Swim Lessons

Homeschool Swim Lessons

This course is available to homeschool students only.

American Red Cross Swim Lessons aim to teach aquatic and safety skills in a logical progression through out the levels of courses. Students will be divided into levels based on age, ability and past completion of skills taught in each lesson.

Tuesdays and Thursdays – 2pm-2:45pm

Parent and Child Aquatics

Ages 6mo-3 years

Preschool Aquatics

Ages 4-5

3 Levels

Tuesdays and Thursdays – 1pm-1:45pm

Learn-to-Swim

Ages 6-14

6 Levels

Preschool Swim Lessons

Ages 3 Years to 6 Years

Students will be placed into one of four stages based on skill level.

Stage 1: Water Acclimation

In stage 1, students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit if they fall into a body of water. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills with instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water with instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

Stage 2: Water Movement

In this stage, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit if they fall into a body of water. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills without instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water without instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic and boating safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

Stage 3: Water Stamina

In this stage, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Integrating arm action, leg action, and rhythmic breathing in back and front glides
• Developing forward movement on the front and back
• Practicing skills and safety techniques in deep water

Stage 4: Stroke Introduction

Students in this stage develop stroke technique for front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Developing the front crawl and back crawl
• Introducing components of the breaststroke and butterfly
• Practicing safety techniques in deep water

School Age Swim Lessons

Ages 7 Years to 14 Years

Students will be placed into one of six stages based on skill level.

Stage 1: Water Acclimation

In stage 1, students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit if they fall into a body of water. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a student’s future progress in swimming. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills with instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water with instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

Stage 2: Water Movement

In this stage, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit if they fall into a body of water. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Exploring the aquatic environment and personal skills without instructor help
• Developing basic skills to propel and glide through the water without instructor help
• Learning basic aquatic and boating safety and accepting some of the responsibility for safe practices

Stage 3: Water Stamina

In this stage, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Integrating arm action, leg action, and rhythmic breathing in back and front glides
• Developing forward movement on the front and back
• Practicing skills and safety techniques in deep water

Stage 4: Stroke Introduction

Students in this stage develop stroke technique for front crawl and back crawl and learn the breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. Water safety is reinforced through treading water and elementary backstroke. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Developing the front crawl and back crawl
• Introducing components of the breaststroke and butterfly
• Practicing safety techniques in deep water

Stage 5: Stroke Development

Students in this stage work on stroke technique and learn all major competitive strokes. The emphasis on water safety continues through treading water and sidestroke. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Developing stamina in the front crawl and back crawl
• Developing the breaststroke and butterfly
• Building endurance techniques for deep-water safety

Stage 6: Stroke Mechanics

In this stage, students refine stroke technique on all major competitive strokes, learn about competitive swimming, and discover how to incorporate swimming into a healthy lifestyle. Students in this stage focus on the following:

• Developing endurance in the competitive strokes
• Developing skills related to competitive swimming like flip turns
• Enhancing skills and building endurance in deep water

Swim Starters

Ages 6 Months to 36 Months

About the Course:

Parents accompany children in this stage, which introduces infants and toddlers to the aquatic environment through exploration and encourages them to enjoy themselves while learning about the water. Parents work with their children to explore body positions, floating, blowing bubbles, and fundamental safety and aquatic skills.