Oshun Swim School

After many requests, we are so excited to offer this 3 hour Introduction to Freestyle strokes clinic! This course focuses on the foundational mechanics of free style (aka the crawl), and gives you the building blocks you'll need to continue perfecting the stroke on your own.  We will work on arm movements, kicks, and incorporating breath. This course is an affinity space for POC of all genders. 

Please note, this course is designed for OSS community members who have taken the Coming Home to Water foundations course, *and* who can calmly and confidently breath rhymically with a submerged exhale, and get in and out of a back/front floats.  If these skills do not feel solid yet, we encourage you to take a CHTW Refresher Course, or practice independantly before signing up for the strokes clinic. 

Like our other courses, we weave mindfulness, meditation, and self-inquiry, and center healing and deepening your relationship with water.  The course is especially supportive for adults of color with fear of water, and also welcomes those who already enjoy being in water and want to grow their skills in a supportive environment. 

Logistics

3 hour course:  9:30 am - 12:30pm OR 2:30-5:30pm (new format!)

Total Instruction Time: 3 hours 

Location: Lower Queen Anne, Seattle 

Setting: Small group, private pool (warm 90°, 4 ft deep), located in a residential apartment building.

Maximum number of Instructor to Student Ratio: 1:5

Pool Description: Indoor pool 4ft all the way across, 92 degrees, located in Lower Queen Anne. 

*COVD-19 Precautions: We no longer require a covid test or vaccine status, but please stay home and care for yourself if you're showing any of the symptoms. 

*Accessibility: There are 12+ steps and unfortunately this location does not have another way to enter.  There is no parking lot and most street parking has a 2 hour limit.  Please plan to use one of the nearby private lots ($15/day range).  Under 5 minutes to the D line,1 and 33/24 bus lines. 

*Food: Participants are encouraged to bring snacks and there are a variety of restuarants within .3 miles.  You are also welcome to bring your own meal, but please note there is no lunchroom at the facility. 

*Please note this class is a space for those who have experienced gender and race based exclusions from aquatic environments (womxn of color and non-binary POC). The space centers Black women and lovingly welcomes other identities! Contact oshunswimschool@gmail.com if you have questions or want to find a different way to be involved!