PHASE
Swim Lessons
Parent/Baby ( Ages 6–17 Months)
Parent/Tot (Ages 18–36 Months)
An instructor will guide you and your baby/tot in games and
activities engineered to teach respect for the water as well as how to
play safely and have fun. Required: One adult in the water with child,
swim diapers and tight fitting pants or swim suit.
Preschool and Youth Learn to Swim (Ages 3–12)
Designed to develop a high comfort level in the water and a
readiness to swim for children ages 3–12. For those that are
developmentally ready, it will teach functional swim skills. Main
subjects covered include trust and submersion, body position
and air recovery, forward movement and direction change, rotary
movement and integrated movement.
Stroke School (Ages 6–12)
This course is for students of all ages who have achieved the green
Swim School benchmarks. Students refine freestyle and learn stroke
technique for backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly and develop
endurance.
Swim School Teens/Adults (Ages 13+)
This course is designed to improve comfort and skill in the water,
regardless of past swimming experience. Students work toward
developing the five basic core swimming competencies using
principles of adult learning.
PRESCHOOL LEARN TO SWIM &
YOUTH LEARN TO SWIM
(AGES 3–12)
WHITE: LEVEL 1
Submerge and relax for 5 seconds,
comes up to breathe.
RED: LEVEL 2
Jump in, submerge, return to the
surface, and roll to back for 5 seconds.
YELLOW: LEVEL 3
Jump in, come up for air, kick and pull
forward 10 ft., change direction and
return to wall.
BLUE: LEVEL 4
Jump in, recover to side glide
position, and kick 10 ft.
GREEN: LEVEL 5
Start in side glide and swim overarm
pulls with kick for 30 ft. with 1-2-3
breathe pattern.
STROKE
(AGES 6–12)
WHITE: LEVEL 1
Swim freestyle with good form 30'.
RED: LEVEL 2
Swim backstroke with good form 30'.
YELLOW: LEVEL 3
Swim 4 strokes of butterfly and
remainder of pool freestyle.
BLUE: LEVEL 4
Swim breaststroke with good
form 30'.
GREEN: LEVEL 5
Swim 50 yds free style, 25 butterfly,
50 breaststroke and backstroke with
flip turns.
SWIM INSTRUCTION
Indoor Daily Drop-In Rate
$10 resident, $13 nonresident **age restrictions apply **
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