SUMMER SWIM IS BACK!
WHO? Harpswell residents ages 4 & up (NOTE: Non-residents accepted on a space-available basis)
WHERE? Bowdoin College Pool, 35 Watson Drive
HOW MUCH? $40 for Residents and $50 for Non Residents
* scholarships are available for Harpswell residents. Please email Katie: recreation@town.harpswell.me.us if your family needs assistance!
WHEN? June 23 - June 26; June 29 - July 3
3 SESSIONS EACH DAY for LEVELS I - VI
Session 1
6/23: 1:30 - 2:20pm
All other days: 8 - 8:50am
Session 2
6/23: 2:30 - 3:20pm
All other days: 9 - 9:50am
Session 3
6/23: 3:30 - 4:20pm
All other days: 10 - 10:50am
Please indicate your first and second choices for Class Session on the registration form.
Parents will be notified by phone which class time their child(ren) will be assigned.
Any questions: Linda Blanton (833-2980) or Don Miskill (833-6381) or recreation@town.harpswell.me.us
Course Levels:
- Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills: Students learn to feel comfortable, submerge, float, and glide.
- Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills: Children learn to swim 15 feet on front/10 feet on back, and basic self-rescue skills.
- Level 3 - Stroke Development: Introduces rotary breathing, front crawl, elementary backstroke, and scissors/dolphin kicks.
- Level 4 - Stroke Improvement: Builds confidence in strokes, introduces breaststroke, sidestroke, and open turns.
- Level 5 - Stroke Refinement: Refines all strokes (crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) for efficiency and distance.
- Level 6 - Swimming and Skill Proficiency: Focuses on endurance, advanced proficiency, and specialized options like Personal Water Safety or Fitness Swimmer
sponsored by: The Town of Harpswell and The American Red Cross
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Level I
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4y - 14y
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MTuWThF
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06/23/2026 - 07/03/2026
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Bowdoin College - Pool
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$40.00 Res, $50.00 Non-Res
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Introduction to Water Skills: Students learn to feel comfortable, submerge, float, and glide.
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Level II
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4y - 14y
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MTuWThF
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06/23/2026 - 07/03/2026
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$40.00 Res, $50.00 Non-Res
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Fundamental Aquatic Skills: Children learn to swim 15 feet on front/10 feet on back, and basic self-rescue skills.
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Level III
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4y - 14y
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N/A
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MTuWThF
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06/23/2026 - 07/03/2026
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$40.00 Res, $50.00 Non-Res
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Stroke Development: Introduces rotary breathing, front crawl, elementary backstroke, and scissors/dolphin kicks.
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Level IIII
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4y - 14y
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N/A
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MTuWThF
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06/23/2026 - 07/03/2026
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$40.00 Res, $50.00 Non-Res
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Stroke Improvement: Builds confidence in strokes, introduces breaststroke, sidestroke, and open turns.
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Level V
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4y - 14y
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N/A
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MTuWThF
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06/23/2026 - 07/03/2026
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$40.00 Res, $50.00 Non-Res
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Stroke Refinement: Refines all strokes (crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly) for efficiency and distance.
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Level VI
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4y - 14y
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N/A
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MTuWThF
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06/23/2026 - 07/03/2026
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$40.00 Res, $50.00 Non-Res
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Swimming and Skill Proficiency: Focuses on endurance, advanced proficiency, and specialized options like Personal Water Safety or Fitness Swimmer
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