Parent & Child Aquatics session 1- 2026 - Summer 2026

This group is for Parent and Babies 6 months old & up to the age of 3 years old.

In Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1, great experiences and fun activities are provided to teach infants and young children to:

• Feel comfortable in the water.
• Enter and exit the water safely.
• Explore breath control and submerging.
• Explore floating on the front and back.
• Change body position in the water.
• Play safely in the water.
• Experience wearing a life jacket.

Parents, you also learn:

• How to properly supervise children and maintain safe behavior in, on and around the water.
• How to hold and support your child in the water.
• How to select and fit a U.S. Coast Guard-approved life jacket for your child.
• Valuable water safety information to make your family safer in, on and around the water.

Preschool Aquatics (Pre-K) -session 1 2026 - Summer 2026

This group is for Preschool aged children 3 years old to 5 years old

In Preschool Aquatics Level 1, great experiences and fun activities are provided to teach young children to basic water skills:

These skills lay out the foundation for developing water competency and the future skill development of swimming strokes. In addition, your child will learn positive attitudes and safe practices around water.

• Feel comfortable in the water.
• Enter and exit the water independently using ramp, steps, or ladder and travel 5 yards
• Submerging mouth and blowing bubbles for at least 3 seconds.
• Exiting the water safely
• Gliding on the front for at least 2 body lengths.
• Rolling to back and floating for 3 seconds with support.
• Recovering to a vertical position with support
• Play safely in the water.
• Experience wearing a life jacket.

Where to go after here - Preschool Advanced:

• Learn to float with assistance and recover to a vertical position.
• Combine arm and leg action on the front and back.
• Learn more self-help and basic rescue skills.

Level 1 - Basic Beginner - session 1, 2026 - Summer 2026

This group is for children 5 years old and older

Level 1: Basic Beginner: Students will learn how to feel comfortable in the water and safely enjoy it.

Level 1 Your child is introduced to basic skills as the foundation for future skills and development of water competency (the minimum skills needed for water safety) Below are skills introduce in level 1

• Entering the water independently using the ramp, steps, or the side
• Traveling at least 5 yards, bobbing 5 times and then safely exiting the water.
• Opening eyes underwater and retrieving submerged objects.
• Gliding on front with assistance at least 2 body lengths
• Rolling to a back float for 5 seconds with assistance.
• Recovering to a vertical position with assistance
• Combined arm and leg action on front and back with assistance.
• Alternating and simultaneous arm and leg actions on front and back with assistance

Level 2 - Intermediate Skills - session 1, 2026 - Summer 2026

This group is for Children ages 6 and older based on previous swim skills- Students need to already be associated with water and submerging their heads under water.

Level 2: Intermediate Skills - Introducing new swimming skills and building on previously learned skills, including the development of water competency (the basic minimum skills needed for water safety).

Level 2 Your child will be learning in a fun, engaging, and challenging activities that motivate students to want to perform and learn to swim. 

Some of the milestone your student will complete in this level are listed below:

• Stepping from the side into chest-deep water
• Fully submerging and holding breath.
• Pushing off the bottom, moving into a treading or floating position for at least 15 seconds, swimming on the front and/or back for 5 body lengths and then exiting the water.
• Moving into a back float for 15 seconds, rolling to front and then recovering to a vertical position.
• Pushing off and swimming using combined arm and leg action on front for 5 body lengths, rolling to back float, floating for 5 seconds, rolling to the front and then continue swimming for 5 body lengths.

Level 3 - Advanced -Intro to deep water session 1, 2026 - Summer 2026

This group is for Children ages 7 and older based on previous swim skills- Students need to already be submerging in water as we introduce them into deep water over 9 feet.

Level 3: Advanced: Students will build on previously learned skills. Your child will learn the front crawl and elementary backstroke at rudimentary levels.

Additionally, students will learn dolphin kick, survival float and increase their duration for treading water. This level will introduce deep water skills and headfirst entries in water deeper than 9 feet.

Some of the milestones in Level 3 - Stoke Development include:

• Flutter, scissors, breaststroke and dolphin kicks.
• Jumping into deep water from the side, recovering to the surface, maintain position by treading or floating for 1 minutes, rotating a full turn and then turning to the exit point.
• Swimming the front crawl and/or elementary backstroke for 25 yards and then exit the water.
• Pushing off in a streamlined position, swimming the front crawl for 15 yards, changing position and direction, swimming the elementary backstroke for 15 yards and then exiting the water.

Level 4 -Stroke Improvement -session 1 2026 - Summer 2026

This group is for Children ages 7 and older based on previous swim skills- Students will be in the deep water the majority of the class.

Level 4: Stroke Improvements: Students will build on previously learned skills. Your child will build on the endurance in strokes improving on breath control, greater distance swimming, and open turns.

This level will be primarily in deep water skills along with headfirst entries in water deeper than 9 feet.

Some of the milestones in Level 4 - Stoke Improvement and Refinement include:

• Swimming the front crawl 25 yards.
• Swimming the elementary backstroke for 25 yards
• Swimming the breaststroke for 15 yards
• Swimming the butterfly for 15 yards
• Swimming the back crawl for 15 yards
• Swimming the sidestroke for 15 yards
• Headfirst entry from stride position
• Open turns on the front and back

Level 5 Stroke Refinement - session 1 2026 - Summer 2026

This group is for Children ages 7 and older based on previous swim skills- Students will be in the deep water the majority of the class.

Level 5: Stroke Refinement: Students refine all six swimming strokes including swimming for longer distance. The expectations are higher now in regard to distance and quality. 

This level will be primarily loaded with engaging and challenging activities and drills to build endurance and improve techniques

Some of the milestones in Level 5 - Stoke Refinement include:

• Performing shallow-angle dives into water at least 9 feet
• Performing a tuck and pike surface dive
• Swimming the front crawl for 50 yards
• Swimming the elementary backstroke for 50 yards
• Swimming the sidestroke for 25 yards
• Swimming the breaststroke for 25 yards
• Swimming the butterfly for 25 yards
• Swimming the back crawl for 25 yards
• Front and back flip turns