Kids Swim Lessons

Through structured in-water interaction between parent & child, we stress the importance of play in developing water positive attitudes & skills. We provide Lifesaving Society Water Smart® tips on keeping your child safe in any aquatic setting. Families will learn holds and encourage front floats, back floats & how to wear a PFD. Designed for the 4 to 12-month-old learning to enjoy the water with the parent.

Through structured in-water interaction between parent & child, we stress the importance of play in developing water positive attitudes & skills. We provide Lifesaving Society Water Smart® tips on keeping your child safe in any aquatic setting. Families will learn front floats, back floats & encourage independent glides & swims. Designed for the 13-month-old to 4 years old learning to enjoy the water with the parent.

Parents are welcome to participate with their child for the first three classes. These preschoolers will have fun learning to get in & out of the water. We’ll help them jump into chest deep water. They’ll float & glide on their front & back, learn to get their faces wet & blow bubbles underwater. Designed for 4 to 6-year-olds.

These preschoolers learn to jump into chest-deep water by themselves then get in & out while wearing a lifejacket. They’ll submerge & exhale underwater as they recover objects from the bottom of waist-deep water. They will work on kicking & gliding through the water on their front & back. Designed for 5 to 6-year-olds.

Advanced preschoolers will learn to do solo jumps into deeper water & get out by themselves. They will master a short swim on their front wearing a lifejacket as well as gliding & kicking on their side. As they progress, they will work on front & back crawl swims for 5m. Designed for 5 to 6-year-olds.

Swimmers develop better strokes over 75m swims of each stroke. They tackle lifesaving sport skills in a lifesaving medley, timed object support & rescue with a buoyant aid. First aid focuses on assessment of unconscious victims, treatment of victims in shock & obstructed airway procedures. Skill drills develop a strong lifesaving foundation.

Swimmers continue stroke development with 50m swims of front crawl, back crawl & breaststroke. Lifesaving sport skills include a 25m obstacle swim with 15m object carry. First aid focuses on assessment of conscious victims, contacting EMS & treatment for bleeding. Fitness improves in 350m workouts & 100m timed swims.

Swimmers are challenged with 600m workouts, 300m timed swims & a 25m object carry. Strokes are refined over 100m swims. First aid focuses on treatment of bone or joint injuries & respiratory emergencies including asthma & allergic reactions. Lifesaving skills include defense methods, victim removals as well as rolling over while supporting a victim face up in shallow water.