Learn to Dive


Take the Plunge! Learn-to-Dive!

Whether you just want to have fun and learn some new skills or whether you have your sights set on a future Olympic Games, our learn-to-dive program is the first step.

There are no minimum age or swimming level prerequisites - although participants must be comfortable swimming in deep water.


Instructors


Rebecca


Celina


Taylor


Alexandra


Torri

We are now accepting registrations for both the Winter session starting in January, 2010 and the Spring session, starting in April, 2010.

Winter 2009 - 2010
Day Time Duration Frequency Start Date End Date Fee

Mondays 4:45 - 5:45 PM 12 Weeks 1 day/week Jan 4 Mar 29 $195
Tuesdays 4:45 - 5:45 PM 12 Weeks 1 day/week Jan 5 Mar 30 $195
Wednesdays 4:45 - 5:45 PM 12 Weeks 1 day/week Jan 6 Mar 31 $195
Thursdays 4:45 - 5:45 PM 12 Weeks 1 day/week Jan 7 Apr 1 $195
Fridays 6:15 - 7:15 PM 8 Weeks 1 day/week Jan 8 Mar 12 $140
Saturdays 9:00 - 10:00 AM 8 Weeks 1 day/week Jan 9 Mar 13 $140
Saturdays 10:00 - 11:00 AM 8 Weeks 1 day/week Jan 9 Mar 13 $140
Saturdays 11:00 - 11:59 AM 8 Weeks 1 day/week Jan 9 Mar 13 $140

Register Now for the Winter 2009 - 2010 Session (Starts January, 2010). New!

Registration for the Winter Session includes registration in the FCDC FUN MEET to be held on June 19, 2010 from 9AM - Noon.

Note that there will be no diving on the following dates during the Winter session:

Friday,February 5th
Friday, February 26th
Saturday, February 6th
Saturday, February 27th
Monday, March 15th
Tuesday, March 16th
Wednesday, March 17th
Thursday, March 18th

Spring 2010
Day Time Duration Frequency Start Date End Date Fee

Mondays 4:45 - 5:45 PM 10 Weeks 1 day/week Apr 12 Jun 21 $165
Tuesdays 4:45 - 5:45 PM 11 Weeks 1 day/week Apr 6 Jun 15 $180
Wednesdays 4:45 - 5:45 PM 11 Weeks 1 day/week Apr 7 Jun 16 $180
Thursdays 4:45 - 5:45 PM 11 Weeks 1 day/week Apr 8 Jun 17 $180
Fridays 6:15 - 7:15 PM 9 Weeks 1 day/week Apr 9 Jun 18 $150
Saturdays 9:00 - 10:00 AM 8 Weeks 1 day/week Apr 10 Jun 12 $140
Saturdays 10:00 - 11:00 AM 8 Weeks 1 day/week Apr 10 Jun 12 $140
Saturdays 11:00 - 11:59 AM 8 Weeks 1 day/week Apr 10 Jun 12 $140

Register Now for the Spring 2010 Session (Starts April, 2010). New!

Registration for the Spring Session includes registration in the FCDC FUN MEET to be held on June 19, 2010 from 9AM - Noon.

Note that there will be no diving on the following dates during the Spring session:

Friday,May 7th
Friday, May 28th
Saturday, May 8th
Saturday, May 29th
Monday, May 24th



Register Now for the Winter 2009 - 2010 Session (Starts January, 2010).
Register Now for the Spring 2010 Session (Starts April, 2010).
Learn-to-Dive Calendar: September - December, 2009
Learn-to-Dive Calendar: January - June, 2010
Learn-to-Dive Brochure
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Take the Plunge! Add some excitement to your life and Learn-to-Dive!

Whether you just want to have fun and learn some new skills or whether you have your sights set on a future Olympic Games, our learn-to-dive program is the first step.

The Forest City Diving Club's Learn to Dive (LTD) Program is a recreational diving program designed to introduce novices of any age to the enjoyment of sport of diving in a fun and safe environment. Divers receive step-by- step instruction in Olympic diving form and technique from the 1 and 3 metre springboards, and where appropriate from the tower complex. There is no set minimum age or swimming level prerequisite - although participants should be comfortable swimming in deep water. Depending upon their maturity and physical conditioning, children as young as 5 and 6 years old have done exceedingly well in our programs.

In 2009 - 2010, we are offering (1) a fall session starting in mid-September and running until December; (2) a winter session starting in early January and continuing until April; and (3) a spring session starting in April and running until June.

Each session is between 8 & 12 weeks in length and, for your convenience, we offer classes every day of the week, including Sundays.

All of our coaches are specially trained and qualified to provide instruction in proper Olympic diving form and techniques. Parents are invited to discuss their child’s progress with the coaching staff before or after scheduled dive times. We ask that all parents read and comply with the parents' code of conduct, prepared by our governing body, Diving Plongeon Canada. Specifically, we request that you do not try to coach your child either from the pool deck or the viewing areas.

In appropriate circumstances, the coaching staff may recommend that a diver in the recreational LTD program consider advancing to the pre-competitive program. Such a transition would involve training more often and more intensely and will accelerate the diver's progress. If your child is interested in a more intensive diving program, please make this known to the coaching staff.

For more information please contact our head coach, Ioana Marinescu at (519) 872-9799 or any other member of the executive.

Discipline. The coach has full responsibility for and complete authority over all activities on the pool deck and at any dryland training programs offered by the FCDC. The coach has the right to remove a diver from any such program and to suspend diving privileges to ensure the safety of the diver or others. There will be no reduction in fees as a result of any removal or suspension of a diver.