Aqua Go! Program

The London Regional Artistic Swimming Aqua Go! program is designed for boys and girls, aged 5-9 yrs with little to no artistic swimming experience who are interested in trying the sport of artistic swimming, and learning specific skills in a fun way, as part of team environment. Your child will find an inclusive, safe and welcoming environment where they will have fun both outside and inside the pool. They will learn the important basic skills below that are great for recreational time in the water, but also set in place the foundation for any aquatic sport they might choose to pursue:

Floating and breathing
Water entries
Stroking and Kicking
Sculling
Body positions and water awareness
Agility, balance and coordination
Strength and flexibility

AquaGO! is taught in a group lesson by certified instructors, with program assistants providing additional safety, motivation, enthusiasm, and support to the participants. Children move to different stations where they learn through games, using music and equipment in a fun, active atmosphere. To keep them engaged and motivated, AquaGO! has built in awards and incentives to encourage children as they progress. They will also receive ongoing positive group and individual feedback from their instructors.

Program Levels

AquaGO! Active Start Program (Levels 1-2)

Whether in the bathtub, sprinkler, pool, or lake, children in the Active Start program discover that water can be a fun playground. Parents and trained instructors emphasize safety and comfort in the water as children progress from playing in suds to learning the basic swimming strokes. Throughout this program, children also learn that running, jumping, skipping, and other movement skills are enjoyable parts of daily life.

Recommended Age: Between 5-6 years old

Session Times:

Saturdays 4:30-5:30pm

AquaGO! FUNdamentals 1 Program (Levels 3-4)

Children require a structured, fun and stimulating environment, and the FUNdamentals 1 program focuses on developing the ABC’s of athleticism (agility, balance and coordination) as well as speed and basic artistic swimming specific skills - suppleness, swimming, propulsion, positions, sculling, patterns and rhythm. In this program, children are introduced to simple rules and ethics as well as encouraged to cooperate within a group environment.

Recommended Age: Between 6-9 years old

Session Times:

Saturdays 4:30-5:30pm
Sundays 10:30am -11:30am

AquaGO! FUNdamentals 2 Program (Levels 5-6)

Participants in the FUNdamentals 2 program continue to discover what artistic swimming is all about and how much fun it can be, all while working on physical literacy skills, flexibility and building their foundation of artistic swimming-specific skills. The program continues to build physical literacy through programming that requires the participant to become proficient in fundamental movement, motor, and sports skills.

Recommended Age: Between 6-9 years old

Session Times:

Saturdays 4:30-5:30pm
Sundays 10:30am -11:30am

Cost: $275 + Ontario Artistic Swimming registration fee ($25.00 + processing fee)

Time commitment: 1hr/wk for 10 weeks + Watershow participation

Location: Canada Games Aquatic Centre

Required items: 1-piece bathing suit, headcap, goggles, nose clips

Dates of sessions:

Saturday session*: Jan. 6, 13, 27, Feb. 3, 17, Mar. 16, 23, Apr. 13, 20, 27, May 5* Watershow
Sunday session*: Jan. 7, 14, 28, Feb. 4, 18, Mar. 17, 24, Apr. 14, 21, 28, May 5* Watershow

*pool dates subject to change due to pool cancellations

Questions? Email recheadcoachlsc@gmail.com