Little Dippers:

12-26 months water acclimation with parent participation required. Class is conducted in the wading pool.

Developmental Swimmer:

The developmental swimmer has no independent swim skills and is an absolute beginner. They may have some experience wearing a flotation device or time in the water with a parent.

These students are always in the very warm instructional pool.

Objective: Achieve the ability to swim short distances with face in the water and/or face up, and at the same time increase confidence and enthusiasm in the pool.

 

Beginner:

The beginning swimmer is able to perform some type of face in swimming, doggie paddle, and/or some form of swimming/kicking on their back for a distance of 6 - 12 feet. These students are always in the very warm instructional pool.

Objective: Stroke development in freestyle, breaststroke and swimming on their backs. Increase strength, confidence and the child's overall interest/excitement for swimming.

Progressive:

The progressive swimmer must be able to swim half a length (12 yards) of some form of freestyle.

Objective: Develop (or introduce) and improve technique in the four strokes: freestyle, backstroke, breastroke and butterfly. Additional focus is spent on developing confidence, strength, endurance, basic diving and continued enthusiasm for swimming.

Intermediate:

The intermediate swimmer must have experience in two strokes, freestyle and either backstroke or breaststroke. They must also be able to swim 1 to 2 lengths, (50 yards) non-stop using any combination of the four competitive swim strokes.

Objective: Stroke refinement and efficiency, dive starts, strength, endurance, and speed.

 

Advanced:

The advanced swimmer must be proficient in 3 of the 4 competitive swim strokes.

Objective: Stroke fine-tuning in the four strokes, endurance, speed, flip turns and dive starts.

 

Adults:

Adults from beginners to advanced swimmer with the ability to swim a minimum of 25 yards using any stroke with or without flippers.

Objective: Stroke development and fine tuning for advanced swimmers, exercise/workout and fun.