Are you interested in your child taking Swim Lessons during Summer 2025? If so, let
us know! We are potentially offering courses between June 23 - July 31 in group sessions.
Complete the Interest Form below and help us build classes for Summer 2025!
Please Note: Completing this form DOES NOT register your child for Summer Swim Lessons.
Purpose: To familiarize children with the water and teach swimming readiness skills. Provides safety information for parents and teaches techniques that parents can use to orient their children to the water.
Time: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm (Limit 10)
Introduces basic skills to parents and children that lays a foundation for learning
to swim.
No prerequisite skills required, only age minimum
A parent or guardian (18 and over) is required to be in the water for each child enrolled
at this level.
Time: 5:30 - 5:00 pm (Limit 10)
Builds on skills learned in level 1 and introduces more advances skills.
A parent or guardian (18 and over) is required to be in the water for each child enrolled
at this level.
Prerequisites:
While the age minimum is still 6 months for this level, children are usually at least 12-18 months before they are ready for a level 2 class.
Purpose: Facilitate developmentally appropriate learning of fundamental water safety and aquatic
skills. The is recommended for children who are 4 -5 years of age, however, a 3-year-old
student may be able to join if they are developmentally ready with basic water skills
and mature enough to follow directions without a parent present.
Time: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm (limit 5)
Introduces basic aquatic skills that will continue to be built upon as a child progresses
through levels. No prerequisite skills required, only age minimum
Time: 6:10 pm - 6:40 pm (Limit 6)
Further develops basic aquatic skills. Children will begin to develop some independent
aquatic skills.
Prerequisites: Perform the following skills with assistance of an adult (unless otherwise specified):
Questions to ask yourself before registering for this level:
If the answer to any of the above is No, they should register for level 1
Purpose: Teaches children and young teens to be safe in, on and around the water and to swim well. Aquatic and personal water safety skills are taught in a logical progression as children progress through the levels. The is recommended for children who are 6 years of age or older, however, a 5-year-old student may be able to join if they are developmentally ready and mature enough.
Time: 5:30 pm - 6:00 pm (limit 5)
Time: 6:10 pm 6:40 pm (limit 5)
Time: 6:50 pm - 7:20 pm (limit 5)
Introduces basic aquatic skills. Start developing positive attitudes with the water, effective swimming habits, and safe practices in and around the water. No prerequisite skills required, only age minimum
Time: 6:10 pm - 6:40 pm (limit 5)
Build fundamental aquatic skills. Develop many independent swimming skills, including
floating and gliding.
Prerequisites:
Questions to ask yourself before registering for this level:
If the answer to any of the above is No, they should register for level 1
Time: 5:30pm 6:00pm (limit 5)
Time: 6:50 pm - 7:20 pm (limit 5)
Expands proficiency of previously learned skills. Begins to develop formal strokes
of front crawl and elementary backstroke at rudimentary levels.
Prerequisites
Questions to ask yourself before registering for this level:
If the answer to any of the above is No, they should register for level 1 or 2 (refer to level 2 info)
Time: 6:50 pm - 7:20 pm (limit 5)
Improves skills and increases endurance by swimming for greater distances and with more proficiency. Participants begin to learn the breaststroke, back crawl, and butterfly.
Prerequisites:
Questions to ask yourself before registering for this level:
Time: 6:50 pm - 7:20 pm (limit 5)
Refine their performance of all six strokes (front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke) and increase the distances that they swim. Participants also learn to perform flip turns on the front and back.
Prerequisites:
Questions to ask yourself before registering for this level:
If the answer to any of the above is no, they should register for level 4 or lower.
Time: 6:10 pm - 6:40 pm (limit 5)
Needs to have completed and passed Learn to Swim 3 or Adult with confidence in their
swimming skills.
Gain knowledge of physical fitness in the water and water safety skills. Fitness Swimmer, you will learn training principles and how to evaluate your level of fitness.
Prerequisites:
Time: 6:50 pm - 7:20 pm (limit 5)
Needs to have completed and passed Learn to Swim 3 or Adult with confidence in their swimming skills.
Fundamentals of Diving: You will learn the basics of competitive diving two-part take-off feet first entry and two-part take-off headfirst entry. Along with that, you will gain the knowledge and experience of learning starts from a starting block for competitive swimming.
Prerequisites:
All participants in WCU swim programs must carefully read and agree to the terms of the WCU Campus Recreation Center and Reid Pool Assumption of Risk and Release/Waiver of Claims.