Swimming Lessons | City of Wetaskiwin

The Manluk Centre: Wetaskiwin Regional Aquatics & Fitness offers a wide range of swimming lesson programs for all ages and abilities. Whether you’re just starting or building on existing skills, our certified instructors will help you or your child progress safely and confidently through each level.

Swimming lessons offer many benefits, including improved water safety, stronger swimming skills, increased confidence, and better overall fitness. Lessons also help children develop coordination, endurance, and comfort in the water—skills that can last a lifetime.

Swimming Lesson Policies

Our lifeguards and Instructors create a safe learning environment for our students and patrons alike. Please assist our lifeguards and instructors in keeping our facility safe by supervising your child in and out of the water before and after a lesson or program.

Lesson participants are not permitted to remain in the water after a lesson has ended without paying the admission fee. Proof of purchase wristbands must be worn by all patrons during public swim times. Please refer to our facility schedule for more details.

Swimming Lessons and Aquatic programs may be cancelled by Manluk Aquatic Centre staff for numerous reasons, including:

If a class has low enrollment numbers.
If an instructor or facilitator becomes unavailable.
If an unexpected pool closure occurs.

Employees will make every effort to contact the affected individuals if these instances occur. This could include the following:

Call
Email
Posting the information on our Facebook page. (https://www.facebook.com/manlukcentre).

To ensure our staff can contact you, please make sure your account information is up to date and that it includes a phone number and email you can be reached at.

Participants will receive a full account credit that can be used to register for future programs or any other services offered by the Manluk Centre: Wetaskiwin Regional

Account Credits are nontransferable and do not expire. For more information on credits, please contact our front desk staff by calling 780.361.4444 or emailing recreation@wetaskiwin.ca.

Registrations cancelled by the registrant five days before the start of the registered program are eligible for a credit without any penalties. Cancellations made by the registrant after the program has begun are not eligible for a credit.

If a registrant misses the first two program days without notifying a Manluk Aquatic Centre employee, the registrant forfeits their spot in the program, and no credit will be issued. The spot will then be offered to the first person on the waitlist.

Payment must be made in full at the time of registration to confirm your spot in the program.

Registration can be made online at Manlukcentre.ca/programs or in person at the front desk of the Manluk Centre.

Group Lessons

Introduction to the Lifesaving Society’s Swim for Life program and Canadian Swim Patrol Program.

The Swim for Life® Program is a comprehensive swim instruction program that focuses on the acquisition and development of fundamental swim strokes and skills for learners of all ages and abilities. Learning Swim to Survive® skills and achieving the Lifesaving Society’s Swim to Survive® Standard are key foundations of the Swim for Life® Program. Swim for Life® is accessible, flexible, success-oriented, and fun. Instructors ensure swimmers get lots of in-water practice in every lesson. Swim for Life® flows seamlessly into the Canadian Swim Patrol program and then into the Society’s lifesaving and vocational training awards, providing a complete, coherent, single-source program of integrated swimming and lifesaving instruction.

Parent & Tot (Levels 1 to 3)

The Parent and Tot Program structures in-water interaction between parent and child to stress the importance of play in developing water-positive attitudes and skills. Activities and progressions are based on child development, so parents register their child in the level appropriate for their child’s age. Activities to teach Water Smart® education key messages are incorporated into all levels.

Age-based progression
Prerequisite Age: 4 months to 3 years old

Parent and Tot Level 1: Ages 4 to 11 months
Parent and Tot Level 2: Ages 12 to 23 months
Parent and Tot Level 3: Ages 24 to 35 months

Cost: $45.00 a session

Register for Parent and Tot Lessons.

Preschool (Levels 1 to 5)

The Preschool Program gives children a head start on learning to swim. Preschool Programs develop fundamental physical literacy skills for aquatic activities. In our preschool program, we work to ensure three to five-year-olds become comfortable in the water and have fun developing a foundation of water skills. Activities to teach Water Smart® education key messages are incorporated into all levels.

Participation-based progression
Prerequisite Age: 3 to 5 years old
Cost: $45.00 a session
Length: 30-minute classes

Register for Preschool Lessons.

Swimmer (Levels 1 to 6)

The Swimmer Program makes sure children learn the fundamental physical literacy skills for aquatic activities. Progressions accommodate children aged 5 to 12-years old, including beginners and swimmers who want to build on the basics. Lots of in-water practice develops solid swimming strokes and skills. Activities to teach Water Smart® education key messages are incorporated into all levels.

Participation-based progression
Prerequisite Age: 6 to 16 years old
Cost: $55.00 a session
Length: 45-minute classes

Register for Swimmer Lessons.

The Canadian Swim Patrol Program

The Canadian swim patrol program provides enriched training for those who are ready to go beyond learn-to-swim. Swim Patrol has three levels: Rookie, Ranger, and Star. These programs continue to develop participants' swim strokes and provide the skill foundation that prepares them for success in the Society’s Bronze Medal awards.

Participation-based progression
Prerequisite Age: 10 years and older
Cost: $55.00 a session
Length: 45-minute classes

Rookie Patrol
Develops individual fitness levels to meet a timed 100m swim and 350m workout. Water proficiency skills include swimming with clothes, ready position, foot-first, and headfirst surface dives. Demonstrating the ability to conduct a primary assessment and initiating EMS are included as first aid skills. Victim recognition and throwing assists are other key elements of the program.

Ranger Patrol
Enhances capability in the water, including stride entry, underwater forward and backward somersaults, lifesaving eggbeater kick, and increased fitness levels to meet a 200m timed swim. Rescue skills involve an increased skill level in ABC first aid basics, victim recognition, and non-contact rescues.

Star Patrol
An excellent preparation for the Bronze Star award, Star Patrol demands good physical conditioning and lifesaving judgment. Participants develop lifesaving and first aid skills, further refine front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke (100m each), and complete 600m workouts and 300m timed swims.

Register for the Canadian Swim Patrol Program.

Swim Evaluations

If you are unsure of which level to register your swimmer in, the Manluk Aquatic Centre offers a free 10- to 15-minute swim evaluation by a certified instructor. The instructor will evaluate your swimmer and provide a recommendation for the level to register in. You can register for a swim evaluation by calling the Lifeguard office at 780.361.4411 or by emailing recreation@wetaskiwin.ca.

Prerequisite Age: 3 years and older
Cost: Free
Length: 10 to 15 minutes

Private Lessons

Private Lessons provide participants with the opportunity to have a 30-minutes of one-on-one instruction time with a certified instructor. Participants must be a minimum of five years old. Private lessons are designed to assist those who may be struggling with individual swimming skills or abilities. It is not designed for participants to complete a whole lesson set. Please see our scheduled group swimming lessons for the completion of an individual level.

Adults are welcome and encouraged to register for private lessons to learn the basics of water safety and swimming skills.

Private lessons may be scheduled around group lesson cancellations. Please keep an eye on our Facebook page and registration site for these additional registration slots.

Prerequisite Age: 5 years old and older
Cost: $30.00 a session
Length: 30-minute classes