BLUE LEVEL
BEGINNER SWIMMING LEVEL
BLUE signifies a new or recent introduction to the water. Students at this level are between the ages of 2 and 3. Because of their age, they are not ready to swim without an adult present. We recommend constant adult “touch supervision” when in and around water.
These students may have some swimming experience and may have participated in our Splash Babies program but are still between the ages of 2 and 3 years old. It may also be their first ever introduction to swim lessons or swimming in general. Because all students at this age are still learning how to be safer in the water, our class sizes for blue students are capped to a maximum of 2 children in the water with their instructor.
In blue classes, instructors will focus on great attitudes, following direction, comfortable submersions, assisted floats and short unassisted glides. As students gain confidence in these skills of our Blue 1 sublevel, we will encourage more independence on floats, glides, roll-overs and jumps in our Blue 2 sublevel. We will also introduce kicks and encourage proper body position for future stroke progression at this level.
BLUE is a beginner swimming level.
LEVEL DETERMINATION
Is your child under 2 years old?
- Yes → Splash Babies
- No → Continue
Is your child between 2 and 3 years old?
- Yes → You can enroll in BLUE, which is a non-parent and me class. You can also enroll in SPLASH BABIES, which is a parent and me class.
- No → Continue
Is your child comfortable putting their face in the water?
- No → Red
- Yes → Continue
Can your child float on their back unassisted for 5 seconds?
- No → Red
- Yes → Continue
Can your child jump in the water from the edge of the pool and return to the wall unassisted?
- No → Orange
- Yes → Continue
Can your child swim with their eyes IN THE WATER for 6 feet?
- No → Orange
- Yes → Continue
Can your child roll to their back while swimming to get a breath?
- No → Yellow
- Yes → Continue
Can your child take a proper side breath while swimming?
- No → Yellow
- Yes → Continue
Can your child swim basic freestyle and backstroke for 20+ feet?
- No → Yellow
- Yes → Green
Can your child swim all 4 strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly)?
- No → Green
- Yes → Gold