front 

    – Comfortable jumping in and swimming in deeper water (4.5+ ft.)

    – Has foundational kicking skills and can move forward on a kickboard for 15 yd/m without touching the bottom

    – Can attempt to move across the pool with forward motion and horizontal body position independently for 5-10 yd/m

Group Goals:

  • – Become comfortable and confident swimming unassisted for 15-25 yd/m

    – Develop the foundational components of freestyle swimming including body position, kicking, and roll over breathing

    – Learn the introductory components of backstroke swimming including body position and kicking

    – Learn to practice alongside teammates and feel comfortable in a team setting