Beginner Classes:

Junior 1

Ages 3-4 years old

Requires no prior swim instruction but children must be willing to participate without a parent. The instructors focus on safety skills, building confidence in the water, and water acclimation. Instructors will introduce basic swimming skills, work with students to gain independence on their front and back and teach the beginning of freestyle and backstroke.

Beginner 1

Ages 5-8 years old

For children with little to no experience in the water. The goal of this class is to gain confidence and comfort in the water. The class will focus on water exploration, introduce water safety, basic swimming skills, breath control and the basics of freestyle and backstroke.

Intermediate Classes:

Intermediate 1

Ages 4 - 10 years old

Class for swimmers who are comfortable in the water and will consistently demonstrate independence on their front and back. The class will focus on safety skills, breath control and the fundamentals of freestyle and backstroke. Students will work on swimming freestyle for extended distances with proper balance and breath control.

Advanced Classes:

Advanced:

Ages 4 - 10 years old

Class for swimmers able to swim half a length of freestyle and float comfortably on their back. Students will work on improving technique and swimming longer distances. Swimmers will work towards swimming freestyle and backstroke for 25 yards, and be introduced to butterfly and breaststroke kicks. This is a good option for swimmers who are not quite ready for the Swim Team WHOMPERS group. At the decision of our coaches, swimmers who progress to meet the Swim Team WHOMPERS criteria may move up to join WHOMPERS at any point in the season.