Swim Class Descriptions

Welcome Living Social Customers!

Welcome to the SeaVentures swim lesson program! We offer many levels of training to accommodate all swimmers. 

How to pick the right class:

1. Look at classes in your child's age group
2. Use your best judgment to determine the skill level within that age group
3. Look at the swim schedule page to see what time(s) the class is offered.  

Once your child has mastered the skills at one level, the instructor will let you know your swimmer has "graduated" to the next level.

TADPOLE (10 MONTHS - 2 YEARS) 8:1 RATIO - 30 MIN
WATER ADJUSTMENT CLASS. Parents get in the water with the children.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Blowing bubbles, kicking with assistance, floating with 
assistance, back floating with assistance, jumping into the water.

FROG (2-4 YEARS) 5:1 RATIO - 30 MIN
PRE-JELLYFISH CLASS.  Parents are in the water with the children. This class is excellent for children who are becoming independent of parent but are not quite ready to get in the water by themselves.  Emphasis will be placed on the child standing on dock by self and doing the skills without the parent right near their side. 

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Blowing bubbles, going underwater, front floating with assistance, back floating by self, jumping in, kicking, standing on dock by self, independent of parent. Safety skills.

TO MOVE TO A JELLYFISH: Child must be 3 years old and able to stand on dock by self, must be able to follow directions, and must be independent of parent without crying.

JELLYFISH (3-5 YEARS) 4:1 RATIO - 30 MIN
PRESCHOOL BEGINNER. Parents sit away from children.

TO BE A JELLYFISH: Child must be able to stand on dock by self, must be able to follow directions, and must be independent of parent without crying.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Blowing bubbles, going underwater by self, front floating by self, back floating by self, jumping into water, front floating with flutter kick, safety skills.

TO MOVE TO A ANGELFISH CLASS: Child must be able to front float with flutter kick by self at least 10 feet, must be comfortable on back, blow bubbles with face in water.

ANGELFISH (3-5 YEARS) 4:1 RATIO - 30 MIN
PRESCHOOL BEGINNER. Parents sit away from children.

TO BE A ANGELFISH: Child must be able to front float with kick by self at least 10 feet, must be comfortable on back, blow bubbles with face in water.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Review all jellyfish skills. Blow bubbles under water by self. Come up for a breath while swimming. Front float with a flutter kick. Back float by self with kick Be able to roll from back float to front float. Be able to roll from front float to back float. Safety skills.

TO MOVE TO STARFISH CLASS: Child must be able to do front float by self with flutter kick for 20 feet. Child must be able to do back float with flutter kick for 20 feet. Be able to roll from front float to back float and roll from back float to front. Come up for air unassisted. Kneeling dive Safety skills.

STARFISH (3-5 YEARS) 5:1 RATIO - 30 MIN
PRESCHOOL INTERMEDIATE.  Parents sit away from children. 

TO BE A STARFISH: Child must be able to front float by self with a flutter kick at least 10 feet, back float at least 20 seconds, and blow bubbles with face in water.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Review all Angelfish skills, back float with flutter kick, freestyle arms, freestyle legs, backstroke arms, backstroke coordination, tread water, standing dive, safety skills.

TO MOVE TO A STINGRAY CLASS: Child must be able to swim 20 feet of freestyle and 20 feet of backstroke. 

STINGRAY (4-6 YEARS) 5:1 RATIO - 30 MIN
PRESCHOOL/YOUNG GRADE SCHOOL ADVANCED.  Parents sit away from children.

TO BE A STINGRAY: Child must be able to swim 20 feet of freestyle and 20 feet of backstroke.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Review all Starfish skills, freestyle with side breathing, backstroke coordination, introduction to frog kick, spring dive, tread water, safety skills. 

TO MOVE TO SHARK: When the student is 7 years old and has completed Stingray skills, they will move to the Shark Class.

MANATEE (5-12 YEARS) 4:1 RATIO 30 MIN 
GRADE SCHOOL BEGINNER.  Parents must sit away from child.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Blowing bubbles, going underwater, jumping into the water, front floating, back floating, front floating with flutter kick, and safety skills.

TO MOVE TO A OTTER CLASS: Child must be at least 6 years old. Child must be able to do front float with flutter kick by self for 20 feet, must do back float for 20 seconds. Blow bubbles with face in the water.

OTTER (6-12 YEARS) 4:1 RATIO 30 MIN 
GRADE SCHOOL INTERMEDIATE.  Parents must sit away from child.

TO BE AN OTTER: Child must be at least 6 years old. Child must be able to do front float with flutter kick by self for 20 feet, must do back float for 20 seconds. Blow bubbles with face in the water.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Review all Manatee skills. Freestyle arms, freestyle kick, backstroke kick. Roll from front float to back float. Tread water for 20  seconds, kneeling dive. Safety skills

TO MOVE TO SEAL CLASS: Child must be 6 years old. Must be able to swim 20 feet freestyle (face in the water, blow bubbles, come out of water for a breath), 20 feet flutter kicking on back. Roll over from front to back. Tread water for 20 seconds. Kneeling dive. Safety skills.

SEAL (6-12 YEARS) 5:1 RATIO - 30 MIN
GRADE SCHOOL ADVANCED BEGINNER.  Parent must sit away from child. 

TO BE A SEAL: Child must be able to do freestyle arms with a flutter kick be able to breath while swimming, at least 20 feet, back float 20 seconds, flutter kick on back for 20 ft. Must be able to roll from front to back.  Tread water 20 seconds. Kneeling dive. Must be 6 years or older. 

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Review all Otter skills, freestyle arms and legs, introduce side breathing, backstroke coordination, tread water, standing dive, safety skills.

TO MOVE TO A SHARK CLASS:  Child must be able to swim freestyle and backstroke at least 40 feet, and must be comfortable in deep end and tread water for 45 seconds. Child must be 7 or older. 6 year olds progress to the Stingray Class..

SHARK (7-12 YEARS) 6:1 RATIO - 30 MIN
GRADE SCHOOL INTERMEDIATE.  Parent must sit away from child. 

TO BE A SHARK: Child must be able to swim freestyle and backstroke at least 40 feet, and must be able to be in deep water and tread water for 45 seconds. 

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Review all Seals skills, freestyle coordination, backstroke coordination, breaststroke coordination (arms, legs, breathing), introduce butterfly kick, tread water, springing dive, safety skills.

TO MOVE TO A DOLPHIN CLASS: Child must be able to swim freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke 40 feet. Must be able to dive and tread water for 3 minutes.

DOLPHIN (7-12 YEARS) 9:1 RATIO - 45 MIN
GRADESCHOOL ADVANCED.  Parents must sit away from child.  

TO BE A DOLPHIN: Child must be able to swim freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke 40 feet. Must be able to dive and tread water for 3 minutes.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Review all of Shark skills. Coordination of freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly, tread water, springing and racing dives, flip turns, safety skills.

TO MOVE TO A KILLER WHALE CLASS: Must be able to swim 4 laps of freestyle and backstroke, 3 laps of breaststroke, 2 laps of butterfly, do flip turns and dives and tread water for 5 minutes.

KILLER WHALE (7-12 YEARS) 9:1 RATIO - 45 MIN
GRADESCHOOL STROKE CLINIC. Run like a mini swim team practice.

TO BE A KILLER WHALE: Must be able to swim 4 laps of freestyle and backstroke, 3 laps of breaststroke, 2 laps of butterfly, do flip turns and dives and tread water for 5 minutes.

SKILLS TO BE COMPLETED: Building endurance in all competitive strokes while fine-tuning legal, efficient and smooth strokes. Simulates a swim team practice, fine tuning streamlined form and breathing techniques, dives and flip turns. Sign up for twice a week to increase performance.

SWIM TEAM PREP COURSE (7-15 YEARS) 9:1 RATIO - 45 MIN

This course is designed for swimmers who want to work on competition level skills for all four strokes plus turns and dives. Swimmers must try-out for placement in this class.

SWIMMER MUST HAVE PRIOR EXPERIENCE WITH:

• All four strokes.
• Swim 4 lengths Freestyle with side breathing.
• Swim 4 lengths Backstroke.
• Swim 4 lengths Breaststroke.
  
• Swim 3 lengths Butterfly.  Dives and flip turns.

Swim Team Prep requires a SeaVentures equipment package purchase that includes: goggles, swim cap, fins, paddles, kick board, and mesh gear bag $99.⁹⁵.

STROKE CLINICS 10:1 RATIO - 30 MIN  (SPRING ONLY)
Each clinic has certain requirements to be involved. Please adhere to the age groups because children have different developmental skills at certain ages and this will allow the clinic to target each level of development. Stroke clinics are open to: Stingray, Seal, Shark, Dolphin, Killer Whale, Adult.

BUTTERFLY: Must be able to swim 1 lap of the pool and be comfortable in deep water.

BREASTSTROKE: Must be able to swim 1 lap of the pool.

FREESTYLE: Must be able to make at least 1/2 length of the pool swimming basic freestyle.

BACKSTROKE: Must be able to kick on back for the length of the pool.

ADULT/TEEN (15 AND OLDER) 4:1 RATIO - 45 MIN - BEGINNER, INTERMEDIATE, ADVANCED
This class is designed to work on skills to make you a strong swimmer, regardless if you have never had a formal swim lesson or are a very proficient swimmer. Please indicate if you are a beginner, intermediate, or advanced swimmer.