Swim Lesson Information and Sign Up
2024 Swim Lessons begin Monday, June 24th.
Swim Lessons Sign Up Form
2024 Swim Lesson Registration Form
Class Descriptions
Lessons are Monday through Friday.
The children will meet at the Silver Beach Avenue entrance.
TADPOLE
Getting used to and comfortable with the water
10:00-10:30 am
If your child can
- Sit in the water
Then your child should be in the TADPOLE class
Tadpole Skills Focus:
- Blowing bubbles
- Face and head underwater
- Rolling from front to back (with help)
- Rolling from back to front (with help)
- Kicking while holding onto someone or something
- Scooping
- Kicking on back (with help)
GUPPY
Learning the fundamentals
10:30-11:00am
If your child can
- Blow bubbles
- Put face and head underwater
- Roll from front to back (with help)
- Roll from back to front (with help)
- Kick while holding onto someone or something
- Scoop
- Kick on back (with help)
Then your child should be in the GUPPY class
Guppy Skills Focus:
- Fully submerging for five seconds
- Rotary breathing (with assistance)
- Front glide/streamline (five feet)
- Floating on stomach and back
- Back glide (five feet)
- Floating on stomach and back (10 seconds)
- Treading water (10 seconds)
- Swimming on stomach (with or without a noodle)
- Swimming on back (with or without a noodle)
MINNOW
Stroke development
11:00-11:30 am
If your child can
- Fully submerge for five seconds
- Front glide/streamline
- Float on stomach and back
- Back glide
- Swim on stomach (with or without a noodle)
- Swim on back (with or without a noodle)
Then your child should be in the MINNOW class
Minnow Skills Focus:
- Rotary breathing (with assistance)
- Front and back float (20 seconds)
- Treading water (one minute)
- Flutter kicking (while holding kickboard)
- Front crawl
- Breastroke kick (while holding kickboard)
- Elementary backstroke
- Scissor kick (while holding kickboard)
DOLPHIN
Stroke development and improvement
11:30 am – 12:00 pm
If your child can
- Front and back float
- Rotary breath
- Tread water (one minute)
- Flutter kick (while holding kickboard)
- Front crawl
- Breaststroke kick (while holding kickboard)
- Elementary backstroke
- Scissor kick (while holding kickboard)
Then your child should be in the DOLPHIN class
Dolphin Skills Focus:
- Surface dive
- Swimming underwater
- Front and back float
- Treading water
- Front crawl
- Breaststroke
- Back crawl
- Elementary backstroke
- Sidestroke
SHARK
Stroke refinement and independent swimming
12:00 – 12:30 pm
If your child can
- Surface dive
- Swim completely underwater
- Tread water independently
- Front crawl
- Breaststroke
- Back crawl
- Elementary backstroke
- Sidestroke
Then your child should be in the SHARK class
Shark Skills Focus:
- Various types of dives
- Treading water (more than one minute)
- Perfecting all strokes
- Retrieving objects from the ocean floor
- Swimming efficiently and safely