Swimming Lessons

Babies and their caregivers work on getting wet, buoyancy, and movement, front, back and vertical position in the water, and shallow water entries and exits. To enter this level, babies must be able to hold their head up.

Babies and their caregivers work on rhythmic breathing, moving forward and backwards, front and back floats with recovery, and shallow water entries and exits.

Toddlers and their caregivers work on submersion, front and back floats and glides, jumping into chest-deep water with assistance, and kicking on front and back.

Swimmers work on front and back floats and glide, front kicking with a buoyant object, and will be able to swim one metre upon completion of this level.

Swimmers work on improving their front and back float and jumping into chest-deep water unassisted. Kicking is added to the front and back glide and swimmers will be able to swim two metres upon completion.

Swimmers work on kicking and can perform glides (front and back), enter deep water safely, float in deep water, swim with a PFD and swim five metres continuously.

In Crocodile, swimmers further develop the front and back glide with kick, front and back swim with a PFD in deep water, and swim 10 metres continuously. In Whale, swimmers increase their distance on front and back glide with kick, learn the sitting dive, and will be able to swim 15 metres continuously upon completion of the level.

Swimmers develop front and back float, front and back glide, flutter kick (assisted), shallow water entries and exits, and swim five metres.

Swimmers learn front and back glide with flutter kick, develop front swim, complete deep-water activities (assisted) and swim 10 metres continuously.

Swimmers increase their distance on front and back glide with kick, perform flutter kick unassisted, wear a PFD in deep water, float in deep water, and swim 15 metres continuously.

Swimmers learn how to back swim with shoulder roll and front crawl (10 metres), work on flutter kick on back, perform kneeling dive, introduction to sculling and swim 25 metres continuously.

This level introduces the back crawl (15 metres), sculling skills, and whip kick on the back, stride dives and treading water. Front crawl increases to 15 metres. An introduction to safe boating skills is also included. Endurance is developed through a 50 metres swim.

This level refines front crawl with a focus on hand entry and breathing (25 metres), back crawl with a focus on arm positions and body roll (25 metres), introduces elementary backstroke (15 metres), ice safety and rescue of others with throwing assists. Swimmers demonstrate the front dive and their ability to tread water in deep water for 1.5 minutes. Endurance is built through a 75 metres swim.

In Swim Kids 7 swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (50 metres), and elementary backstroke (25 metres), learn to front scull, perform whip kick on the front, learn stride entry and swim 150 metres continuously.

In Swim Kids 8 swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (75 metres), learn breaststroke (25 metres) eggbeater kick, perform feet-first surface and standing shallow dives, and swim 300 metres continuously.

In Swim Kids 9 swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (100 metres), elementary backstroke (50 metres) and breaststroke (25 metres), learn sidestroke kick, perform head-first surface dive, and swim 400 metres continuously.

In Swim Kids 10, swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (100 metres), elementary backstroke (50 metres) and breaststroke (50 metres), learn sidestroke (25 metres), perform dolphin kick (vertical), learn feet- and head-first surface dives with underwater swim, and swim 500 metres continuously.

Swimmers learn front and back float, front and back glide with kick, front swim and shallow water entries and exits. this class is great for swimmers with limited or no swimming experience.

Special notes: Please bring proof of registration with you on the first day, as participation will not be permitted without a receipt, a digital copy is sufficient.

Swimmers learn back swim with shoulder roll, front and back crawl (15m), sitting dive, kneeling dive, stride and front dive, treading water, and swim a minimum distance of 25 metres.

Prerequisites: Some swimming experience, and can perform front swim for 10 metres continuously.

Special notes: Please bring proof of registration with you on the first day, as participation will not be permitted without a receipt, a digital copy is sufficient.

Swimmers further refine technique with front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke. This is for swimmers who wish to develop better endurance and proficiency with their swimming.

Prerequisites: The ability to swim 50 metres continuously on your front and/or back and a willingness to increase your comfort in deep water.

Special notes: Please bring proof of registration with you on the first day, as participation will not be permitted without a receipt, a digital copy is sufficient.