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6 months – 35 months
Waterbabies teaches swimming in a warm and loving environment with effective techniques, not just playtime in the water.
This class is designed to introduce you and your baby to the joy of water and get a feel for what a typical Waterbabies class will be like. These orientations are offered primarily on Saturdays, with some days throughout the week as necessary. Call for availability or enroll online.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
Fun songs and aquatic activities increase confidence while babies learn to submerge comfortably with 8-10 seconds of breath control.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
For babies who can already submerge comfortably for 8-10 seconds. Babies learn to be more independent in a fun environment, and to move three feet through the water. We employ a delicate balance at this level between allowing enough independence for babies to embrace swimming as transportation, but not allowing babies to struggle in the water, appearing to fight for survival.
Your instructor will help you feel secure in the water so your baby doesn’t feel fear and anxiety.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
For babies who can already kick three feet through the water. Little ones learn to be more confident in a fun environment and are the veterans of the Waterbabies class. The results are increased confidence while they learn to jump in, kick independently through the water and exit the pool.
This is a very exciting level of swim lessons as babies learn to enter the water, kick a distance of five feet and exit the pool independently. Graduates from Advanced Waterbabies are known to draw a crowd when they swim in public. People cannot believe that a young baby can swim so well!
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
For two-year-olds who can already move five feet through the water. This will be the first time your toddler will be with a teacher while you watch from outside the water. Parents who watch lessons from benches beside the pool are enlisted as cheerleaders and water watchers for this very entertaining class of little swimmers.
Toddlers are challenged to increase their distance to seven feet and learn the safety skill of a sitting jump, turn and swim.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
For two-year-olds who can already move seven feet through the water.
Toddlers are challenged to increase their distance to ten feet. They are introduced to rollover breathing, and how to master the safety skill of a standing jump, turn and swim.
*Note: For your safety, children under the age of three are required to wear two washable, reusable swim pants.
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Answer the questions below to determine what class/level is right for your child.
Can your child... (select 1)
Remain submerged and hold their breath for 8-10 seconds
Swim ___ without flotation
Swim ___ competitive strokes
Recommended class/level:
Instruction on how to use bath time at home for socialization and bonding
Kick 10 feet through the water, introduce rollover breathing and a standing Jump, Turn & Swim
Themes and games are used to teach tots to kick 5 feet through the water and learn breath control
Themes are used to teach tots to kick 12 feet through the water and start to get a rollover breath
Extend distance to 20 feet with a rollover breath, and introduce a front breath
Swim 15-20 feet while improving independent front breath and introduce rollover breaths
Swim 20-30 feet while getting multiple independent front breaths and rolling breaths, treading water is introduced
Swim elementary backstroke 30-40 feet, swim freestyle with several independent rhythmic breaths 30-40 feet and treading water is mastered
Swim freestyle 80 feet with unilateral and bilateral rhythmic breathing and swim competitive backstroke 80 feet
Swim breaststroke 80 feet, swim freestyle 80 feet with bilateral rhythmic breathing and backstroke
Master endurance and the individual medley and learn swim team starts and finishes and introduce safety skills
