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Credit Students - Registration for Winter 2026 begins Friday, October 24, 2025 at 9 a.m. for students registering online via Ocelot Access and the Schoolcraft College mobile app. Use the registration card to make your course plan today.

CES-9749Basic Swim for the Water Shy Adult

Course Description

Build confidence and swimming ability in the pool while working on basic skills like floating, kicking and swimming. Skills to be learned: tread water for 30 seconds, float on front with relaxed muscles; face in the water; blowing bubbles, float on back with relaxed muscles, proper freestyle flutter kick with floatation device, swim 12 yards (half of pool) freestyle with any kind of breathing, proper backstroke kick with floatation device, elementary backstroke with a flotation device, comfortably float or swim in deep end, retrieve an object from 4 and 1/2 feet deep. For the instructor to recommend a student move to the next level, these skills must be demonstrated. Bring goggles to class.

Course Schedule

Winter - 2026

DescriptionDetails
Course:CES-9749
Section:918731
Course Title:Basic Swim for the Water Shy Adult
Meeting Info:01/17/2026 - 04/25/2026 LEC Saturday 08:30 AM-09:30 AM, Room PE POOL. 14 Wks
No class 3/14
Meeting Dates:01/17/26 - 04/25/26
Instructors:K. Calhoun
Fee/Senior Cost Fee:$145.00/ SA$72.50
CEUS:0.00
Status:Open
Course:CES-9749
Section:918735
Course Title:Basic Swim for the Water Shy Adult
Meeting Info:01/12/2026 - 04/27/2026 LEC Monday 06:00 PM-07:00 PM, Room PE POOL. 14 Wks
No class 1/19, 3/9
Meeting Dates:01/12/26 - 04/27/26
Instructors:PPL Staff
Fee/Senior Cost Fee:$145.00/ SA$72.50
CEUS:0.00
Status:Open
Course:CES-9749
Section:918738
Course Title:Basic Swim for the Water Shy Adult
Meeting Info:01/13/2026 - 04/21/2026 LEC Tuesday 07:00 PM-08:00 PM, Room PE POOL. 14 Wks
No class 3/10
Meeting Dates:01/13/26 - 04/21/26
Instructors:S. Miles
Fee/Senior Cost Fee:$145.00/ SA$72.50
CEUS:0.00
Status:Open
Course:CES-9749
Section:918713
Course Title:Basic Swim for the Water Shy Adult
Meeting Info:01/14/2026 - 04/22/2026 LEC Wednesday 06:00 PM-07:00 PM, Room PE POOL. 14 Wks
No class 3/11
Meeting Dates:01/14/26 - 04/22/26
Instructors:N. Travis
Fee/Senior Cost Fee:$145.00/ SA$72.50
CEUS:0.00
Status:Open

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