The City of Sparks child-centered swim program offering superior swim instructor training, was developed by the founder of the nationally acclaimed, award-winning Swim Lessons University. The curriculum offers a progressive learning system designed to make children safer when in and around water. If you have questions about which level/class to register your child in, please call 353-2385.
Parent and Child Aquatics
Builds basic water safety skills for both parents and children, helping infants and young children ages 6 months to about 3 years become comfortable in the water so they are willing and ready to learn to swim. These basic skills include adjusting to the water environment, showing comfort while maintaining a front or back position in the water and demonstrating breath control, including blowing bubbles or voluntarily submerging under water.
Swim Lesson Descriptions
This program is based on a logical, five-level progression that helps swimmers from approximately 3 years and up with varying abilities develop their swimming and water-safety skills. Classes are designed to give participants a positive learning experience. The prerequisite for each level is the successful demonstration of skills from the preceding level, except for Level 1, which has no prerequisites. Please note: If your child meets the requirements to pass Level 1, you can register them in Level 2.
Level 1
- Introduction to Water Skills
- Front Kick Development
- Breath Holding and Breath Control
- Back Kick Development
- In-Line Kick Progression
- Safety Skills One
- Swim Like a Fish (Face Out, Face Down)
Level 2
- Fundamental Aquatic Skills
- Front Kick Development
- Freestyle Kick with Kick Board
- Breath Holding
- Back Kick Progression
- In-Line Kick Progression
- Freestyle Progression
Level 3
- Freestyle Kick
- Breath Control
- Back Kick
- In-Line Kick – Face Down
- Basic Freestyle
- Freestyle Breathing
- Elementary Backstroke
- Stroke Development (Must be able to comfortably swim 15 feet)
Level 4
- Stroke Improvement
- Breaststroke Kick
- Breaststroke Arms
- Stroke and Kick Timing
- Breathing Timing
- Freestyle and Backstroke
Level 5
- Advanced Strokes/Diving
- Body Dolphin Butterfly Kick
- Butterfly Arms
- Front Crawl
- Back Crawl
- Breaststroke
- Sidestroke
- Elementary Backstroke
- Treading Water
- Diving