Group Swim Lessons Kids

Swim Starters (Ages 6 months-3 years)
Build water confidence alongside a parent in the pool.

• • Stage A – Water Discovery: Introduces infants and toddlers to the water through fun, confidence-building activities. Progress to Stage B when students respond to verbal cues, can jump on land, and are at least 2 years old.

• • Stage B – Water Exploration: Explores body position, floating, bubbles, and basic safety skills. Move to Stage 1 when students can work with an instructor independently and are at least 3 years old.

Preschool (For Ages 3-5)
Develop foundational swimming and safety skills.

Key swimming benchmarks for Stages 1 – 3  (Swim Basics) include:

• • Stage 1 – Water Acclimation: Focuses on underwater exploration and exiting the water safely. Progress to Stage 2 when students are comfortable going underwater and can float or glide with assistance.

• • Stage 2 – Water Movement: Builds body control, directional change, and forward movement. Move to Stage 3 when students can float and glide independently for at least 5–10 feet.

• • Stage 3 – Water Stamina: Introduces rhythmic breathing and integrates arm and leg movements. Progress to Stage 4 when students can swim 10–15 yards independently.

Focus on advanced technique and endurance.

• • Stage 1 – Water Acclimation: Focuses on underwater exploration and exiting the water safely. Progress to Stage 2 when students are comfortable going underwater and can float or glide with assistance.

• • Stage 2 – Water Movement: Builds body control, directional change, and forward movement. Move to Stage 3 when students can float and glide independently for at least 5–10 feet.

• • Stage 3 – Water Stamina: Introduces rhythmic breathing and integrates arm and leg movements. Progress to Stage 4 when students can swim 10–15 yards independently.

• • Stage 4 – Stroke Introduction: Learn front crawl, back crawl, and basic breaststroke and butterfly kicks. Move to Stage 5 when students can swim 15 yards of elementary backstroke, front crawl, and perform basic breaststroke and butterfly kicks.

• • Stage 5 – Stroke Development: Develop major competitive strokes with an emphasis on water safety. Progress to Stage 6 when students can swim 50 yards continuously and 25 yards of proper front crawl, sidestroke, elementary backstroke, and breaststroke.

• • Stage 6 – Stroke Mechanics: Refine competitive stroke techniques and explore competitive swimming skills.

Our progressive swim lessons build on water safety skills developed in Stages 1 – 3 before advancing to stroke development in Stages 4 – 6.

Key swimming benchmarks for Swim Basics Stages 1 – 3 include:

• • Swim, Float, Swim – Sequencing a front glide, rolling to a back float, returning to a front glide, and exiting the water.

• • Jump, Push, Turn, Grab – Developing skills to jump into the water, turn around, and safely reach the edge.

Key swimming benchmarks for Swim Strokes Stages 4 – 6 include:

• • Develop Stroke Technique – Learn basic stroke techniques for front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, and butterfly.

• • Build Endurance – Participants will improve their endurances through stroke development, physical conditioning, and practice.

• • Learn the Basics Competitive Swimming – Participants will learn the proper techniques for starts, strokes, and turns, building a strong foundation for future swim team participation.