Abstract
The purpose of this project was to create a manual for swim instructors working with adults. With an adult swim lesson manual, municipalities and community recreation providers have greater potential for effectively teaching students and instructors. The challenge for instructors teaching adult non-swimmers is that most swim lesson programs focus on educating youth. However, youth swim programs do not consider the difference in cognitive development between youths and adults. The goal was to create an instructional support manual that addressed the cognitive component for adult non-swimmers. This manual was designed to operate concurrently with existing youth swim lesson programs that address the mechanical components of swimming. The project’s methodology utilized various disciplines which make up the recreation and leisure field such as philosophy, psychology and education. The manual used each discipline as a resource for instructors to address the cognitive component of adult non-swimmers.