Preschool Levels 1–3

Designed for young swimmers ages 3–5, our Preschool Levels 1–3 program helps kids build foundational swimming skills in a fun, encouraging, and developmentally appropriate way. Each level progresses at a gentle pace, ensuring your child feels confident, supported, and excited to learn.

 

Program Breakdown

Preschool Level 1 — Getting
Comfortable

  • Entering and exiting the pool 

  • Blowing bubbles & putting face in the water

  • Assisted front and back floats

  • Assisted glides

  • Learning to kick while supported

  • Becoming comfortable underwater

  • Basic water movement    

  •   Help children feel relaxed, secure, and excited to participate independently in water activities.

Preschool Level 2
Building
Independence

  • Unassisted front and back floats (with minimal support)

  • Gliding independently for short distances

  • Kicking on front and back

  • Submerging mouth, nose, and eyes

  • Jumping into chest-deep water with assistance

  • Building water confidence.

  • Encourage swimmers to rely less on instructor support while learning to move safely and independently.

Preschool Level 3 — Stronger
Skills

  • Kicking and gliding without assistance

  • Beginning front crawl arm movements

  • Back crawl basics

  • Jumping into deeper water (with safe supervision)

  • Treading water introduction

  • Longer submersions 

  • Improved balance, coordination

  • Equip swimmers with the skills and confidence needed to transition to Swimmer 1.

Parents Love
Our Preschool Program

  • Small class sizes: Ensures personalized guidance and safer learning

  • Warm, inviting pool: Young swimmers stay comfortable and focused

  • Encouraging teaching style: Builds trust, confidence, and excitement

  • Age-appropriate progressions: Skills matched to each child’s readiness

  • Confidence-first approach: Happy swimmers learn faster

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Preschool Program FAQs

These programs are designed for swimmers ages 3–5.

Not always. If your child is already comfortable in the water, we can help assess which level is the best fit.

Preschool classes are 30 minutes, the perfect length for young children’s attention spans.

This is very normal. New environments can feel overwhelming at first, but children typically warm up after a few classes. Our instructors are patient, gentle, and trained to help them settle in comfortably.

Your instructor will assess skills throughout the session and communicate when they’ve mastered the requirements to move forward.

Yes — underwater comfort is an important part of safe swimming. We always introduce it gradually and positively.

Absolutely! We encourage parents to watch and cheer their swimmers on.

Absolutely! However, we do encourage parents to watch
from the viewing room so swimmers aren’t distracted.

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