Lear­ning to swim

Seahorse course (badge)

During this course in the two-meter deep water pool, the children learn how to swim bre­ast­stroke safely. Star­ting with the cor­rect move­ment of the legs, our inst­ruc­tors then teach them how to use their arms and legs in a coor­di­nated manner for swim­ming. The goal is to achieve the “Seahorse” badge. This includes bre­ast­stroke without aids over a distance of 25 meters as well as jum­ping and diving. For the latter, an object from shoulder-high water must be brought to the top.

• Age: from 5 years
• Pre­re­qui­site: An accom­panying person brings the child to the pool and picks it up again (you can watch during the course).
• Do not forget: Swim­ming cap with first name, water wings, bat­hing shoes, shorts or suit, towel

Prices:

• 15 exer­cise units á 45 minutes 150.00 €

Place: Schwimmsport­komplex

Dates:

• mon­days 2 p.m until 2.45 p.m (Sep­tember 4th 2023 until January 22nd 2024)
• tues­days 2.30 p.m until 3.15 p.m (Sep­tember 5th 2023 until January 23rd 2024)
  
• tues­days and thurs­days each 2.30 p.m until 3.15 p.m (Sep­tember 5th until November 9th 2023)
• tues­days and thurs­days each 3.30 p.m until 4.15 p.m (Sep­tember 5th until November 9th 2023)
• tues­days and thurs­days each 3.30 p.m until 4.15 p.m (Sep­tember 14th until November 21st 2023) - Online-Sales from Sep­tember 7th 4 p.m
• wed­nes­days 2.30 p.m until 3.15 p.m and satur­days 8 a.m until 8.45 a.m (Sep­tember 2nd until November 8th 2024)
• wed­nes­days 2.30 p.m until 3.15 p.m and satur­days 8 a.m until 8.45 a.m (Sep­tember 13th until November 29th 2024)
• wed­nes­days 3.30 p.m until 4.15 p.m and satur­days 9 a.m until 9.45 a.m (Sep­tember 2nd until November 8th 2024)
• wed­nes­days 4.30 p.m until 5.15 p.m and satur­days 10 a.m until 10.45 a.m (Sep­tember 2nd until November 8th 2024)
• wed­nes­days 4.30 p.m until 5.15 p.m and satur­days 10 a.m until 10.45 a.m (Sep­tember 13th until November 29th 2024)
• thursdays 2.30 p.m until 3.15 p.m (Sep­tember 7th 2023 until January 11th 2024)
• For children from 9 years: tues­days and thurs­days each 4.30 p.m until 5.15 p.m (Sep­tember 5th until November 9th 2023)
  

Place: Nordbad

Dates:

• tues­days and thurs­days each 8 a.m until 8.45 a.m (Sep­tember 19th until November 23rd 2023)
  

Seahorse just missed

Those who have roughly inter­na­lized the bre­ast­stroke tech­nique, but have only had swim­ming expe­ri­ence with a safety belt so far, can take addi­tional prac­tice hours in the two-meter deep pool to achieve the “Seahorse” badge. In the course “Seahorse just missed”, work is done on covering the distance of 25 meters safely without any aids in bre­ast­stroke. Jum­ping and fet­ching an object from shoulder-deep water is also tested.

• Age: from 5 years
• Pre­re­qui­site: An accom­panying person brings the child to the pool and picks it up again (you can watch during the course).
• Do not forget: Swim­ming cap with name, water wings, bat­hing shoes, shorts or suit, towel

Prices:

• 5 exer­cise units á 45 minutes 50.00 €

Place: Schwimmsport­komplex

Dates:

• wed­nes­days 3.30 p.m until 4.15 p.m (Sep­tember 13th until Oktober 23rd 2023)
• satur­days 9 a.m until 9.45 a.m (Sep­tember 16th until November 4th 2023)

Place: Schwimm­halle Klotzsche

from March 2024

Back­stroke tech­nique course

Whoever is the proud owner of the “Seahorse” badge may register for the back­stroke course. Star­ting from the cor­rect posi­tion in the water, overall coor­di­na­tion is sys­te­ma­ti­cally prac­ticed by moving the legs and arms. Anyone who swims 25 meters in the back­stroke during the exam without any aids and without drop­ping off will receive the “Back Frog Cer­ti­fi­cate”. However, this is not equal to other swim­ming level badges.

• Age: from 5 years
• Pre­re­qui­site: The “Seahorse” badge must already be achieved.
• Do not forget: Bat­hing cap with name, bat­hing shoes, shorts or suit, towel

Prices:

• 15 exer­cise units á 45 minutes 120.00 €

Place: Schwimmsport­komplex

Dates:

• tues­days 4.30 p.m until 5.15 p.m and satur­days 11 a.m until 11.45 a.m (Sep­tember 2nd until November 11th 2023)
  
• thurs­days 4.30 p.m until 5.15 p.m (Sep­tember 7th 2023 until Januar 11th 2024)

Advanced swim­ming course

This advanced course offer is aimed at children who can safely swim breast and back­stroke at least 25 meters in deep water. Tech­ni­ques that have already been mas­tered should be improved and crawl should be learned as a new style. In addi­tion, diving as well as head and start jumps are taught and prac­ticed. These are requi­re­ments of the offi­cial swim­ming badge. The course is not intended to pre­pare for competitions.

• Age: until 12 years
• Do not forget: Bat­hing cap with name, bat­hing shoes, shorts or suit, towel

Prices:

• 15 exer­cise units á 45 minutes 120.00 €

Place: Schwimmsport­komplex Frei­berger Platz

Dates:

• thurs­days 5.30 p.m until 6.15 p.m (Sep­tember 7th 2023 until Januar 11th 2024)
  

“Expe­ri­ence water”

Children get used to the water world in a playful way. The aim is to gain first expe­ri­ences by trying things out. With dif­fe­rent toys the inte­rest and curio­sity for swim­ming should be awakened.

• Age: 1 to 2 years
• Requi­re­ment: one accom­panying person in the water

Prices:

• 6 exer­cise units á 30 minutes 48.00 €

Dates: cur­r­ently not available

Swim­ming pre­pa­ra­tion course for toddlers

Through playful exer­cises, the children get to know the ele­ment of water pro­perly, get a feel for it and gain con­fi­dence in dealing with it. These include, for example, diving with open eyes, breat­hing con­sciously and rhyth­mi­cally or jum­ping into the water from high places. Gli­ding in the prone and supine posi­tion and the use of arms and legs for loco­mo­tion are also taught.

• Age: from 3 until 5 years
• Do not forget: Bat­hing cap with name, arm­bands, bat­hing shoes, shorts or suit, towel

Prices:

• 8 exer­cise units á 45 minutes 80.00 €

Place: Schwimmsport­komplex Frei­berger Platz

Dates:

• tues­days 4 p.m until 4.45 p.m (Sep­tember 5th until November 21st 2023)
• thurs­days 3 p.m until 3.45 p.m (Sep­tember 7th until November 16th 2023)
• satur­days 8 a.m until 8.45 a.m (Sep­tember 2nd until November 11th 2023)
• satur­days 9 a.m until 9.45 a.m (Sep­tember 2nd until November 11th 2023) 

For children of pre-school age

We offer spe­cial courses for children’s insti­tu­tions. It is an advan­tage if the children know each other. There is no fear of con­tact, the par­ti­ci­pants moti­vate and inspire each other. The children should be fami­liar with the ele­ment water and have expe­ri­ence with swim­ming sleeves. Gli­ding, diving and jum­ping are taught. When lear­ning the bre­ast­stroke tech­nique, first the leg move­ments are prac­ticed inten­si­vely, then the overall coor­di­na­tion of arms, legs and breat­hing. As the pro­gress of the exer­cise incre­ases, the swim­ming aids are sys­te­ma­ti­cally removed. The goal is to reach the “seahorse badge”. Regis­tra­tion is pos­sible at any time for swim­ming times in the morning or after­noon. In addi­tion to the course inst­ructor from Dresdner Bäder GmbH, edu­ca­tors from the children’s insti­tu­tion help to accom­pany the course.

• from 5 years
• Group size max. 15 par­ti­ci­pants (if required, two groups from one faci­lity can be arranged simultaneously)
• Requi­re­ments “Seahorse badge”: Swim 25 meters without aids, a jump from the edge of the pool and retrieve a diving ring from shoulder deep water
• 15 units of 45 minutes each (weekly or twice a week)

Prices:

• 15 exer­cise units á 45 minutes 150.00 €

Dates: Appoint­ments are coor­di­nated directly bet­ween the kin­der­garden and the Dresdner Bäder.