Swim Lesson Levels
Not sure which swim lesson is the right fit? Explore our lesson levels below. Classes progress from early water exploration to advanced stroke proficiency.
Seasonal Program
Group swim lessons are offered during June and July. Class availability may vary by session.
🐟 Guppy & Turtle
Parent & Tot Aquatics | Ages 6 - 36 months
A fun introduction to the water for young children and their parents. Families practice water comfort, safe holds, floating, kicking, breathing, and basic movement together.
⭐ Starfish
Preschool Aquatics | Ages 3 - 5
Build water confidence while learning basic skills such as safe entry and exit, breath control, floating, gliding, kicking, and introductory swimming movements.
🦆 Duck
Level 1 | Water Exploration
Perfect for beginning swimmers. Participants become more comfortable in the water while practicing floating, gliding, breath control, basic swimming movements, and water safety.
🦦 Otter
Level 2 | Primary Skills
Swimmers build independence and begin developing stronger front crawl, back crawl, floating, gliding, direction changes, and treading water.
🐬 Dolphin
Level 3 | Stroke Readiness
Previously learned skills come together as swimmers work on freestyle breathing, backstroke, elementary backstroke, kicking, treading water, and introductory diving.
🦈 Shark
Level 4 | Stroke Development
Swimmers build confidence and endurance while developing freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke, butterfly skills, turns, treading, and diving.
🐟 Marlin
Level 5 | Stroke Refinement
Designed for experienced swimmers ready to improve coordination and technique across major strokes while practicing turns, diving, and advanced water skills.
🐋 Killer Whale
Level 6 | Stroke Proficiency
Our most advanced level focuses on stroke proficiency, endurance, starts, diving, treading, and advanced aquatic skills.
Not Sure Which Level to Choose?
Our Parks and Recreation team can help you determine the appropriate swim lesson level for your participant.
Phone: 928.373.5200
Email: ParksAndRec@YumaAZ.Gov
