Aquatic and Swimming Program Information

Parent and Tot 1

The Parent and Tot program is designed to stress the importance of play in developing water-positive attitudes and skills by exploring the water through play. This class is designed for the 3 to 12 month old with parent/guardian participation and will learn to help their child build confidence and comfort in the water through play. These activities and progressions are based on child development and we recommend parents register in the level appropriate to for their child’s age.

Parent and Tot 2

The Parent and Tot program is designed to stress the importance of play in developing water-positive attitudes and skills by exploring the water through play. This class is designed for the 12 to 24 month old to learn to enjoy the water with the parent/guardian. These activities and progressions are based on child development and we recommend parents register in the level appropriate to for their child’s age.

Parent and Tot 3

The Parent and Tot program is designed to stress the importance of play in developing water-positive attitudes and skills by exploring the water through play. This class is designed for the participant to learn to enjoy the water with the parent. These activities and progressions are based on child development and we recommend parents register in the level appropriate to for their child’s age.

Preschool Prep

Participants will be learning to do floats and glides on their front and back. We'll help them jump into the water and they will learn to get their face wet and blow bubbles. Parent/guardian participation is required for this level and will transition out of the class by the end of the session.

Preschool 1

Participants will have fun learning to get in and out of the water. We’ll help them jump into chest deep water. They’ll float and glide on their front and back and learn to get their face wet and blow bubbles underwater.

Preschool 2

Participants will continue to work on floats, glides and jumps into chest deep water by themselves, but with lifejackets or buoyant aids. They'll submerge and exhale underwater and will kick on their back for 5 metres with a buoyant aid. 

Preschool 3

Participants will learn to float, glide, and kick on their front and back without assistance or buoyant aids. They will also be introduced to deep water by doing jumps and sideways entry into deep water with a lifejacket.

Preschool 4

Participants will continue to develop skills in deep water by doing treading water with a lifejacket, sideways entries and jumps into deeper water and getting out by themselves. They’ll master a 5 metres swim on their front wearing a lifejacket and gliding and using their flutter kick to master gliding on their front, back, and side. 

Preschool 5

Participants will work on endurance by treading water for 10 seconds, interval training, developing their front and back crawl swims and learning whip kick. In deep water they will be learning to do forward roll entry wearing a lifejacket.

Swimmer Prep

Participants will be learning to become comfortable in the water by learning the basics of swimming. They will be building their confidence by submerging and opening their eyes, exhale and hold their breath underwater. They’ll learn how to float, glide and kick through the water on their front and back. 

Swimmer 1

These beginners will become comfortable jumping into water with and without a lifejacket. They'll learn to open their eyes, exhale and hold their breath underwater. They'll work on floats, glides and kicking through the water on their front and back.

Swimmer 2

These advanced beginners will jump into deeper water, and learn to be comfortable falling sideways into the water wearing a lifejacket. They’ll be able to support themselves at the surface without an aid, learn whip kick, swim 10 m on their front and back, and be introduced to flutter kick interval training (4 x 5 m).

Swimmer 3

These junior swimmers will dive and do in-water front somersaults and handstands. They’ll work on 15 m of front crawl, back crawl and 10 m of whip kick. Flutter kick interval training increases to 4 x 15 m.

Swimmer 4

These intermediate swimmers will swim 5 m underwater and lengths of front, back crawl, whip kick, and breaststroke arms with breathing. Their new bag of tricks includes the completion of the Canadian Swim to Survive® Standard. They’ll cap it all off with front crawl sprints over 25 m and 4 x 25 m front or back crawl interval training.

Swimmer 5

These swimmers will master shallow dives, cannonball entries, eggbeater kicks, and in-water backward somersaults. They’ll refine their front and back crawl over 50 m swims of each, and breaststroke over 25 m. Then they’ll pick up the pace in 25 m sprints and two interval training bouts: 4 x 50 m front or back crawl; and 4 x 15 m breaststroke.

Swimmer 6

These advanced swimmers will rise to the challenge of sophisticated aquatic skills including stride entries, compact jumps and lifesaving kicks like eggbeater and scissor kick. They’ll develop strength and power in head-up breaststroke sprints over 25 m. They’ll easily swim lengths of front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke, and they’ll complain about the 300m workout.

Teen (13-17 years) COMING SOON

Teen 1

Participates will work towards a 10-15 m swim on your front and back. Also will do jump entries from the side and recover an object from the bottom in chest-deep water. Improving fitness and flutter kick technique with 4 x 9-12 m interval training.

Teen 2

Participants will be working on two interval training workouts of 4 x 25 m kicking and front or back crawl. Learning dive entries and demonstrate breaststroke arms and breathing over 10-15 m. Further developing fitness by doing 1-2 minutes of surface support, and showing off your handstands in shallow water.

Teen 3

Participants will learn eggbeater, stride entries and compact jumps. Further developing fitness by doing a 300 m workout and sprinting 25-50 m. Developing front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke techniques. 

Teen Fitness

The Fitness Swimmer program is for swimmers who want to improve their overall physical fitness in the water. Fitness Swimmer provides a structured approach based on accepted training principles and practices including interval training. Participants set their own goals

Adult 1

Participates will work towards a 10-15 m swim on your front and back. Also will do jump entries from the side and recover an object from the bottom in chest-deep water. Improving fitness and flutter kick technique with 4 x 9-12 m interval training.

Adult 2

Participants will be working on two interval training workouts of 4 x 25 m kicking and front or back crawl. Learning dive entries and demonstrate breaststroke arms and breathing over 10-15 m. Further developing fitness by doing 1-2 minutes of surface support, and showing off your handstands in shallow water.

Adult 3

Participants will learn eggbeater, stride entries and compact jumps. Further developing fitness by doing a 300 m workout and sprinting 25-50 m. Developing front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke techniques. 

Adult Fitness

The Fitness Swimmer program is for swimmers who want to improve their overall physical fitness in the water. Fitness Swimmer provides a structured approach based on accepted training principles and practices including interval training. Participants set their own goals.

Rookie Patrol

Swimmers continue stroke development with 50 m swims of front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke. Lifesaving Sport skills include a 25 m obstacle swim and 15 m object carry. First aid focuses on assessment of conscious victims, contacting EMS and treatment for bleeding. Fitness improves in 350 m workouts and 100 m timed swims. 

• Proper bathing attire means clothing used for swimming only. Bathing attire under the condition that the clothing they are wearing is clean, colourfast, does not weight the swimmer down (dry fit materials), and used specifically for the purpose of only swimming (clothing that has not been worn outside of the aquatic facility. No street clothes or undergarments allowed). 
• Participants who are not toilet-trained must wear swim diapers. Regular diapers (disposable or cloth) are not permitted.
• Outdoor shoes are not permitted in the changerooms or on the pool deck. Hallway space is available for storage of outdoor shoes.

Showers are available in the changerooms at the Main St Pool. All swimmers must shower thoroughly with soap and water before entering the pool.

*Please Note: All swimmers must shower thoroughly with soap and water before entering the pool. We recommend showing before the start of swim lessons to ensure swimmer are prepared to be in the water at the start of the program.  

Swimming lessons can be observed from the designated area of the pool deck. The pool deck is accessed through the changerooms. One spectator per participant is permitted. Indoor footwear is required to be on pool deck.

*Please Note: The pool deck is warm for spectators. 

Make-up classes or credit due to participant’s illness or commitments will not be available. Where a pool may close in an untimely manner, every effort will be made to appropriately accommodate participants.

If an accommodation is not possible (at the discretion of the Deck Supervisor) the classes will be ended. If over 50% of the class was taught then no credit or refund will be issued.

Pool Rules

• Showering: All swimmers must shower thoroughly with soap and water before entering the pool. 

• Food and Beverages: Food and beverages are not permitted on the pool deck or in the changerooms. Participants are welcome to eat in the hall and are reminded to be mindful of their garbage and leaving food after eating.
  

• Outdoor Shoes: Outdoor shoes are not permitted in the changerooms or on the pool deck. There is hallway space available for storage of outdoor shoes. 

• Strollers: Strollers are not permitted in the changerooms or on the pool deck.