SWIM LESSONS

“Learning how to swim is a life long skill that should be taught early to our children.”

2025 SWIM LESSON INFORMATION

0 Registration for Swim Lessons in 2025 will begin in early February for most locations. We are currently finalizing our schedule and available facilities.

Swim Lessons cost between $80 and $90 per 2 week session depending on our contract with the location.

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Drop and/or Request Change Form

Use this form to drop a class. A refund will be issued if form is completed 7 days or more prior to the start of session. You may request a replacement class, but replacements can only be made if space is available at the time a staff member processes the form, which may take up to 48 hours. The drop will be completed even if replacement is not available.

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How to choose what class to register for:

This year our registration will be broken up into 4 categories:

First Timers: This is our water acclamation class, the only goal of the class is to get the participant comfortable in the water. Our focus is on learning safety around water, asking permission before getting in, becoming comfortable going under water and safely exiting the pool. No focus is giving to moving around in the this class.

Beginners: This is our red/yellow classes, the focus will be on basic safety and swimming skills. Students will be evaluated on the first day of lessons and then placed in the appropriate group to continue development of skills. Students will learn safe ways to enter the pool, how to submerge and recover, how to float, glide and move around in a small area.

Intermediate: Students enrolling in this level should be confident in the water and already splashing/moving around. On the first day student will be evaluated and split between our blue and green classes. Students will begin focusing on treading water and swimming distances between 10 and 30 feet. Basic swim stroke movements will be taught and rhythmic breathing introduced.

Advanced – Stroke School – Students enrolling at this level are ready to swim the entire length of the pool unassisted. Students will be introduced to the 4 basic swim strokes of Freestyle, Butterfly, Backstroke and Breaststroke.

Starfish Swim School®

Students work toward the development of the five core swimming competencies and receive color stage awards for each achievement. The color stages are used to divide students into broad ability groups. Children progress at individual rates with the opportunity to learn the core swimming skills and progress to advanced strokes. Learning is self-paced but challenging. (Stroke School – students will refine freestyle and learn techniques for backstroke, butterfly, breaststroke and more!)

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STAGE WHITE (Water Acclimation)

Trust and Submersion
Safety Skill: Always ask permission before getting in the water.
Swim Skill: Assisted submersion, relaxed, 5 seconds, and then come up to breathe.

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STAGE RED (Beginnner)

Body Position and Air Recovery
Safety Skill: Put on a lifejacket, float on your back, kick 20 feet.
Swim Skill: Jump in, submerge, recover for air, roll on the back for 5 seconds in swimwear and in regular clothes.

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STAGE YELLOW (Intermediate)

Submersion
Safety Skill: Reach or Throw (Don’t Go) and know how to call 911.
Swim Skill: Jump in, submerge, recover for air, forward movement 10 feet, change direction, and return to the wall in swimwear and in regular clothes.

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STAGE BLUE (Advanced Intermediate)

Body Rotation
Safety Skill: Tread water for 15 seconds.
Swim Skill: Jump in, submerge, recover to side glide position, and kick 10 feet.

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STAGE GREEN (Advanced)

Integrated Movement
Safety Skill: Survival float and tread water for 30 seconds.
Swim Skill: Start inside glide, swim freestyle 30 feet with 1-2-3 breathe pattern.