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Six levels

Begin where you are comfortable

The first level stays at the rail in waist-deep water. Each level after it asks a little more, and you move up when the instructor and you agree it feels easy, not on a calendar.

  1. 01

    At the rail

    Waist-deep water, one hand on the rail
    Skills

    • Getting in and out by the steps

    • Walking along the rail in waist-deep water

    • Breathing out slowly with the chin at the water

    • Getting water on the face, one step at a time

    Moving up

    When walking the rail and breathing out feel easy, the instructor suggests Face in the water.

  2. 02

    Face in the water

    Waist-deep water, a hand on the rail
    Skills

    • Blowing bubbles with the face in

    • Bobbing with the instructor close

    • Letting go of the rail for a moment

    • Wearing goggles, or not, as you like

    Moving up

    When bubbles and letting go of the rail feel easy, the instructor suggests Floating.

  3. 03

    Floating

    Chest-deep water, an instructor within reach
    Skills

    • Floating on the front and back with support

    • Holding a noodle or a kickboard

    • Standing up from a float

    • Reaching for the wall

    Moving up

    When floating with support and standing up feel easy, the instructor suggests Kicking and gliding.

  4. 04

    Kicking and gliding

    Chest-deep water, along the wall
    Skills

    • Kicking on the front and back

    • Gliding from the wall

    • Arm pulls with a kickboard

    • Turning the head to breathe

    Moving up

    When kicking and gliding feel even on the front and back, the instructor suggests Strokes.

  5. 05

    Strokes

    The width of the pool
    Skills

    • Freestyle arms with breathing to the side

    • Back crawl arms

    • Swimming across the width of the pool

    • Resting at the wall between swims

    Moving up

    When two strokes cross the width of the pool, the instructor suggests Distance and ease.

  6. 06

    Distance and ease

    The length of the pool
    Skills

    • Longer swims at an easy pace

    • Linking two strokes

    • Floating on the back to rest between lengths

    • Treading water with the instructor close

    Moving up

    There is no level after this one; the instructor sets new goals with each swimmer every session.

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Sample levels.

Every swimmer moves at their own pace. No children are in the pool during our classes.

Your pace

You decide when to move up

Each level has its own skills, and the instructor tells you what they see. There is no timetable. Some swimmers stay in a level for a session or two, and some come for the company; both are fine.

  • Stay as long as you like in any level

  • Ask the instructor to watch one skill again

  • Take a noodle or a kickboard when you want one

A group of older adults in shallow water holding colored foam noodles, in a bright pool

Not sure which level?

Book a placement visit and we will suggest one in the water.

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