At this level the goal is to allow your child to explore and develop confidence in the water in a fun, nurturing environment — whilst educating parents on the basics of water safety. A parent or guardian gets in the water with their child for every class.

This class is designed to prepare and transition the child from being in the water with a parent to without. We work on developing their confidence and love for the water whilst teaching survival and self-preservation skills. This is the base level in your child’s swimming journey.

Now that your child is confident in the water and can swim independently, it is time to work on stroke development — starting with the foundations of Freestyle and Backstroke. As your child moves through the levels, new skills and strokes are introduced while continuing to build on fundamental skills.

By these levels your child understands the basis of all four competitive strokes. We provide technique-focused drills to allow your child to swim further while holding essential technique. Children are also taught lane etiquette and how to share a lane with multiple swimmers.

This is the lead-in to Junior and Competitive Squads. Students have mastered the technique of all four competitive strokes. The focus is now on quality swimming, learning to read the pace clock, and fundamental competitive skills including starts, turns, finishes and swim terminology.