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We're now offering Red Cross Swim Kids levels 1 to 6, Swim Basics 1 and 2 (Adult/Teen) and the new course Pre-Teens (7-12) a beginner's class for older kids.
*There are no classes on Halloween, Oct 31
The best place to BOOK classes is from the website; www.Charkeswim.com
CharkeSwim.com Upgrades: I've added buttons to SORT the classes between Oct at NAC, Oct at Stephenson Point, November and December. I've also added an image of the NOV/DEC schedule at the bottom of the main page. Hopefully this makes it easier to find the classes you want. We not have wait lists. You can signup multiple students and you can signup after a class has started. There is also a forum if you want to chat with other customers. If several people get together and ask for a class, I will try to make it happen.
October Lessons
October lessons start tomorrow at 3255 Stephenson Point Rd Nanaimo. A last reminder that we probably only have access to one change room so please come in your bathing suits and be prepared to leave without changing. What should you bring? Besides your bathing suit, goggles and a towel are nice to have. Try to be on-deck and ready to swim about 5 minutes before your class starts. Private One-on-One Lessons My goal is to provide lessons to as many people as possible so I have focused on running classes. However, Charke Swim is new, and the two evening classes are empty. So I've changed them into 20 private lessons you can book. (Children ages 1 to 3 will require one parent to come into the water.) Website Upgrades There were two problems that have been fixed. I've now put a spot for Student's names in the signup form, important if you are signing up your child. I've also set the software so you can signup multiple students (without making a new account). For Monday, I will double check everyone's names during sign in.
Sincerely,
Mark Charke
www.Charkeswim.com
Tomorrow, October private swimming lessons in Nanaimo start. The Sunday swimming lessons are at the Nanaimo Aquatic Center (741 Third St, Nanaimo, BC V9R 7B2). We’ll be meeting on the pool deck and all the classes are in the main pool. The Nanaimo Parks and Rec lessons are starting next week over at the Beban Pool so we won’t be bumping into each other. If you check the Nanaimo Pool schedule, you’ll notice there is public swimming before and after the lessons so, if you pay the admittance fee, you can come early or stay late after and practice which I highly recommend.
The Monday to Friday lessons are at 3255 Stephenson Point Rd. Please be aware that the building is under renovation and we’ll just getting started here. The pool is completed but the change rooms are still being worked on and we may only have access to one change room at a time but there will be very few people, 7 students at a time.
I’m proud to announce that Charke Swim is in the Nanaimo Activity Guide Fall 2022 issue. It’s on p56 just after the swimming section, so I’m happy about that. You can see the Nanaimo recreation guide online presented by the City of Nanaimo Parks Department. I haven’t seen physical copies yet but I expect they’ll be available too. It’s just the add. All the lessons are listed on the website.
As a freelance swimming instructor teaching everything from kids swimming lessons to adult swimming lessons and everything in between the only thing I’m short on is hours. Right now I’m teaching 15 hours a week and I’m looking at expanding that and I’m considering additional staff in the future once we have enough signups to support more Nanaimo swimming lessons.
Charke Swim Lessons can be found here on the first page: www.Charkeswim.com If you want to ask for a class that you don't see, pop over to our forums here; Forums
You can see the city's lessons here; www.Nanaimo.com
You can see the White Rapids Swim club here; White Rapids. Is there Synchronized Swimming in Nanaimo? Yes. The Diamonds.
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