Pre-School Water Acclimation

In this first stage, water comfort increases with underwater exploration and basic self-rescue skills are introduced and performed with assistance. Milestones include exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills with instructor help, developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water with instructor help, and learning basic aquatic safety.

Summer Sessions

• 1:00-1:30pm

Pre-School Water Movement

The second stage encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Prerequisites include being comfortable in the water and able to fully submerge, with the face underwater. Milestones include exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills without instructor help, developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water without instructor help, learning basic aquatic safety, and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices. By the end of this level, children should be able to swim unassisted for short distances.

Summer Sessions

• 1:40-2:10pm

Pre-School Water Stamina

The third stage develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than the previous stages. Prerequisites include being able to swim and float completely unassisted as well as able to swim short distances without assistance. Milestones include integrating arm action, leg action, and rhythmic breathing in back and front glides, developing forward movement on the front and back, and practicing skills and safety techniques in deep water.

Summer Sessions

• 2:20-2:50pm

30 minutes
6 months – 3 years w/parent

The Parent-Child classes helps promote water enrichment and aquatic readiness activities for children and their parent or other trusted adult. This class focuses on exploring body positions, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills. Milestones include encouraging children to move purposefully through water in response to verbal and visual cues, and using toys and flotation devices, emphasizing basic aquatic safety to parents, and building relationships between parents and children by providing opportunities for fun and interaction in the water.

Summer Sessions

• 5:45-6:15pm

Youth Stroke Introduction

The fourth stage introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke. Prerequisites include being able to swim 15 meters on the front and back without assistance. Milestones include developing the front crawl and back crawl, introducing components of the breaststroke and butterfly, and practicing safety techniques in deep water.

Summer Sessions

• 3:00-3:30pm

Youth Water Acclimation

In this first stage, water comfort increases with underwater exploration and basic self-rescue skills are introduced and performed with assistance. Milestones include exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills with instructor help, developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water with instructor help, and learning basic aquatic safety.

Summer Sessions

• 1:00-1:30pm

Youth Water Movement

The second stage encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Prerequisites include being comfortable in the water and able to fully submerge, with the face underwater. Milestones include exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills without instructor help, developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water without instructor help, learning basic aquatic safety, and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices. By the end of this level, children should be able to swim unassisted for short distances.

Summer Sessions

• 1:40-2:10pm

Youth Water Stamina

The third stage develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than the previous stages. Prerequisites include being able to swim and float completely unassisted as well as able to swim short distances without assistance. Milestones include integrating arm action, leg action, and rhythmic breathing in back and front glides, developing forward movement on the front and back, and practicing skills and safety techniques in deep water.

Summer Sessions

• 2:20-2:50pm