The Aqua Babies and Aqua Tots class is for children between 6 months and three years old.  This class provides a wonderful bonding experience for the adult and child through various movements, songs, and skills.  Learn how to hold your child comfortably in the water and guide them through beginning swimming skills.

A responsible adult must accompany each child in the water.  Qualifying adults include parents, grandparents, aunts and uncles, and family friends.

Swim School is designed for youth between the 2nd grade and age 12.  The levels within Swim School are based on swimming ability.  Please carefully review each level to determine the correct level for your child.  It is better to underestimate and overestimate your child’s swimming ability.  If necessary, we will move them to a higher level.

Beginner One:  New to swimming lessons.  May not be able to submerge the head, float, kick with a kickboard, or swim independently.

Beginner Two:  Is comfortable in the water, can submerge the head, perform front and back floats independently, and swim independently on front and back for a distance of 45 feet.

Intermediate One:  Must be very comfortable in deep water, be able to perform 10 bobs, front and back floats for 15 seconds each, kick on front and back with a kickboard for a distance of 25 meters each, and swim on front and back independently for a distance of 25 meters each.

Intermediate Two:  Must be very comfortable in deep water and be able to perform the following:  15 deep water bobs, front and back floats for 20 seconds each, 25 meters of freestyle with rotary breathing, 25 meters of backstroke, and show the beginning of elementary backstroke and breaststroke kicks.

The T.O.P.S.S. program is designed for children between the ages of three and 1st grade.  The T.O.P.S.S. program includes six levels.

Tadpole One:  Beginner swimmer with little to no lesson experience.

Tadpole Two:  Beginner swimmer who is comfortable in the water and can kick with a kickboard and swim with a backpack with limited help on their front and back for a distance of 20 feet, can blow bubbles, submerge their face, and can perform a back float for 10 seconds.

Otter:  Wearing a backpack, swimmers in this group must be able to kick independently on front and back for a distance of 20 feet with a kickboard and swim independently on front and back for a distance of 40 feet.  Can perform front and back floats with limited help.

Porpoise:  Wearing a backpack, swimmers in this group must be able to kick independently on front and back for a distance of 40 feet with a kickboard and swim independently on front and back for a distance of 25 meters.  Can perform 10 bobs and front and back floats independently.  These students will begin performing skills without a backpack.

Seal:  Skills in this class are performed independently without wearing a backpack.  Students should be strong swimmers who are very comfortable in the water and have a high level of endurance.  The class will be swimming lengths (25 meters) of the pool and will begin learning freestyle and backstroke.

Shark:  Swimmers in this group are well-acclimated to the water and have good endurance.  The class will be swimming lengths (50 meters) of the pool and will demonstrate more advanced techniques, such as rotary breathing and diving.

Based on the information above, please choose the best level for your child.  If you need assistance, please contact Beth Raub, Aquatic & Wellness Director, by emailing [email protected].