The program builds swimming readiness by emphasizing
fun in the water. Children participate in guided
practice sessions that help them learn elementary
skills, including water entry, bubble blowing, front
and back kicking, front and back floating, underwater
exploration and more.
NOTE: Pre‐school and Advanced Pre‐school children may be released from class 1 ‐ 2 minutes early
in order for the next class to start on time.
Infants & toddlers
(Tadpoles)
Ages 6‐36 months
- Designed for Infants and Toddlers with no previous water experience.
- Promotes water safety and acclimation.
- Parental involvement required throughout the class.
- Promotes swimming readiness and basic skills.
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Preschool
(Seahorses)
Ages 3 ‐ 4
- Promotes water safety knowledge, acclimation to the water
and socialization skills.
- No swimming skills required.
- Children will be in the water with the instructors.
- The class will be split by the instructors on the first day, to have
a Seahorses 1 and a Seahorses 2 (advanced)
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Advanced preschool
(with report card only!)
- For advanced preschoolers that are still unable to enter Level classes
- Designed for those students who have mastered most of the preschool skills
- Most Level 1 skills are worked on in this class.
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Level 1
(Seals)
- Students must be 5 years old to enter this class.
- Learn basic water skills and safety.
- Learn front and back floats. (assisted and unassisted)
- Work on forward progression with eyes, nose, and mouth
submerged.
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Level 2
(Otters)
- Students must be able to float on their fronts and backs unassisted.
- Students must also be able to make forward progression, with their face in the water, for approximately 5 yards, on front crawl and back crawl.
- Class is taught in the shallow water and the deep water.
- Learn comfort in the deep water with treading and jumping in.
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Level 3
(Sea lions)
- Students must be comfortable in the deep water, this class is taught in the deep.
- Students must be able to tread water for 1 minute and swim front and back crawl for
approx. 10 yards in a leveled off position.
- Work on front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke.
- Introduction to Diving, Butterfly, and Breast stroke.
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Level 4 (Dolphins)
- Students should be able to do a coordinated front crawl
with rhythmic breathing, and the back crawl.
- Students should be able to understand and complete the
elementary back stroke and breast stroke basics.
- Continue to perfect front crawl, back crawl, elementary
back stroke and breast stroke.
- Introduction to the butterfly and sidestroke kicks.
- Improve distances
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Level 5 (Polar bears)
- Students must show ability for increased distances in front
crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke and butterfly.
- Introduced to flip turns.
- Continue working on sidestroke and butterfly
- Build endurance.
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Level 6 (Endurance & fitness)
- Work on fitness swimming, distance swimming, turns and diving.
- This class is for all stroke refinement, lifeguard readiness, and water
safety.
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The American Red Cross program offers six Red Cross-certified comprehensive course levels that teach participants how to swim skillfully and safely. The prerequisite for each level is successful demonstration of the skills taught in the preceding level. Beginners start at Level 1, which has no prerequisite. To enter into the levels, you must be at least five years old. We also offer American Red Cross-certified Pre-school classes and Infant & Toddler classes.
