Parent/Child Swim Lessons
These programs focus on children ages 6 months to 3 years. Parent participation is required. Register online.
Shrimp (6-14 months)
Parents demonstrate swimming skills, sing songs, and have fun with their child in this water acclimation class. Skills include climbing in and out of the pool with assistance, blowing bubbles, paddling, and sitting on the edge of the pool.
Inia (15-24 months)
Children continue to explore the aquatic environment by building on their swimming skills with the help of a parent. Skills include wall crawl, jumping in, blowing bubbles, bobs, and swimming unaided.
Kippers (25-36 months)
Parents assist their child in basic swim skills, entering and exiting the pool, and floating, as well as singing songs and playing games.
Perch (30-36 months)
Assistance from parents during this beginning preschool class allows children to build confidence in a comfortable setting. Child must be water adjusted (willing to put head in water). Skills include jumping from side and returning to side, eyes in the water, supported kicking on back and front, and moving comfortably through the water for five feet.
Which Parent/Child or Preschool swim lesson level is right for your child?
Flow Chart: Parent/Child or Preschool
Spring 2012 Instructional Pool Schedule
For more information
Contact Allie Scandalis at 253-460-8940.
