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Swimmer 3: Swim for Life® - kids & teens

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Tuesday, August 4, 2026 • 9:00 AM - 9:45 AMThornhill Aquatic & Recreation Centre
Swimmer 3: Swim for Life® - kids & teens

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Kids and teens will be introduced to new skills that will increase their swimming ability in this intermediate swim class. They will work on: kneeling dives and forward rolls into deep water handstands and front somersaults front and back crawl whip kick on their back interval training Prerequisite: Swimmer 2 Please bring: Swimsuit, towel Forms/waivers: None

Time

9:00 AM

Tuesday • 45 mins

Venue

Thornhill Aquatic & Recreation Centre

Calgary, AB

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