Learning to swim is everyone’s business. This summer, the city of Nice is renewing the “Learn to Swim” initiative at Phoenix Park.
There is no age limit for learning to swim. Until August 27, Phoenix Park is providing a pool for the residents of Nice. The aim is to reduce the risk of drowning among the youngest and the elderly. This initiative is led by the city of Nice in partnership with the Sud Region League of the French Swimming Federation. Various activities adapted to everyone’s needs are offered.
The list of activities:
· “I learn to swim” operation: until August 26, children can acquire the necessary skills to swim safely. Free access, reserved for children for one hour. In groups of 8 to 15 children, the activity will be available from Monday to Friday.
· Baby swimmers: until August 26, very young children from 6 months to 3 years old can, every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., get initiated and discover the benefits of water and motor development in an aquatic environment.
· The aquatic garden: until August 26, every Saturday from 10 a.m. to 11 a.m., children will become familiar with the aquatic environment to learn to immerse, float, or move around.
· Swimming lessons for 6-12 years old: until August 26, from Monday to Friday from 4:30 p.m. to 7 p.m. The goal is to perfect swimming techniques and activities. The sessions will be carried out through one-week courses with lessons.
· Aqua-birthdays for children: until August 27, every Saturday from 2 p.m. to 5 p.m., under the supervision of a lifeguard with a minimum of two mandatory supervisors for a total of 20 children maximum.
· Senior aquagym: until August 26, from Monday to Friday from 8 a.m. to 9 a.m. or from 9 a.m. to 10 a.m., sessions will be accessible to holders of the “Métropole Nice Côte d’Azur Seniors Plus” card for free (by reservation) with gentle or medium intensity movements in the water, accompanied by recovery periods or more dynamic sequences.
· Aquafitness: until August 26, from Monday to Friday from 12:30 p.m. to 1:30 p.m., the sessions will offer work on abdominal muscles, buttocks, back, thighs, triceps.
Register on the website www.nicenatationazur.fr
