Swim Lesson Levels

Swim lesson levels help our team estimate the skill level of the swimmer. Use this guide to estimate your child's swim lesson level. 

    1. Fully submerge face-3 seconds
    2. Bob 10 times-chest deep
    3. Supported front and back float 
    4. Bubble blowing
    5. Enter/exit pool independently
    6. Supported front and back kick
    7. Demonstrate alternating arms
    8. Reaching assists without equipment
    9. Basic water safety rules

    1. Hold breath and fully submerge head-3 seconds
    2. Explore deep water with support
    3. Submerge and retrieve objects underwater    
    4. Back and front float-5 seconds each
    5. Rhythmic breathing-10 bobs    
    6. Leveling off from vertical position
    7. Enter chest-deep water
    8. Get out at side of pool
    9. Fluter kick on front    
    10. Flutter kick on back
    11. Finning on back
    12. Back crawl arm action
    13. 5 yards front stroke
    14. 5 yards back stroke
    15. Turn over front to back 
    16. Turn over back to front
    17. Perform reaching and extension assist from deck

    1. Retrieve object with no support    
    2. Bob, submerging head completely
    3. Bob in water over head to travel to safe area
    4. Jump into deep water
    5. Kneeling dive
    6. Compact dive
    7. Prone glide with push-off 
    8. Supine glide with push-off
    9. Front crawl with breathing and proper arms
    10. Back crawl-10 yards
    11. Elementary backstroke kick-10 yards
    12. Reverse direction while swimming-front to back/back to front
    13. Tread water

    1. Deep water bobbing
    2. Front float
    3. Back float
    4. Rotary breathing
    5. Stride dive
    6. Standing dive
    7. Elementary backstroke-10 yards
    8. Sculling on back-5 yards
    9. Front crawl with rotary breathing-25 yards
    10. Back crawl-25 yards
    11. Breaststroke kick-10 yards
    12. Side stroke kick-10 yards
    13. Demonstrate wall turn
    14. Tread water

    1. Alternate breathing
    2. Long shallow dive
    3. Breaststroke-10 yards
    4. Side stroke-10 yards
    5. Swimming underwater-3 body lengths
    6. Elementary backstroke-25 yards
    7. Dolphin kick
    8. Front crawl-50 yards
    9. Back crawl-50 yards
    10. Open turn on front
    11. Open turn on back
    12. Rules for safe diving
    13. Recognition of spinal injury
    14. Hip/shoulder support
    15. Feet-first surface dive
    16. Tread water-2 minutes

    1. Front crawl-100 yards
    2. Front crawl flip turn
    3. Back crawl-100 yards
    4. Back crawl turn
    5. Breaststroke-25 yards
    6. Side stroke-25 yards
    7. Butterfly-10 yards
    8. Breaststroke turn
    9. Side stroke turn
    10. Speed turn and pull-out for breaststroke
    11. Pike surface dive
    12. Tuck surface dive
    13. Throwing assists
    14. Alternative kicks for treading water 

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Abby Durkin
Director of Aquatics

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