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

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.

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