Swim Lesson Registration Checklist

Take a look at each level and the skills required to move on. If you can answer "yes" to each questions in the level, go to the next level. Once you find a level you cannot answer "yes" to every question, that should be the level you register for.

Swim with Me! – Parent & Child Swim Lessons  

My child is acclimated to the water

My child can blow bubbles in the water

My child can enter the water without my help

My child can jump in the water without my help

If you’ve checked all these boxes, and your child is at least 3 years old, it’s time to move on to Starfish!

Starfish:     Ages 3-4

My child is not afraid to float on their back with assistance or put their face in the water

My child can get in the water without my help

My child can blow bubbles for 5 seconds non-stop

My child can go underwater 3 times in a row while exhaling under water and inhaling above water (bobs)

My child is comfortable in the water

If your you’ve checked all these boxes, and your child is at least 4 years old, it’s time to move on to Sea Turtles!

If your child has passed this level and is at least 5, you might want to move on to Seals!

If you’re looking for a beginner class for a child older than 4, move on to Penguins

Sea Turtles:    Ages 4 -5

My child can jump into at least three feet of water on their own

My child can go underwater three times in a row while exhaling under water and inhaling above water (bobs)

My child can comfortably demonstrate front and back floats with help

My child can hold a kickboard with straight arms (no bent elbows) without it falling out of their grip for at least two feet of swimming

My child can blow bubbles in the water for at least five consecutive seconds

Penguins:      Ages 5 and up      (Note, this class is for older beginners and NOT a continuation from Sea Turtles)

My child is comfortable in the water

My child is comfortable being assisted with floating on their back and putting their face in the water for assisted front floats

My child can blow bubbles for five seconds consecutively

My child can correctly hold a kickboard (with straight arms and no bent elbows)

If you’ve checked all these boxes it’s time to move on to Seals!

Seals:         Ages 5 and up

My child can float on their front and back by themselves (without an instructor holding them)

My child can roll from their front float to their back float and vice versa

My child can swim front-crawl for three feet without help

My child can streamline for three feet without help

If you’ve checked all these boxes and your child is at least 7 years old, it’s time to move on to Sting Rays!

Sting Rays:         Ages 7 and up

My child can swim front-crawl with a straight body on top of the water, with their face in the water for at least fifteen feet without stopping.

My child can swim backstroke with a straight body on top of the water for fifteen feet without stopping.

My child can breathe on alternating sides while performing front-crawl (they do not pick up their head out of the water to breathe)

My child can float on their stomach and their back properly for at least fifteen seconds each

My child can jump into 10 feet of water unassisted

If you’ve checked all these boxes and your child is at least 7 years old, it’s time to move on to Dolphins!

Dolphins:               Ages 7 and up

My child can tread water in the deep end without help for at least 60 seconds

My child can swim front-crawl while side breathing for at least 25 yards non-stop.

My child can swim backstroke on top of the water for at least 25 yards non-stop.

My child can complete at least 1 type of dive

My child can swim elementary backstroke on top of the water for at least twenty-five yards  non-stop

If you’ve checked all these boxes and your child is at least 7 years old, it’s time to move on to Sharks!

Sharks:                   Ages 7 and up

My child can swim front-crawl for at least fifty yards non-stop

My child can complete two different dives properly (sitting, kneeling, standing dive)

My child can swim Breast Stroke properly for fifty yards non-stop

My child can tread water for two minutes non-stop without help

If you’ve checked off every box, it’s time to think about your child joining the Patterson Pirates Swim Team!