Tiny Tots is a class for very young children to learn to become comfortable in the water while in the arms of an adult he/she knows and trusts. Games, songs, and activities are designed to help children become confident in a pool environment. Our goal is to develop a love of swimming in babies and toddlers.

This class is designed for children 6 months to 3 1/2 years of age. An adult MUST accompany the child in the pool and all children are required to wear swim diapers (unless completely toilet trained).

This class is for children 4 and older! Children under the age of 4 MUST be enrolled in CRA classes and able to demonstrate: Ability to follow directions and safety rules, including, NOT going off the table without permission; No fear issues; Comfortable putting face in the water; Independently able to kick on the barbell and move forward.

Pre-requisite: Children must be able to pay attention for 30 min. at a time.

Swimmers will learn a correct body position and breathing for efficient swimming and focus on comfort level and skills to increase water safety.

Successful completion of Level 1 requires:

Put face in water and blow bubbles
Fully submerge head
Bobbing under water 5 times with rhythmic breathing
Safely enter/exit the pool independently
Jump into water (with or without instructor)
Straight leg flutter kick on front
Straight leg flutter kick on back
Instructor supported front float (hold for 10 sec)
Instructor supported back float (hold for 10 sec)
Streamline positioning

Any questions, call 617-777-3556

This class is only available for children 4 and older!

Pre-requisite: Level 1 Skills

By Level 2, students should feel completely comfortable in the water and begin to show signs that they are ready to swim on their own (unsupported).

Successful completion of Level 2 requires:

Unsupported front float with correct body position (10 sec)
Unsupported back float with correct body position (10 sec)
Front & back streamline push-offs from wall
Foundations of treading water
Retrieve object from bottom of pool
Kicking on back while sculling with arms
Jumping in to deep water and fully submerging
Kicking 25 yds with kickboard or barbell with face in water and rhythmic bilateral side breathing
Flutter kicking with board or barbell while in streamline position
Kicking on stomach, rolling onto back to breathe, and then rolling back to the stomach
Jump in to deep water, kick on back over to side of pool with a horizontal posture and exit safely

Any questions, call 617-777-3556

This class is only available for children 4 and older!

Pre-requisite: Level 2 Skills

Level 3 introduces students to the freestyle, the fundamental stroke in swimming. Many students will repeat Level III in order to learn proper freestyle technique (arms, kicking & breathing). Students will also be introduced to backstroke, underwater swimming, and kneeling dives.

Successful completion of Level 3 requires:

25 yds. freestyle with proper body position, kicking and side breathing
10 yds. backstroke with proper body position and kicking
10 yds. underwater swimming
30 seconds treading water
Underwater handstand
Kneeling dive in to pool

Any questions, call 617-777-3556

This class is only available for children 4 and older!

Pre-requisite: Level 3 Skills

Level 4 builds on the freestyle and backstroke skills learned in level three. Students increase endurance and begin to learn breaststroke and butterfly kicks as well as standing dives and front somersaults in the water.

Successful completion of Level 4 requires:

25 yds. freestyle with proper body position, breathing and six-beat kick
25 yds. backstroke with proper body position and kick
25 yds. breaststroke whip kick
Dolphin kick on front with arms at sides
Front somersault exhaling through nose
1 minute treading water
Standing dive into pool
Freestyle open turn
Backstroke open turn

Any questions, call 617-777-3556

This class is only available for children 4 and older!

Pre-requisite:Consistent Demonstration of Level 4 Skills

Level 5 is one hour in length. Level 5 includes the successful coordination of the breaststroke & mastery of the flip turn. Like Level 3, many swimmers will repeat Level 5 to learn proper breaststroke technique. Level 5 continues to build on endurance, racing starts and open turns as introduced in Level 4. Swimmers who have completed one session of Level 5 may be invited to join the Sea Dragon Swim Team.

Successful completion of Level 5 requires:

50 yds freestyle with 6 beat kick and a flip turn
50 yds backstroke with steady kick and streamlined underwater dolphin kick
25 yds breaststroke with proper head position and timing (no pause under chest)
Backstroke to Breaststroke and Breaststroke open turns 25 yds butterfly (dolphin) kick on stomach and back
Racing start from the block
Freestyle flip turn
Stride entry in to water (lifesaving jump)
2 minutes treading water

Any questions, call 617-777-3556

This class is only available for children 4 and older!

Pre-requisite: Consistent demonstration of Level 5 skills and recommendation of instructor.

Level 6 is one hour in length. Level 6 includes the successful coordination of the butterfly and a continued mastery of the three other strokes. Level 6 puts a larger focus on endurance as well as introducing the more detailed points of swimming. These include backstroke flip turns, breaststroke pull outs and backstroke racing starts. Swimmers in Level 6 may be invited to join the Sea Dragon Swim Team.

Successful completion of Level 6 requires:

100 yards freestyle (proper catch position, pull pattern, rotation and flip turns)
100 yards backstroke (proper start, pull pattern and rotation)
50 yards breaststroke (proper turns, underwater pull outs and body motion)
25 yards butterfly (proper timing, breath pattern)
Backstroke flip turn (underwater shooter, proper breakout)
Butterfly open turn
100 yards individual medley (25 fly, 25 back, 25 breast, 25 free, with proper touches and turns) 3 minutes treading water with an eggbeater kick (1 minute with hand above water)

Any questions, call 617-777-3556