Swim Starters is a class designed for parents and children; a parent must be in the pool with their child at all times. Infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.
Ages: 6 months and older
Class length: 30 minutes
This stage increases students’ comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance.
Ages: 3-5 years
Class length: 45 minutes
In this stage, students focus on forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently.
Ages: 5 years and up
Class length: 45 minutes
In this stage, students develop intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages.
Ages: 5 years and up
Class length: 45 minutes
This stage introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.
This stage introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke.
This stage refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle.
Contact Aquatics Director, Beth Mattson, for more information and instructor/pool availability.
Members: $85 for five 30 minute lessons; Community: $110 for five 30 minute lessons