Swim Lessons

Swim Lessons

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Parent & Child Aquatics: infants/toddlers from 6 months to approximately 3 years of age

Preschool Aquatics: children approximately 4 to 5 years of age

Learn-to-Swim: children from approximately 6 years of age through older youth

Level Descriptions

Parent and Child Aquatics Level 1

Level 1 introduces basic skills to parents and children. Parents learn how to safely work with their child in the water, including how to appropriately support and hold their child in the water, and how to prepare and encourage their child to participate fully and try the skills. Children receive an introduction to basic skills that lay a foundation for learning to swim. In addition, parents are introduced to several water safety topics.

The goals of Level 1 are to provide experiences and activities for children so they:

• Learn to ask for permission before entering the water.
• Learn how to enter and exit the water safely.
• Feel comfortable in the water.
• Practice blowing bubbles.
• Explore submerging to the mouth, nose, eyes and completely.
• Explore buoyancy on the front and back position.
• Change body position in the water.
• Learn how to play safely in the water.
• Experience wearing a U.S. Coast Guard–approved life jacket

PARENT AND CHILD AQUATICS LEVEL 2

Parent and Child Aquatics Level 2 builds on the skills introduced in Level 1. Participants improve on these skills and learn more advanced skills in Level 2. As with Level 1, water safety topics are also included in this level

Level 2 skills build on the skills learned in Level 1. The goals of Level 2 are to provide experiences and activities for children so they:

• Understand the need for adult supervision around water.
• Learn more ways to enter and exit the water safely.
• Explore submerging in a rhythmic pattern.
• Glide on the front and back with assistance.
• Perform a rudimentary stroke using combined arm and leg actions on the front and back with assistance.
• Change body position in the water.
• Experience wearing a U.S. Coast Guard–approved life jacket in the water.

PRESCHOOL AQUATICS LEVEL 1

Level 1 introduces basic aquatic skills, which children continue to build on as they progress through Levels 2 and 3 of Preschool Aquatics and then Learn-to-Swim. In addition, children start developing positive attitudes and safe practices around the water in Preschool Aquatics Level 1

Preschool Aquatics Level 2

The objectives of Level 2 are to further develop basic aquatic skills. Children begin to perform these skills at a slightly more advanced level (for example, for longer lengths of time, for longer distances or in deeper water). Many skills in Level 1 are performed with assistance. Level 2 marks the beginning of independent aquatic locomotion skills. Children continue to explore using simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back to gain greater proficiency in preparation for performing strokes. Level 2 also builds on the water safety topics introduced in Level 1.

Preschool Aquatics Level 3

The objective of Level 3 is to increase children’s proficiency in performing previously learned skills. This is accomplished by providing additional guided practice and increasing repetitions, distances, times or levels of refinement. The skills in Level 3 are performed independently. Children improve their coordination and control of combined simultaneous arm and leg actions and alternating arm and leg actions. New water safety topics are introduced, and previously acquired water safety knowledge and skills are reinforced.

Learn-to-Swim Level 1—Introduction to Water Skills

Level 1 introduces basic aquatic skills, which participants continue to build on as they progress through Learn-to-Swim. In addition, participants start developing positive attitudes, effective swimming habits and safe practices in and around the water. Learn-to-Swim Level 1 skills overlap with the Preschool Aquatics Level 1 and 2 skills.

Learn-to-Swim Level 2—Fundamental Aquatic Skills

The objective of Learn-to-Swim Level 2 is to give participants success with fundamental skills. Many of the skills taught in this level are the same skills taught in Preschool Aquatics Level 3. This level marks the beginning of true locomotion skills. Participants learn to glide and float without support and recover to a vertical position. Participants further develop simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back, laying the foundation for future strokes. New water safety topics are introduced, and previously acquired water safety knowledge and skills are reinforced.

Learn-to-Swim Level 3—Stroke Development

The objectives of Learn-to-Swim Level 3 are to expand proficiency of previously learned skills by providing additional guided practice. Participants learn and practice survival floating and learn to swim front crawl and elementary backstroke at rudimentary proficiency levels. You introduce the scissors and dolphin kicks and extend the time duration for treading water. Participants also learn rules for headfirst entries and begin to learn to enter the water headfirst from a seated position at poolside (if the water is 9 feet deep or deeper). As in all levels, new and previously addressed water safety topics are included. Participants who successfully complete Level 3 have achieved basic water competency in a pool environment.

Learn-to-Swim Level 4—Stroke Improvement

In Learn-to-Swim Level 4, participants improve their aquatic skills and increase their endurance by swimming the strokes learned in Level 3 (i.e., front crawl, elementary backstroke) for greater distances and with more advanced proficiency. Participants add arm actions to the previously learned scissors kick and breaststroke kick to perform the rudimentary sidestroke and to learn the breaststroke. Participants also begin to learn the back crawl and butterfly, as well as the basics of performing a simple open turn at a wall.

Learn-to-Swim Level 5—Stroke Refinement  

In Level 5, participants refine their performance of all six strokes (i.e., front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke and sidestroke) and increase the distances that they swim. Participants also learn to perform flip turns on the front and back.

Learn-to-Swim Level 6—Fitness Swimmer

Level 6 focuses on refining strokes and turns and building endurance.

Private Lessons are $50 for 30min

*Please note that if you are interested in a particular coach, certain coaches may have higher rates and are only available at certain times. 

Private Lesson 24-Hour Cancellation Policy

Private lessons are reserved specifically for your swimmer. We kindly ask that families provide at least 24 hours’ notice if a private lesson needs to be canceled or rescheduled. Lessons canceled with less than 24 hours’ notice will be charged in full.

If your child is ill, please notify us as soon as possible. Illness-related cancellations will be handled with understanding and may be eligible for a make-up lesson at our discretion.

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If you are interested in personal coaching, reach out to us by email: cipolletti@duxbury-ma.gov