This stage increases students’ comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills performed with assistance. Swimmers will work on the following important milestones:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills with instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water with instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

PRE-REQUISITES
*Swimmer must be comfortable on front and back in the water working with an instructor without a parent.

A valid email address is required so we can contact you if we need to change or cancel a class.

In this stage, students focus on forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Swimmers will work on the following important milestones:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills without instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water without instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic and boating safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

PRE-REQUISITES
*Swimmers entering this stage must be able to:

• Submerge (bob) independently
• Front and back glide with assistance for 5 feet
• Front and back float with assistance for 10 seconds and recover independently
• Roll back to front and front to back with assistance
• Exit the water independently
• Jump, push, turn, grab with assistance
• Swim, float, swim with assistance for 10 feet

A valid email address is required so we can contact you if we need to change or cancel a class.

This stage develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages. Swimmers will work to accomplish the following important milestones:

• Integrating arm action, leg action, and rhythmic breathing in back and front glides
• Developing forward movement on the front and back
• Practicing skills and safety techniques in deep water

PRE-REQUISITES
*Swimmers entering this Stage must be able to complete the following skills unassisted:

• Submerge and look at object on the bottom
• Front and back glide 5 feet
• Front and back float for 10 seconds
• Roll from front to back and back to front
• Tread water near the wall for 10 seconds and exit
• Jump, push, turn, grab
• Swim, float, swim for 5 yards

A valid email address is required so we can contact you if we need to change or cancel a class.

This stage introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke. Swimmers will work to accomplish the following important milestones:

• Developing the front crawl and back crawl
• Introducing components of the breaststroke and butterfly
• Practicing safety techniques in deep water

PRE-REQUISITES
*Swimmers entering this Stage must be able to complete the following skills unassisted:

• Submerge and retrieve object in chest-deep water
• Swim on front and back for 10 yards
• Tread water for 30 seconds and exit
• Jump, swim, turn, swim, grab for 10 yards
• Swim, float, swim for 15 yards