Water Discovery offers a wonderful bonding experience for adults and children.  Under the instructor’s direction, the adult learns how to hold their child in the water and teaches beginning swimming and safety skills.  The mixture of songs, rhymes, and toys helps the children associate pool time with fun!  The adult accompanying the child in the water may be a parent, grandparent, aunt, uncle, or family friend.

The following classes are geared for children aged 3 through finished 1st grade.

Water Exploration:  This level is for children who are new to swimming lessons and are unable to kick independently with a kickboard, swim independently, or submerge their head completely while blowing bubbles.  Students will wear three-float backpacks.

Water Adjustment: Children in this level can kick with limited assistance using a kickboard on their front and back for 30 feet, swim independently on their front and back for 20 feet, and submerge their heads completely while blowing bubbles. Students will wear three-float backpacks.

Water Movement 1:  Children in this level can kick independently with a kickboard on their front and back for 50 feet, swim independently on their front and back for 40 feet, and submerge their heads completely while performing five bobs. Students will wear three-float backpacks.

Water Movement 2:  Children in this level can kick independently on their front and back for 40 feet, swim independently on their front and back for 25 meters, and submerge their heads completely while performing 10 bobs.  Students will wear two or three float backpacks.

Water Stamina:  Children enrolled in this level can kick and swim independently on their front and back for 25 meters.  They must be able to submerge their faces while swimming on their front and perform 10 deep-water bobs.  Students will wear one or two-float backpacks.

Stroke Introduction:  Using a one-float backpack or no backpack, children enrolling in this level can kick and swim independently for 25 meters, perform 10 deep-water bobs, and tread water for one minute.  Students will wear a one-float backpack or no backpack.

The following classes are geared for children who have completed 1st grade through 8th grade.  Children in all levels need swimming goggles.  We suggest brands such as Speedo, Sporti, or Arena.

Water Acclimation:  This level is for youth who are new to swimming lessons, are unable to kick independently with a kickboard for 30 feet, swim independently for at least 15 feet, or perform assisted front and back floats for 10 seconds each.

Water Movement:  Youth in this level can perform front and back glides for 5 feet each, kick 40 feet on front and back using a kickboard, swim independently on front and back for 20 feet, perform 5 bobs with air exchange, and perform assisted front and back floats for 10 seconds each.

Water Stamina:  Youth in this level can perform front and back glides for 10 feet each, kick 50 feet on front and back using a kickboard, swim 20 feet on front while blowing bubbles and on the back, perform 10 bobs with air exchange, and perform assisted front and back floats for 20 seconds each.

Stroke Introduction:  Youth in this level can perform front and back glides for 15 feet each, kick 25 meters on front and back sing a kickboard, swim 15 meters on front (with face in the water) and back, perform 10 deep water bobs, tread water for one minute and jump independently into deep water.

Stroke Development:  Youth in this level can perform front and back floats for 20 seconds each, kick 50 meters each on front and back, swim 15 meters of freestyle with rotary breathing, and 15 meters backstroke, show the beginning of breaststroke, elementary backstroke, and butterfly kicks, perform 15 deep water bobs, tread water for one minute, and perform sitting and kneeling dives.

These lessons are designed for teens!  In addition to a bathing suit and a towel, each student will need a pair of quality goggles. In addition to a bathing suit and a towel, each student will need quality goggles that do not cover the nose.  Trusted brands include Speedo, Sporti, and Arena, and can be purchased from www.swimoutlet.com.

Beginner:  Students may not be able to swim at all or can only swim short distances independently.

Intermediate: Students must be able to swim 25 meters on their front and back without touching the bottom of the pool.

Being safe in and around the water is an essential skill that everyone should possess. It’s never too late to learn to swim!

This class is open to adults of varying ability levels, ranging from beginners to intermediates.

In addition to a bathing suit and a towel, each student will need quality goggles that do not cover the nose.  Trusted brands include Speedo, Sporti, and Arena, and can be purchased from www.swimoutlet.com.