Swim Lesson Level Information

Level 1

Blowing bubbles (mouth, nose)
Front & back float (assisted)
Front & back kicks (assisted)
Streamline kicks on front (assisted)
Back kicks
Reach and pull arms

Safety Skills:

Enter/exit the water
Monkey walks and climb out
Safety bobs
Front to back roll
Jump in reach for wall

Level 2

Review skills from Level 1

Front & back floats (independently)
Front streamline kicks (independently)
Kick & fin on back (independently)
Freestyle arms
Introduce elementary backstroke

Safety Skills:

Safety bobs
Roll from front to back & back to front
Jump in reach for the wall independently
Introduce the deep end

Level 3

Review skills from Level 2

Reach & pull arms, flip from front to back
Elementary backstroke arms (independent)
Introduce whip kicks on back
Kicks on back (independent)
Backstroke arms
Freestyle with side breathing
Whip kick on front

Safety Skills

Safety bobs deep end
Reach & pull arms, flip from front to back and float
Tread water for 15 seconds

Level 4

Review skills from Level 3

Freestyle with side breathing
Backstroke
Dolphin kicks
Whip kicks
Introduce backstroke arms
Elementary backstroke
Introduce flip turns
Introduce diving (kneeling, stride, and standing

Safety Skills:

Safety bobs shallow/deep
Jump in, swim 10 feet, flip onto back, roll back and swim to the side
Life jacket safety

Level 5

Review skills from Level 4

Freestyle 25 meters
Backstroke 25 meters
Elementary backstroke 25 meters
Breaststroke
Butterfly (put it all together)
Open turns
Flip turns
Diving

Safety Skills:

Teach importance of swimming with a buddy
Teach simple reach assist for a distressed swimmer

Level 6

Swim team prep class. This class is designated for the swimmer who does not want to join the swim team or is not quite ready to join swim team. The focus for swim team prep is on stroke refinement and adding distance and speed.

Refine breaststroke
Butterfly
Introduction to competitive swimming
Distance swimming
Stroke drills

Parent Tot Classes

Parent-Tot classes are designed for infants toddlers ages six months-3 years.

Parents participate in the pool with their children; we recommend one parent per child, both parents are welcome to attend.

Parent-Tot 1 focuses on water acclimation, blowing bubbles, floating on front (supported), floating on back (supported) and flutter kick front and back. Safety skills include climbing in and out of the water, monkey walks on the wall, jumping in from the side and reaching for the wall.

Parent-Tot 2 reviews the skills from Parent-Tot 1 and focuses on bubbles (mouth & nose), introduction of safety bobs, floating on front and back, introduce reach and pull arms, and front and back kicks. Safety skills include climbing in and out of the water, jumping in from the side, flip to back and reach for the wall, and monkey walks.