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Learn-to-Swim
Knowing how to swim is an essential life skill that is best taught at an early age. Rockport Pool is an Authorized Swim Lessons provider of the American Red Cross and the USA Swimming Foundation.
Please use the descriptions below as a guide to determine which level to place your child. The pre-requisite for each level is successful completion of the previous level. Parents enrolling older children should place their child in the level most appropriate and may not need to start at level one.
The skill level of each student is assessed by our instructors on the first day of class to determine whether each person is registered in the correct level. Swim Instructors have the right to move participants up or down a level if their skills are not at the level they enrolled in.
Scholarships are available for swim lessons, additional information on these opportunities are available on the bottom of this page.
Swim lessons are held at Rockport Pool. Sign up for swim lessons on the ActiveNet.
New this year! Parent and Child Swim Lesson at Palmer Pool
This class introduces you and your child to an aquatic environment. Lessons will be focused on pool safety, exploring body positions, beginner swimming skills using games, rhymes, and songs. All children must wear a tight-fitting swim diaper, regardless of potty-training efforts.
| Date | Location | Time | Ages | Fee | Reg. Deadline |
| Wednesdays, June 17-August 5 | Palmer Pool | 5:45-6:15pm | 18 months-3 years | $60 | June7 |
2026 Swim Lesson Schedule
American Red Cross Swim Level Descriptions
Parent/Child (Ages 6 mo. - 3 yrs.) and Pre-School Levels (Ages 3-5)
| LEVEL | DESCRIPTION |
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Parent/Child |
Ages 6 months - 3 years. Child must be accompanied by an adult in the water. This level introduces you and your child to an aquatic environment. Lessons will be focused on pool safety, exploring body positions, and beginner swimming skills through the use of games, rhymes and songs. All children must wear a tight-fitting swim diaper, regardless of potty-training efforts. |
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Pre-school A |
Ages 3-5 years. This level introduces basic aquatic skills which serves as a base toward positive attitudes and safe practices around the water. All skills are performed with instructor assistance. |
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Pre-School B |
Ages 3-5 years. This level will focus on exploring floating with and without assistance, and work on simultaneous and alternating arm and leg movements on the front and back in preparation to begin performing swim strokes. |
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Pre-School C |
Ages 3-5 years. The skills in this level are performed independently. Children will work to improve their coordination and control of arm and leg movements. Skills practice involves more repetitions, and a longer distance traveled. If your child has passed this level, please skip to Level 1 and continue lessons in Level 2. |
Learn to Swim Levels 1-6 (Ages 6 & Up)
| LEVEL | DESCRIPTION | SKILLS |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Introduction to Water Skills |
This is an introductory class for basic water skills, such as submerging the mouth, nose, and eyes, and entry level front and back floats. Focus will be on developing positive attitudes and safe practices in and around the water. Every skills is completed with support from the instructor. |
| 2 | Fundamental Aquatic Skills | Child should have completed Level 1 or Pre-school C. Participants learn to glide and float without support, develop simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back, and work on breath control. This level is typically the beginning to true locomotion skills. At the end of this course students should be able to independently swim 15 feet and float on their front and back for 5 seconds. |
| 3 | Stroke Development | Child should have completed Level 2. Students will start working on stroke techniques. Strong focuses include the front crawl, elementary backstroke, scissors kick, dolphin kick, treading water, and beginner dives. At the conclusions of this level participants have basic water competency at a rudimentary proficiency level. |
| 4 | Stroke Improvement | Child should have completed Level 3. Participants will increase their endurance by using the strokes learned in Level 3. Participants will add the arms to the kicks previously learned. Students will also focus on the back crawl, breaststroke and start learning open turns. |
| 5 | Stroke Refinement | Child should have completed Level 4. Participants will refine the performance of all their strokes, learn flip turns and increase the distance in which they can swim. At the conclusion of the level, students should be swimming the front and back crawl for 50 yards, breaststroke and sidestroke for 15 yards. |
| 6 | Swimming & Skill Proficiency | Child should have completed Level 5. Participants will increase their skill proficiency and endurance for all strokes, refine turns and begin using competitive swim equipment such as kickboards, pull buoys, a pace clock, fins and paddles. At the conclusion of lessons, the participant should be able to swim a continuous 500-yard swim including multiple strokes. |
Swim Lesson Fees
| Level | Fee |
| Group Lessons | $60 |
| Late Registration | Extra $10 |
Swim Lessons Scholarships are available for those who qualify. Application can be found here: Swim Lesson Scholarship Form
Private lessons are available by request. Guards pick up private lessons as they are available. Space is not guaranteed. Please call Rockport Pool at (608) 752-6747 and speak to a Head Guard to get your name added to a list.
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