Summer Swim Lessons May 20, 2003 CVMC’s Fitness Plus Offers Summer Swim Lessons Catawba Valley Medical Center’s Fitness Plus is offering a series of summer swim lessons during June and July. All ages are invited to participate, but children need to be potty-trained to attend. Classes meet three times a week for three weeks and four levels are offered. Parents should choose the level most appropriate for their child’s current swimming abilities. SESSION ONE will run June 9 through June 26 and will meet on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. The LEVEL I class will meet from 10 a.m. until 10:30 a.m. Goals for this level include blowing bubbles, putting the face underwater and floating on the back and belly. LEVEL II will meet from 10:40 a.m. until 11:20 a.m. The goals for this class include dog paddling, front crawl and back stroke. The LEVEL III class will meet from 4 p.m. until 4:40 p.m. with goals including the front crawl, back stroke, breast stroke, side stroke and treading water. SESSION TWO will run July 7 through July 24 and will meet on Mondays, Tuesdays and Thursdays. LEVEL II will meet from 10:40 a.m. until 11:20 a.m. The goals for this class include dog paddling, front crawl and back stroke. The LEVEL III class will meet from 4 p.m. until 4:40 p.m. with goals including the front crawl, back stroke, breast stroke, side stroke and treading water. The LEVEL IV class will meet from 4 p.m. until 4:40 p.m. with the goal of perfecting all of the strokes learned in previous sessions. The cost per session is $48 and pre-registration is required. Parents must be members of Fitness Plus. For more information about swim classes or Fitness Plus memberships, or to register your child for classes, contact Fitness Plus at 828-326-3680. Catawba Valley Medical center is a not-for-profit healthcare system providing and promoting the physical, mental, emotional and spiritual well-being of the public in addition to serving as a center for health education, wellness services, preventative medicine and acute care. It was recently designated as the thirty-second Magnet facility in the nation and second in the Carolinas.