Group Swim Lesson Levels
Group Swim Lesson Levels
Refund Policy: Cancellation for full class refund minus $10 processing fee will require 3 days notice before start of session. Notification up until the 2nd class will receive 50% refund. No refunds after start of second class. The only exception to the above is documented medical condition.
All Parent and Tot class requirements:
Infant/Tots must be in the age range for the particular class which they are being registered for. Due to spacing, only one adult/parent/guardian is allowed to participate with tot and must be in the water for this class. Swim diapers must be covered by another article of swim clothing.
Parent and Tot Infant to 3
This level provides and introduction to the aquatic environment. We focus on aquatic safety and comfort in the water using songs and games. Skills covered are floating, blowing bubbles, kicking, jumping and submerging.
Ages 6 months to 35 months
Parent and Tot 1
This level provides an introduction to the aquatic environment. We focus on aquatic safety and comfort in the water using songs and games. Skills covered are floating, blowing bubbles, kicking, jumping and submerging.
Ages 6 months to 24 months
Parent and Tot 2
This level provides an introduction to the aquatic environment. We focus on aquatic safety and comfort in the water using songs and games. Skills covered are floating, blowing bubbles, kicking, jumping and submerging.
Ages 1 1/2 years to 3 years old
Pre B 3's
The Pre B 3 class is a parent & tot participation class focusing on aquatic safety pre beginner skills in a fun and safe instructor led environment. We will focus on floating, kicking and submerging faces with blowing bubbles.
Ages 3 to 4 years
Pre-Beginner
The Pre Beginner level focuses on swimming safety skills with independence and comfort in the water in a group environment. Pre Beginners learn facial submersion, blowing bubbles in the water and how to safely enter and exit the water. With instructor assistance students practice early development of arm scoops and leg kicks. Assisted front floats, back floats and glides are learned.
Prerequisite: Age requirement of 4 years or older, The child has the ability to independently walk with the instructor to enter and exit the water.
Beginner 1
The Beginner I level will focus on safety skills in the water, how to float independently on front and back. Introduction to front crawl with appropriate arm reach and pull action and proper kicking legs on their front and back with minimal instructor assistance.Prerequisite: Age requirement of 5 years or older. The child independently will submerge face for 3-5 seconds, blow bubbles underwater, minimal assistance with front and back floats.
Beginner 2
The Beginner 2 level will focus on swimming safety skills in the water, learning to move through the water independently. Simultaneous arm and leg action development into freestyle and backstroke. Introduction to rotary breathing, front push off and back push off.Prerequisite: Beginner 1 completion. Age requirement of 5 years or older. The child has the ability to perform neutral face positioning in water, float on their front and back and recover to vertical position independently.
Beginner 3
The Beginner 3 level will focus on furthering safety swim skills in the water with introducing elementary backstroke and sidestroke. Continued development in strengthening freestyle, rotary breathing and backstroke. Beginning stages of seated and kneeling dives from the side edge of the pool and treading in deep water.
Prerequisite: Beginner 2 completion. Age requirement of 6 years or older. The child has the ability to independently enter the pool and swim freestyle 15 feet, backstroke for 15 feet, with knowledge of rotary breathing. Jump into 5-7 feet of water and return safely to the pool edge.
Intermediate 1
The Intermediate1 Ievel focuses on continued development of freestyle and backstroke by adding more distance and a flip turn. Introduction to breaststroke, further development of seated and kneeling dives, beginning stages of standing dives from the side edge of the pool into deep water.
Prerequisite: Beginner 3 level completion. Age requirement 6 years or older. Skills of swimming a continuous freestyle 15 yards, continuous backstroke 15 yards and treading in 10-13ft deep water for 15 seconds.
Intermediate 2
The Intermediate 2 level focuses on refining the the breaststroke with proper arm pull, kick and body positioning. Introduction to open turns and standing dives from the side. Other skills will include continuing stroke work on freestyle and backstroke with flip turns, and introduction to the butterfly stroke kicks.
Prerequisite: Intermediate 1 level completion. Age requirement 6 years or older. Skills of swimming a continuous freestyle 25 yards, backstroke 25 yards, breaststroke 15 yards and treading in 10-13ft deep water for 30 seconds.
Advanced
The Advance level continues endurance work within the freestyle, breaststroke, and backstroke and developing further on the butterfly stroke. Working on adding distance to all strokes in preparation for competitive swimming, as well as refining the 2 competitive turns, and standing dives from the side edge of the pool into deep water.
Prerequisite: Intermediate 2 level completion. Age requirement of 8 years or older. Skills of swimming a continuous 50 yards freestyle, continuous 50 yards backstroke and 25 yards breaststroke.
Tween
Participants will focus on learning water safety skills to build their confidence in the water. This is achieved by learning the basics of aquatic swimming through skills like face immersion, floating on their front and back and simultaneous arm/leg actions. As their progress develops, it shifts to the basic strokes like freestyle and backstroke, jumping into deeper water, treading and returning to a safe exit point.
Prerequisite: 11-14 years of age only. This level is designed for those individuals with very limited to no exposure around a swimming environment.