Swim Lessons Levels & Schedule

Lesson Skill Levels

Regular swimming lessons are divided into three main skill levels.

The Beginner level is for younger children (ages 3-5) who are new to swimming.

The Intermediate level is for school-aged children (ages 6-12) who can swim but need to improve their skills.

The Advanced level is for school-aged children (ages 6-12+) who are already good swimmers and want to learn more advanced techniques.

Children will be evaluated at the beginning of each session and moved to the appropriate group based on their skill level.

You can see a detailed breakdown of each of the goals of the levels by clicking on the boxes below:

Beginner Skill Goals

Water Entry/Exit

– Submerge mouth, nose and eyes, independently

– Blow bubbles through mouth and nose, 3 sec

– Open eyes underwater, pick up submerged object, 2 times

– Enter water by stepping or jumping from the side

– Exit water safely using ladder or side

Breath Control/Underwater Swimming

– Open eyes underwater, pick up a submerged object

– Submerge entire head, 5 sec

– Blow bubbles with bobs, 5 times

Buoyancy on Front/Back

– Float on front and back, with support for 5 sec

– Recover from a front/back float to a standing position

– Float on front/back unsupported, 5 sec

– Recover from a front/back float to a standing position

– Front/back glide

Changing Direction/Position

– Change direction of travel while walking or paddling

– Roll over from front/back and back/front with support

– Roll over from front/back, back/front unsupported

– Change direction of travel paddling on front/back

Swim on Front/Back/Side

– Alternating arm action on front/back with support, 5 ft

– Simultaneous arm action on front/back with support, 5 ft

– Alternating leg action on front/back with support, 5 ft

– Simultaneous leg action on front/back with support, 5 ft

– Combined stroke on front/back with support, 5 ft

– Combined stroke on front/back unsupported, 15 ft

– Finning arm action, 10 ft

– Sculling arm action, 10ft

– Swim on side alternating leg action with support, 5ft

– Swim on side simultaneous leg action with support, 5ft

– Tread water using arm and leg motions

Intermediate Skill Goals

Water Entry/Exit

– Jump into deep water from the side without floatation

– Dive from side sitting or kneeling position in 9 ft deep water

– Perform Shallow dive or dive from compact or stride position

– Shallow dive, glide two body lengths and begin any front stroke

Breath Control/Underwater Swimming

– Bob fully submerged in chest-deep water, 5 times

– Fully submerge and retrieve object

– Rotary breathing with the body in a horizontal position, 5 times

– Swim underwater, 3 body lengths

– Perform feet first surface dive

– Swim underwater, 15 yards

– Perform pike and tuck surface dives submerging completely

Buoyancy on Front/Back

– Perform front/back glide with 2 different kicks for 2 body lengths

– Survival float, 30 sec

– Back float, 30 sec

– Survival and back float in deep water, 1 min

– Survival and back float, 2 min

Changing Direction/Position

– Change from horizontal to vertical position on front/back

– Perform open turns on front and back using any stroke

– Front flip turn

– Backstroke flip turn

Swim on Front/Back/Side

– Perform front and back crawl, 15 yards

– Butterfly-kick and body motion, 15 ft.

– Perform front crawl, 25 yards

– Perform back crawl, 25 yards

– Perform butterfly, 15 yards

– Perform breaststroke, 15 yards

– Perform elementary backstroke, 15 yards

– Perform sidestroke, 15 yards

– Perform front crawl, 50 yards

– Perform back crawl, 50 yards

– Perform butterfly, 25 yards

– Perform breaststroke, 25 yards

– Perform elementary backstroke, 25 yards

– Perform sidestroke, 25 yards

General/Personal Water Safety

– Tread water using sculling arm motions and kicks, 1 min

– Tread water using sculling arm motions and kicks, 1 min.

– Tread water with two different kicks, 2 min

– Learn survival swimming, 2 min

Advanced Skill Goals

Endurance Skills

– Front crawl, 100 yards

– Back crawl, 100 yards

– Breaststroke, 50 yards

– Elementary backstroke, 50 yards

– Sidestroke, 50 yards

– Butterfly, 50 yards

– 500 yard continuous swim

Turns

– Front crawl open turn

– Sidestroke open turn

– Backstroke open turn

– Front flip turn

– Breaststroke turn

– Butterfly turn

– Backstroke turn

Other Skills

– Feet-first surface dive

– Pike and Tuck surface dive

– Dive from side from stride and standing positions

– Tread water in deep water, 5 min

Lesson Schedule

Swim lesson information will be posted once it is available.