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Learn to Swim - Class Descriptions
See the Learn to Swim page to learn about the different types of groups that participate in the following classes.
Parent and Child
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Location: Andrews Pool
Designed for children 6 months to 36 months of age, the program builds swimming readiness by emphasizing fun in water. Parents
and children participate in several guided practice sessions that help children learn elementary skills, including water entry,
bubble blowing, front kicking, back floating, underwater exploration, and more. Once children can perform basic skills without
parental assistance and are 3 or 4 years of age, they may begin Preschool Aquatics.
Preschool Aquatics
Location: Andrews Pool
Designed for children 3 to 4 years of age, the program builds on readiness in the water rehearsed in Parent and Child Aquatics.
This level is a transition between Parent and Child Aquatics and Level 1, which will focus on exploration of the water through
floating, submerging, kicking skills control, and elementary skills and strokes without the assistance of the parent. Once
children are able to perform the appropriate skills on their own they may begin Learn to Swim Level 1.
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Level I - Introduction to Water Skills
Location: Andrews Pool
Purpose: Help students feel comfortable in the water.
- Basic water safety rules
- Submerging mouth, nose, and eyes
- Opening eyes under water and picking up submerged objects
- Swimming on front and back using arm/leg action
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Level II - Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Location: Andrews Pool
Purpose: Gives students success with fundamental skills.
- Submerging entire head
- Front and back glide
- Treading water using arm and leg motions
- Swimming on front and back using arm and leg motions
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Level III - Stroke Development
Location: Deep end of Andrews Pool
Purpose: Build on the skills in Level II by providing additional guided practice.
- Submerging entire head
- Front and back glide/Front and back crawl
- Kneeling or standing dive (shallow dive progression)
- Rotary breathing in horizontal position
- Survival float, back float
- Butterfly-kick and body motion
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Level IV - Stroke Improvement
Location: Cooper Pool
Purpose: Develop confidence in the strokes learned and improve other aquatic skills.
- Dive from stride position or shallow dive
- Elementary backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly
- Throwing assist
- Feet-first surface dive
- Front and back crawl
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Level V - Stroke Refinement
Location: Cooper Pool
Purpose: Provide further coordination and refinement of strokes.
- Standing dive
- Open turns on front and back/Front and back crawl
- Tuck surface dive and pike surface dive
- Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn
- Elementary backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke, sidestroke
- Front flip turn and backstroke flip turn
- Elementary backstroke, butterfly, sidestroke
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