Aqua Babies and Tots is for children between six months and three years old. Parents or grandparents work with the children in the water under the direction of the class instructor.

Be prepared for bubbles, kicking, toys, songs, and skills in this 30-minute class.  The adults will learn to safely hold their child in the water for maximum learning opportunities.

All children who are not potty-trained must wear a swimming diaper, like Huggies Little Swimmers or Pampers Splashers, and a nylon swimming diaper with elastic around the waist and legs.

Registration opens for Staff ($50) and ARCC Members ($60) on Tuesday, March 19, 2024, at 10 a.m.

Registration opens for Insurance Members and Non-Members ($90) on Monday, March 25, 2024, at 10 a.m.

Registration for the program closes on Friday, April 5, 2024, at noon.

The acronym T.O.P.S.S. stands for Tadpole 1 & 2, Otter, Porpoise, Seal, and Shark, which are the six levels of our preschool and early elementary swimming program.

Instructors work with your child while you watch from the side!

Level Prerequisites:

Tadpole One: This child has little swimming experience and cannot swim independently with a floatation device or backpack.  The child may not blow bubbles and does not put their face in the water.

Tadpole Two: The child is comfortable in the water and has experience in a swimming pool. They can swim independently for 20 feet on the front and back with a floatation device or backpack.

Otter:  The child is comfortable in the water and can blow bubbles and submerge their face.  The child can also kick independently with a kickboard on their front and back for 20 feet and swim independently with a backboard for 40 feet.

Porpoise: The child can perform ten bobs while wearing a backpack and show air exchange. They can demonstrate front and back floats for 30 seconds each while wearing a backpack and swim on their front and back with a backpack for 25 meters.

Seal:  The child can perform ten bobs without a backpack and show air exchange.  They can kick with a kickboard for 45 feet and swim independently for 20 feet without a backpack.

Shark:  The child can perform the following skills without a backpack: float for 20 seconds on front and back, swim 25 meters on front and back, show overarm recovery in freestyle and backstroke.

The Swim School program is designed for youth who have completed 1st grade through age 13.  We currently offer the first 4 four levels in the program.  The list below shows the prerequisites for those levels.

Beginner One:  Beginning swimming skills or may be completely new to swimming.

Beginner Two:  Can perform the following: ten bobs with air exchange, front and back floats for 10 seconds each, kick 45 feet of flutter kick on front and back, can swim 45 feet on front and back independently.  Can jump into shallow water.

Intermediate One:  Can perform the following:  10 deep water bobs, front and back floats for 15 seconds each, swim freestyle (breathing to front or side) and backstroke for 25 meters each, jump into deep water, and have been introduced to diving.

Intermediate Two: Can perform the following: 15 deep water bobs with air exchange, front and back floats for 20 seconds each, swim 25 meters of freestyle with rotary breathing, swim 25 meters of backstroke,  has been introduced to elementary backstroke and breaststroke kicks. and can dive from the side of the pool into deep water.