SAI Swim School

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Starfish Aquatics Institute, (SAI) is a USA Swimming Professional Provider

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The Thomas H Gentry Community Center is an independent Authorized Training Provider for the Starfish Aquatics Institute

The Thomas H Gentry Community Center is an independent Authorized Training Provider for the Starfish Aquatics Institute. SAI Training Providers are aquatic facilities authorized to use the Starfish Swimming (swim instructor), StarGuard (lifeguard), and AquaTech (pool operator) certification training programs developed by Starfish Aquatics Institute, a USA Swimming Professional Provider

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NEW!! Limited Offer! Ocean Point and The Waterfront at Pu'uloa residents can now purchase Thomas H. Gentry Pool Memberships! Call 685-0111 ext. 31 for details.

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SWIM SCHOOL

StarBabies (Parent/Child)

The purpose of this course is to foster in very young children a high comfort level in the water while at the same time training parents/caregivers in water safety and drowning prevention. This course does not teach children to become accomplished swimmers or to survive in the water; it does provide a confidence-building, fun, loving experience. One parent or trusted caregiver must be in the water with each child. Swim diapers required.

StarTots

Specially designed to transition little ones from StarBabies to group lessons.

Incorporates aspects from both StarBabies and SeaStar classes

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SeaStar…Preschool

(Ages 2.5 - 4 years)

Designed to meet the needs of preschoolers, this course will develop a high comfort level in the water, a readiness to swim, and for those children who are developmentally ready, teach beginning swim skills. This class approaches teaching swimming through creative, fun activities in the water. Students work toward development of the five core swimming competencies and receive color level patches for each achievement. Children progress at their own pace in a small group setting.

Starfish….School Age

(Ages 5-12 years)

Students work toward development of the five core swimming competencies and receive color level patches for each achievement. The color levels are used to divide students into broad ability groups. Children progress at individual rates with the opportunity to learn the core swimming skills and progress to advanced strokes. Learning is self-paced but challenging.

The following is a suggested guide for placing your child in a Starfish Swim School class level.

Please call 685-0111 ext. 31 and ask for Jocelyn if you wish to make an appointment to have your child tested at no charge.

If the student…

He/She should enroll in:

Is fearful or won’t put face in

White   ((w) (r(W

Can submerge, is comfortable in water

Red         (r)

Can submerge, come up for air & float on back

Yellow    (y)

Can jump in, swim 10 feet, change direction

Blue        (b)

All the above and side glide (face out, ear in) 10 feet

Green     (g)

Note: Some classes are taught as combined color levels; w/r seastar, or b/g starfish

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STARFISH STROKE SCHOOL

Keiki stroke 1: Will be divided into two age groups; SeaStar and StarFish to help the instructor better pace the class. Students must have completed Green level in swim school.

Keiki stroke 2: Must be able to swim 50 yards, any stroke...style not important...no stopping/no fins/no kickboard
Keiki Stroke 1 to emphasize more in freestyle and backstroke.
Keiki Stroke 2 to emphasize more in breastroke and butterfly and no fins

Jr. Swim Club participants will continue to earn patches following Stroke School benchmarks. The focus of the Jr. Swim Club is to develop the endurance and basic competitive skills of the participants so that they are ready when they want to try out for team (in order to compete), while incorporating the “fun” of group swim lessons

See our Swim Club pages for information about The Ewa Beach Swim Club, a registered USA Swimming competitive swim team!

TEENS AND ADULTS:

We offer Starfish Swimming programs and Starfish Stroke School classes for Adults of All abilities!

New!!!! Star Teen is a class specially designed for teens who want to learn to swim! See schedule above or check online registration for class availability.

The Starfish Aquatics Institute logo, Starfish Swimming logo, Starfish Swim School word mark, StarGuard word mark, and AquaTech word mark are registered trademarks of the Starfish Aquatics Institute, Inc.



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