beginning swimming at De Anza CollegePE 26B, the beginning swimming class at De Anza, requires some swimming skill. If you have some skill be sure to notice where the beginning class is held.
EPOOL refers to the east end of the De Anza Olympic sized pool. This is the shallow end with water up to 5 feet deep. Novice swim classes, a few beginning swim classes and water exercise classes are held there.
MPOOL is the middle section and WPOOL is the west end of the pool. Both are in water that is at least 6 to 7 feet deep. If you can't swim back and froth in a pool in deep water you should not enroll in a swim class held in M or W pool.
Most beginning swim classes at De Anza are held in deep water.
Winter quarter 2008 you can take a shallow water beginning swim class on either Saturday or Sunday:
P E -026B-01L (call# 1842) 10:00AM-11:50 Saturdays
P E -026B-02L (call# 2843) 11:00AM-12:50 Sundays
This is a great way to learn to swim or relearn to swim.
If you have ski plans for a weekend or another reason to miss class, you can attend the beginning swim class on Sunday on another weekend to make up your absence.
We will have a holiday, (no class) on President's birthday weekend, Feb. 16/17.
No, it is not too cold to take a winter quarter swim class. The pool is heated enough for seniors exercise programs. You can stay warmer with a swim cap, rash guard type tight-fitting shirt, cyclists shorts or even a wetsuit vest, but most people just go ahead and swim.
Want to buy a spring (short sleeve, short leg) wetsuit or rashguard? Take a look at:
http://www.sportchalet.com/home/index.jsp click on Water Recreation then click on Wetsuits & Rashguards
http://www.sportsbasement.com/
P.E. 26A, the Novice swimming class at De Anza is the class for adult non-swimmers, either those who are afraid to get in the pool, or are just not ready for beginning swimming.
For info about the class click on these links:
Novice swimming
Novice Swim FAQs
Letters from novice students
For answers to frequently asked questions about swim classes, click on this link: Swim classes FAQs
P.E. 26C is the intermediate swimming class at De Anza. P.E. 26D is the advanced swim class. P.E. 6G is the aerobic swim class. They are regularly taught together.
I expect that even in a C or D 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 C/D swimmers don't have a butterfly, for example.
For some classes it lists a prerequisite, such as PE 26A is a prerequisite for PE 26B, but it only really means that someone have the skills of a PE 26A graduate. (A good swimmer would be very bored having to take a 26A novice swim class.)
Most B, C and D 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 beginning because they are afraid that C or D might be too much work.
Many 26 B swimmers might only have a couple of strokes.
Winter quarter 2008 there will be no evening swim classes.
Intermediate Swimming (and advanced and aerobic) will be offered Saturdays from 12:05 to 1:55.
P E -026C-01L (call number 1844).
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