Group Swim Lessons
Ready to make a splash? Join our group swim lessons led by Red Cross Certified Instructors, where you'll enjoy personalized instruction and small class sizes. With sessions available year-round, seize the moment and plunge into group lessons!
Register online on WebTrac using the links below or in person at the Bob L. Burger Recreation Center.
Aqua Baby and Aqua Tots (ages six-36 months)
Aqua Baby (ages 6-24 months)
Aqua Baby classes help children develop a high comfort level in the water while training parents in water safety and drowning prevention.
Prerequisite: One parent must be in the water with each child. Swim diapers are required.
Aqua Tots (ages 24-36 months)
Students will learn to float, blow bubbles, put their faces in the water independently, and experience deeper water.
Prerequisite: One parent must be in the water with each child. Swim diapers are required.
Dolphin (ages three-five years)
Dolphin 1 Goals
Experience being in a class setting and going underwater independently. Students will learn to float, control their breath underwater, and move forward in the water.
Prerequisite: Children must be ready to participate in a group setting.
Dolphin 2 Goals
To learn the front crawl stroke with breathing and develop comfort in deep water.
Prerequisite: Independently float on front and back and move forward through the water.
Dolphin 3 Goals
To improve strokes, and endurance, learn introductory dives and be comfortable in deep water.
Prerequisite: Swim 15 yards with coordinated arm and leg movement
LEVELS 1-6 (ages 6 years and older)
Level 1 Goals
To be in a class setting and go underwater independently. Prerequisite: Children must be ready to participate in a group setting.
Level 2 Goals
Floating, breath control underwater, and forward movement in the water.
Prerequisite: Going underwater without hesitation.
Level 3 Beginner Goals
Front Crawl, deep water adjustment, and treading.
Prerequisite: Floating on front and back independently and forward movement through the water.
Level 3 Advanced Goals
Front crawl with breathing, elementary backstroke, diving basics, and treading.
Prerequisite: Level 3 Beginner.
Level 4 Goals:
Stroke work for four competitive strokes, plus sidestroke, elementary backstroke, and underwater swimming. Prerequisite: Swim 15 yards of front crawl with breathing.
Level 5 Goals:
Stroke refinement of competitive strokes, plus work on treading, diving, and turns.
Prerequisite: Swim 25 yards front crawl with breathing, breaststroke, and elementary backstroke.
Level 6 Goals:
Increase stroke efficiency and improve endurance.
Prerequisite: Swim 50 yards each of front crawl and elementary backstroke, 25 yards each of breaststroke and back crawl.
Contact us
If you have any questions regarding our swim lessons, don't hesitate to get in touch with our Swim Lesson Coordinator, Melanie Aleman.