Swim Starters Infant/Toddler

Introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment. Accompanied by a parent, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water by developing swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building swim lesson experiences. At the same time, parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.

*Parent must participate in the water with child during the class.

• Age: 6 months to 36 months
• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None
• Skills that will be developed:
  • Breath Control – blowing bubbles
  • Swimming on Front – front tow, front float
  • Swimming on Back – back float, back tow
  • Water Safety – roll from back to front and front to back, grabbing the wall

Swim Basics Preschool

Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning 2 benchmark skills: swim/float/swim and jump/push/turn/grab. During the school year, we combine Stages 1-3 into one swim basics class. Although combined, instructors are able to teach to each student’s ability. Stage 1 increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance. Stage 2 encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Stage 3 develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages. Classes do not exceed a 1:6 instructor to student ratio.

• Age: 3 years old to 5 years old
• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None
• Skills Practiced:
  • Breath Control – submerge, bobbing and retrieving an object
  • Swimming on front – front glide, front float and swimming on front
  • Swimming on back – back float, back glide and swimming on back
  • Water Safety – water exit, roll and treading water
  • Benchmark skills – swim/float/swim and jump/push/turn/grab

Swim Basics School Age

Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning 2 benchmark skills: swim/float/swim and jump/push/turn/grab. During the school year, we combine Stages 1-3 into one swim basics class. Although combined, instructors are able to teach to each student’s ability. Stage 1 increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance. Stage 2 encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Stage 3 develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages. Classes do not exceed a 1:6 instructor to student ratio.

• Age: 6 years old to 12 years old
• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: None
• Skills Practiced:
  • Breath Control – submerge, bobbing and retrieving an object
  • Swimming on front – front glide, front float and swimming on front
  • Swimming on back – back float, back glide and swimming on back
  • Water Safety – water exit, roll and treading water
  • Benchmark skills – swim/float/swim and jump/push/turn/grab

Swim Strokes

Swimmers learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance as well as reinforce water safety through treading water and the elementary back stroke. Swimmers will be introduced to rhythmic breathing and develop stroke technique in front and back crawl, as well as learn the breast stroke and butterfly kicks. Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle.

• Age: 5 years old to 12 years old
• Class length: 30 minutes
• Qualification: Successful completion of all stage 3 skills
• Skills Practiced:
  • Swim on front – front crawl, breaststroke, butterfly
  • Swim on back – back crawl
  • Water safety – dive, restring stroke, treading water

Developmental Swim Team

Swimmers work on stroke technique and learn competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke. Swimmers will also learn about competitive swimming and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle. Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.

• Qualification: Successful completion of all swim stroke skills
• Skills Practiced:
  • Endurance – swim 150 yrds
  • Swim on front – front crawl, breaststroke, butterfly with flip turn
  • Swim on back – back crawl
  • Water safety – dive, restring stroke, treading water