Small Group Classes & Level Guidelines

Classes are scheduled according to students’ ability, previous experience, or swim records.

Multiple male and female staff offer insight into the personalities and activities leading to success, encouragement, and examples of peers, friendships in class, special awards, and less repetition.

If you plan to schedule more than one student, please schedule them one at a time. You can create an account after the first student, which will help you fill out the rest faster for any future needs.

Mom/Pop & Tot

Age: 12 months – 2.5 yrs

Parent accompanies the student in the pool and will need to be prepared to go under the water with their child.

Bubbler

Age: 2.5 – 3.5 yrs

First exposure to swimming without a parent. Children receive small prizes daily and often need lots of positive encouragement to continue with a positive attitude. You’ll be amazed at their progress in 2 weeks!

Dipper

Age: 3- 6 yrs

Beginning to swim or new to the water, basic non-swimmers. The age is flexible for students unsafe in deep water. If you are new to our program, Dipper is a great launching pad, and students excel in abilities and confidence.

Beginner

For ages 4 and up. Beginning to swim (grouped by ability) If new to our program, you would start in Beginner if your child is comfortable in deep water, able to put their face in the water, and swimming some, but maybe not on top of the water. The young children in this level are here because they passed Dipper and can swim across the pool with their face in the water and with a good kick.

Advanced Beginner

Graduates of Beginner level. New students start here only if they can swim on top of the water the length of the pool, back float and dive to the bottom on their own.

Intermediate

Graduates of Advanced Beginner level. To begin at Intermediate, a student must be able to swim American Crawl with rhythmic breathing two lengths of the pool, survival float for 2 minutes, dive to the bottom alone and do the beginnings of a standing front dive.

Swimmer

Advanced swimmers & safety skills. Only our staff can put someone new into this level. It involves multiple strokes and lots of fun skills in the water. Graduates of this level are a small group of very respectable swimmers, many who have continued to pursue their swimming in High School or College.