Swim Lesson Levels

​Recommended Age: 6 months to 3 years

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Instruction Area: Rec Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: None

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Course Objectives: Familiarize children with the water and teach swimming readiness skills, as well as provide safety information for parents and teach techniques parents can use to orient their children to the water.

*This class requires an adult in the water with the child for all classes.*

Recommended Age: 3-5 years

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Instruction Area: Rec Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: Swimmer successfully meets age requirements.

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Course Objectives: Familiarize children to the aquatic environment and help them acquire rudimentary basic aquatic skills, as well as help participants begin to develop positive attitudes and safe practices in and around water. Will learn to blow bubbles and allow water on face. 

*Skills may be performed with support.*

Recommended Age: 3-5 years

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Instruction Area: Rec Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills:  Swimmer should be able to show basic signs of water comfort by willingly entering the water, submerging their mouth, and blowing bubbles with instructor support.

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Course Objectives: Swimmers will demonstrate introductory aquatic skills, including front and back gliding/floating, basic arm and leg movements, and the ability to submerge their face in the water. 

*Skills may be performed with assistance.*

Recommended Age: 3-5 years

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Instruction Area: Rec Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: Swimmers should be comfortable in the water and able to fully submerge their face below the surface.

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Course Objectives: Swimmers will continue developing early swimming coordination by engaging in combined arm and leg movements on their front and back. Swimmers will also develop greater water comfort and safety, including opening their eyes underwater, blowing bubbles, and returning to the surface independently.
 

Recommended Age: 5+

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Instruction Area: Rec Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: Swimmers should be able to demonstrate basic water independence, including moving short distances in the water without instructor support, fully submerging their entire body, and comfortably participating in skills away from the pool wall.

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Course Objectives: Swimmers will practice combining arm and leg actions to swim on both their front and back with minimal assistance. They will gain confidence in floating on their front and back.

Recommended Age: 6+

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Instruction Area: Lap Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: Swimmers should be able to swim short distances independently using arm and leg movements on both their front and back. They should also be able to float on their front and back without assistance for brief periods.

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Course Objectives: Swimmers will learn to swim short distances using front crawl and elementary backstroke without instructor support. They will improve floating and gliding skills on both their front and back, begin developing introductory treading techniques, and start practicing rotary (side) breathing for the front crawl.

Recommended Age: 7+

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Instruction Area: Lap Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: Swimmers should demonstrate complete independence in the water, including swimming short distances on both their front and back without instructor assistance. They should be able to perform floating, gliding, and introductory treading.

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Course Objectives: Swimmers will refine front crawl and elementary backstroke. They will learn new kicking techniques, including breaststroke, scissor, and dolphin kicks, increase treading water endurance, and practice safe headfirst entries (diving). Swimmers will also improve floating, gliding, and rotary breathing skills. 

Recommended Age: 8+

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Instruction Area: Lap Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: Swimmers should demonstrate improved rotary (side) breathing and be able to swim at least 15 yards using front crawl independently. Swimmers should show increased treading water endurance and a solid understanding of breaststroke, scissor, and dolphin kicking techniques. Swimmers should also be comfortable performing all previously learned strokes and skills independently.

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Course Objectives: Swimmers will enhance front crawl technique, learn new strokes including breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly, and side stroke. Swimmers will also learn open turn techniques, improve headfirst diving, increase treading water endurance, and develop underwater swimming and breath control skills.

Recommended Age: 9+

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Instruction Area: Lap Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: Swimmers should be able to swim 25 yards of front crawl with proper rotary breathing and demonstrate proficiency in backstroke, breaststroke, and side stroke for at least 15 yards each. They should be able to swim underwater with controlled breathing and maintain extended time treading water independently.

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Course Objectives: Swimmers focus on advanced swimming skills, including refined stroke mechanics and extended distances for all strokes, with front crawl performed for at least 50 yards. They will improve diving techniques, learn flip turns, and continue building endurance and breath control.

Recommended Age: 10+

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Instruction Area: Lap Pool

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Pre-Requisite Skills: Swimmers must demonstrate advanced swimming skills, including treading water for 5 minutes, swimming 50 yards of front crawl, and performing breaststroke, backstroke, butterfly, and side stroke for 25 yards each. They should show highly refined stroke mechanics, and excellent breath control. 

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Course Objectives: Refine strokes so participants can swim with greater efficiency and effectiveness over longer distances. Swimmer will swim the Cooper 12 Minute Swim Test on the first and last day of class, as well as tread water for 5 minutes.