Swim Lesson Descriptions

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Parent-Child: This class is developed for children 6 months to 3 years. Parents and children participate in several guided practice sessions that help kids learn elementary swimming skills, such as bubble blowing, front kicking, back floating, class song singing, underwater exploration, and more. The water is introduced as a fun and safe environment to start off your child’s swimming experience the correct way. The child must enter the water with assistance & be able to hold their head up to participate in the class.

 

Level One: Introduction to water skills helps children become comfortable in the water while learning basic water safety/swimming skills. The class uses floatation backpacks to help children learn to swim on their stomachs with their face in the water. We introduce combined arm and leg swimming action and encourage confidence in independent swimming the child must be able to voluntarily get in the water, put face in & blow bubbles to participate in the class.

 

Level Two: Building off of the Level One class, we introduce fundamental skills such as arm finning on the back and floating without assistance. Kids are encouraged to swim on their own with minimal use of floatation devices. During the course of the class, we cover, flutter kicking with pointed toes, streamline positioning, independent swimming on front and back, and much more. The child must be able to swim with floatation devices without needing help, put face in the water while exhaling out bubbles & must be able to voluntarily swim on front & back with minimal assistance.

 

Level Three: This class is a bigger jump from level two. The children focus on coordinating arm and leg movements and improving skills covered in level 2, such as independent swimming on front and back. We introduce side breathing, also known as rotary breathing, backstroke, front crawl, and much more. The child must be able to swim three body lengths, on front and back, without assistance. Must be able to exhale while the face is in water and breathe in while the face is out. If your child is not a confident swimmer this class is not for them.

 

Level Four: Stroke improvement is held in the 12-foot diving well. Kids are in the water without assistance, so they must be strong swimmers for this class. Swimmers are trained to improve their swimming stamina by conditioning kicks and arm pulls. This course introduces parts of all six strokes. The child must be able to swim in the deep end of the pool for the entire class, must be able to swim on front, back and side. Swimmers must have knowledge of side breathing, front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke. Swimmers must be able to do kneeling dives with minimal assistance.

 

Level Five & Six: The highest level offered works on swimming laps, perfecting stroke technique, and introduction to a swim team-inspired class. Introduces circle swimming and swim team terms. Must have knowledge of all 6 strokes and be able to swim continuous laps. Swimmers should have knowledge of diving as well.

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Adult Water Aerobics: This class will focus on aerobic endurance, resistance training, and creating an enjoyable and fun atmosphere with music. The exercises are performed in water that is chest deep (4 feet) and no swimming skills are needed to participate. Open to anyone aged 16+, and appropriate for all fitness levels. The water’s resistance cushions your feet, knees and back so that you can achieve results with a low impact to your body

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**If your child has an IEP or 504 plan and you agree to inform us after you register, we can better accommodate your child's needs. This will allow us to give them the best possible swimming experience.