KNES1C
KNES 001C is the intermediate swimming class at De Anza. KNES 001D is the advanced swimming class. KNES 002A is the aerobic swim class. In each of these students work on improving their strokes and building speed and endurance.
Winter quarters De Anza College usually offers an intermediate and aerobic (which can substitute for advanced if you have already taken intermediate) swim class, Saturdays from 10 to 11:50 a.m.
We have the entire swimming pool, so we can use both shallow and deep water as needed. (Since we have soooo much space on Saturdays, people can expect to have their own lane for workouts, or at least only have to share a lane with one person instead of circle swim with three others.)
Sign up for KNES-001C-01L Intermediate Swim or if you took it before KNES-002A-01L
Aerobic Swim. Find the current schedule of classes at: http://www.deanza.edu/schedule/
Quarters when we have no advanced swimming class on Saturdays, people in the intermediate
or aerobic swim class can do much of the same work.
The first day of class I do a survey of what people want out of the class and what skills they have. I cover the required
curriculum and try to meet people's needs as well. Some students want a 'get ready
for lifeguard training class', and since I am a lifeguard instructor/instructor trainer,
I can help you work on passing all the pre-tests for a lifeguard class (Red Cross
or YMCA) and we always have people planning to take the class for that reason. Some
students want to get ready to learn to scuba dive or try a triathlon. Some want a
review of all the strokes, others want mostly to get in shape. Every quarter, in every
swim class I teach, I videotape at least each student's freestyle (unless you really
don't want to be taped). People tell me they learned more from seeing their stroke
than from years of swim drills.
I don't assume that anyone has been on a swim team. I teach almost everything from
scratch. You don't have to already know how to dive into a pool or do a turn. You
should be quite at ease in deep water and have most freestyle and backstroke basics
down.
I expect that even in an intermediate, advanced or aerobic class, many of the students
will not have been doing a lot of swimming recently and might be out of shape, so
there is no 500 yard prerequisite swim test. I also don't expect all the strokes from higher level swimmers, as it has been my
experience that most 1C/1D/2A swimmers don't have a butterfly, for example.
Most intermediate, advanced and aerobic classes have students with a wide variety
of skills. Sometimes people take a different level of swim class just because it is
held at the right time for their schedule. Sometimes really good swimmers take intermediate
because they are afraid that advanced might be too much work.
No, it is not too cold to take a swim class that starts in January. The pool is heated
enough for seniors exercise programs. A swim cap makes you warmer and faster. You
can also stay warmer with 'rash guard' type tight-fitting shirt, cyclists shorts,
a wetsuit vest, a spring (short sleeve, short leg) wetsuit, but many people just go
ahead and swim. (I often wear a men's 'jammer' long-legged swimsuit over my regular
suit when I swim at 6:30 a.m. in the winter.)<p>
During quarters I teach KNES 1C there will be info, homework and a link to the course
syllabus at http://marydonahue.org/knes001c
Taking a lower level swim class is not a strict prerequisite for a higher level, you just need the skills of a better swimmer. Not sure which class
to take? Read: beginning swimming at De Anza College or intermediate swimming at De Anza College
You do not need to buy a textbook for any class I teach. We will talk about it in class the first day of class.
We will be in the water the first day of class so plan to bring your swimsuit, towel(s), cap, etc.
Looking for P.E. 26C, P.E. 26D, or P.E. 6G? The names were changed to Knes 1C, Knes 1D and KNES 2A.