The following American Red Cross lessons run 30 minutes.  These lessons strive for a 1:8 teacher to student ratio.
 

Parent & Child Level 1 (ages 6 months - 24 months)
Parents are taught to safely work with their children in the water, including how to appropriately support and hold their child in the water to prepare and encourage them to try basic water skills while helping the child feel comfortable in the water.

Parent & Child Level 2 (ages 18 months - 3 years)
Parent and child continue to improve on skills introduced in Level 1 to help prepare the child to perform basic water skills including safe ways to enter and exit the water, exploring submersion and changing body position in the water.

Parent & Child Combined (C) (ages 6 months - 3 years)
This program is designed to teach children how to become accustomed to the water through playful interactions and games. Parents learn how to support and hold their child properly while exploring basic water skills.

The following American Red Cross lessons run 30 minutes.  These lessons strive for a 1:4 teacher to student ratio.

Preschool I
Students will be taught basic water safety skills and basic arm and leg movements to help develop comfort in the water. In addition, students will learn to enter and exit the water independently and float with support. Pre-requisite: Child must be ready to participate in a group setting.

Preschool 2
Students will build upon the basic skills learned in Preschool 1 and begin to learn independent aquatic locomotion skills. The use of simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back will help in the development of future stroke work.  Pre-requisite: Pass Preschool 1; OR Go underwater without hesitation; comfortable floating on front and back with support.

Preschool 3
Students will be taught to perform the skills presented in Preschool 1 and 2 independently to reach greater distances and develop good coordination. The use of combined simultaneous arm and leg actions and alternating arm and leg actions will continue to help the student build a foundation for proper stroke development  Pre-requisite: Pass Preschool 2; OR Independently floating on front and back for 5 seconds; forward movement through water.

The following American Red Cross lessons run 30 minutes.  These lessons strive for a 1:6 teacher to student ratio.

Level 1:  Introduction to Water Skills

Students will be taught basic water safety to help build comfort in the water.  Elementary aquatic skills such as putting your face in the water, floating with support and basic arm and leg movements will be taught to help build confidence in the water.  Pre-requisite: Child must be ready to participate in a group setting.

Level 2:  Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Students will build on their confidence in the water by learning to float independently and begin development of locomotion skills. Students will also further develop simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back for future stroke development.  Pre-requisite: Pass Level 1; OR Go underwater without hesitation; comfortable floating on front and back with support.

Level 3:  Stroke Development
Students will build on skills learned in Levels 1 and 2 and start to learn stroke proficiency in the front crawl and elementary backstroke. Students will also be introduced to the fundamentals of treading water to help build comfort in deep water. Pre-requisite: Pass Level 2; OR Independently floating on front and back for 5 seconds; forward movement through water.

Level 4:  Stroke Improvement
Students will continue development of learned strokes (front crawl, elementary backstroke) to achieve greater distances and proficiency. Students will also be introduced to the back crawl, breaststroke, side stroke and butterfly to help build on their aquatic skills.  Pre-requisite: Pass Level 3; OR Swim 15 yards front crawl with rotary breathing.

Level 5:  Stroke Refinement
Students will refine their performance of all strokes (front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, sidestroke, and elementary backstroke) and increase their distances. Flip turns for the front crawl and back crawl will also be introduced. Pre-requisite: Pass Level 4; OR Swim 25 yards front and back crawl.

Level 6: Stroke Clinic
Stroke Clinic is designed for swimmers who can swim at least 50 meters. Stroke Clinic will refine your swimming skills for lifelong success in the water. Whether you are refining your strokes to become a lifeguard, join a swim team, or just learn to swim efficiently, this class is for you. This is a 45 minute class.

Adult Swim Lessons
It is never too late to learn to swim or improve your skills! This class is for all abilities and offers individualized instruction within a supportive group environment. The instructor works at your level to help you meet your swimming goals. Abilities can range from learning to conquer your fear of the water, developing your strokes or even training you for triathlons.

Masters Swim Team
Masters Swim Team is designed for swimmers who have basic knowledge of the competitive strokes, but want to improve their competitive swimming skills. Swimmers will be working on all aspects of competitive stroke technique and drills, turns, and endurance. Masters Swim is offered Tuesdays, Thursdays and Saturdays. You are welcome to join us once, twice or three times a week. Prices vary depending on number of days you attend.