Develops competency in swimming, along with confidence and endurance. Children will advance to the next level when he/she can proficiently and safely perform the skills within his or her level.Full description of levels can be found online at www.paynesvillece.com.Levels are consistent to Red Cross Swim Levels.

Students need to arrive dressed and ready for lessons.No one will be allowed to change after class.One guardian/spectator is allowed during class hours due to capacity limits

• Bring your own towel
• No Hot Tub
• No Kiddie Pool
• Do not enter pool until instructor gives permission

Preschool Swim- (4 & 5 year olds). Classes will focus on basic water safety, entry, exit, blowing bubbles, submerging mouth, nose, eyes, and ears. Introduction to floats and stroke fundamentals using songs, games and play. Does not require parent in Pool.

Level I- Water Exploration (Pre-Beginners) Level I is to help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely. Students start to develop good attitudes and safety practices around the water. Level I skills include: fully submerge face, buoyancy and breath control, supported float on front & back, blowing bubbles, water entry & exit, locomotion (walk through water safely) and supported kicking on front and back. *Child must be at least 3 feet tall and be able to stand in the pool independently.  

Level II- Primary Skills (Beginners) Level II gives students success with fundamental skills. Students learn to float without support and to recover to a vertical position. This level marks the beginning of true locomotion skills and adds to self-help and basic rescue skills. Level II skills include: hold breath and fully submerge head, retrieve objects, orientation to deep water, prone float of glide (unsupported), supine float of glide (unsupported), rhythmic breathing, step from the side into chest deep water, get out at side of pool, flutter kick on front and back, finning on back, back crawl arm action combined, stroke front , etc.

Level III- Stroke Readiness (Beginners +) Level III is to build on the skills in Level II by providing additional guided practice. Level III skills include: coordinate the front & back crawl, elementary backstroke, fundamentals of treading water.