Swim Lessons: Ages 5-13
Willamalane's group swim lessons for school-aged kids are designed to help kids 5-13 years old develop essential water skills and confidence. With classes tailored to each student's level and various schedules available, Willamalane ensures quality swim instruction for all.
Affordable and Flexible
Fees are adjusted based on the number of sessions per class, and classes with fewer sessions are prorated, making swim lessons accessible to everyone. Willamalane understands the high demand for swim lessons and offers a variety of schedules to accommodate different needs.
Find the Right Fit
To ensure a smooth learning experience, review the prerequisites for each class listed below. Your child must be able to complete these requirements to join the corresponding class. Students must meet the prerequisites to be able to participate.
Join the Interest List
If the classes you need are full, sign up for Willamalane's streamlined interest list and indicate the levels you'd like to enroll in. As Willamalane hires more swim lesson instructors, additional classes will be added to accommodate the interest list, and anyone on the list will be notified that new classes are available.
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Explore the Programs
Browse Willamalane's swim lesson programs below. Participants will develop water confidence, safety skills, and a lifelong love for swimming in a nurturing environment. When viewing programs below, there may be a delay in real-time registration numbers. Please click the register link to view current availability.
Level 1
Students will gain comfort and confidence in the water, practice submersion skills and blowing bubbles, and try assisted floats, kicking, and basic water safety skills. No prerequisite.
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Level 2
Students will practice submersion, floating, breathing, and kicking skills and learn to perform them independently. In addition, students will continue learning basic water safety skills through drills. Prerequisite: The student is comfortable in the water; can submerge under water with bubble bobs or jumps; can perform front and back starfish floats with assistance.
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Level 3
Students will learn new body positions for floats and kicks, practice independent forward movement using kicks and glides, roll from one position to another effectively, and build on water safety skills. Prerequisite: The student can perform starfish front and back floats unassisted; begin kicks with floats; can jump in, and recover for air.
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Level 4
Students will add arm strokes and kicks to front and back floats, learn to change direction while swimming, and master the swim-roll-swim technique using an elementary backstroke. Prerequisite: The student can perform streamline front and back floats unassisted with kicks; unassisted front and back glides with kicks; roll from front to back and back to front for swim-roll-swim.
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Level 5
Students will add bilateral breathing to arm strokes, will be introduced to backstroke, and will build endurance with kicks. Prerequisite: The student can perform freestyle arm strokes with kicks for 10 yards; elementary backstroke with kicks for 10 yards; and swim-roll-swim between freestyle arm strokes and elementary backstroke with kicks.
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Level 6
Students will continue to develop freestyle and backstroke and will be introduced to advanced drills to enhance endurance and technique. Classes are held primarily in deep water. Prerequisite: The student can perform freestyle with bilateral breathing and kicks for 15 yards; backstroke with kicks for 15 yards in deep water.
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Level 7/8
In this class, students learn the butterfly and breaststroke in deep water with new drills and techniques. Students also enhance their freestyle and backstroke. This class teaches advanced skills that include flip turns, open turns, and dives (dives are only taught at Willamalane Park Swim Center). Classes are held in deep water. Prerequisite: Students can swim freestyle with bilateral breathing and kicks for 20 yards and swim backstroke with kicks for 20 yards with good form and consistency.
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