Join us for the exploration of water. This class is designed for children (1-3 years old) who are most at-risk for accidental drowning. Together, parents and children will learn key safety tips and skills while playing games and singing songs. 

Skills - Water safety, proper use of flotation devices, water acclimation, movement through water, floating in the water, blowing bubbles, and more.

Age: Recommended for children between 12-36 months old. Any child who is not potty-trained must wear a swim diaper.

Class length: 30 minutes
(Session Two: No classes March 27th-April 1st)

Fees: $62 Resident / VRC Member; $72 Non-Resident

Please note, this is a parent and child class. Every child must have a parent, guardian, or responsible adult in the water to participate in class. 

In this class, children will become acclimated to the water through activities, games, and play. Water submersion, independent movement through the water, floating on front and back with support, recovery from a floating position, nose/mouth bubbles, introduction to bobs, and age-appropriate water safety are just a few of the skills that will be covered in this class. Please note, children who are not potty-trained must wear a swim diaper.

Age: Children must be 3-years-old by the first day of class (no exceptions).

Class length: 30 minutes
(Session Two: No classes March 27th-April 1st)

Fees: $62 Resident / VRC Member; $72 Non-Resident

Children will expand on the skills learned in the Flounder class and learn to be in the water unassisted in both front and back positions while also learning to propel themselves through the water using either arms or legs. Skills include: floating, gliding, streamline body position, recovery, bobs, submersion, propulsive kicking, introduction to propulsive arms, sit dives, and safety skills.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Flounder skills

Class length: 30 minutes
(Session Two: No classes March 27th-April 1st)

Fees: $62 Resident / VRC Member; $72 Non-Resident 

This is a combined Level 4: Clownfish and Level 5: Seahorse class. Swimmers will work at the appropriate skills during class.

Clownfish students will work to improved their freestyle and backstroke while learning all 4 competitive strokes. Emphasis will be placed on developing strokes that are swim meet legal. Skills include strong freestyle and backstroke, strong kicks (flutter, butterfly, breaststroke), novice breaststroke and butterfly, tread for 1 minute, standing dives, surface dives, flip turns.

Seahorse students will refine all 4 competitive strokes while gradually increasing strength and endurance in each stroke. The ultimate goal is to swim each of the four competitive strokes legally for the specified distance. Skills include: 50-meter freestyle, 50-meter backstroke, 25-meter butterfly, 25-meter breaststroke, 100-meter continuous swim, tread/swim/tread, eggbeater kick, flip turns.

Class length: 30 minutes
(Session Two: No classes March 27th-April 1st)

Fees: $62 Resident / VRC Member; $72 Non-Resident

In this class, children will learn fundamental freestyle and backstroke skills with emphasis placed on the coordination and timing of the strokes as well as the development of a strong flutter kick. Skills include novice freestyle, novice backstroke, elementary backstroke, side glide, treading, kneeling dives, and safety skills.

Prerequisite: Successful completion of all Jellyfish skills

Class length: 30 minutes
(Session Two: No classes March 27th-April 1st)

Fees: $62 Resident / VRC Member; $72 Non-Resident