2024 Swim Lessons Ages 3+

Registrations Start Monday, March 11, 2024

Exeter Parks & Recreation Department will offer our annual Learn-To-Swim Program for students ages 3&4 (“Pre-K-Beginner and Pre-K-Advance”) and students ages 5 and up (Levels 1-6). EPRD Learn-to-Swim classes provide instruction to help students develop their swimming skills. Classes include instruction from our trained, certified lifeguards. Please see below for lesson level descriptions to help you decide on where to register your child.

Please note, if it is determined by our aquatic staff that your child should be placed in a lower or higher swim level class, we will do our best to accommodate the change. In the event a class is full and we cannot accommodate the change, we will issue a refund and place your child on a waitlist. Please do not register your child for the wrong swim lesson level, we cannot guarantee space in their correct level.

Classes will be held in a slight rain however may be canceled due to inclement weather (thunder/lightning) or cold temperatures.  Lessons canceled will not be made up & price is not adjusted.

**Please Note:  If paying with a credit card a processing fee of 3% will be charged as a separate transaction on your credit card bill, and will not appear on your final invoice.

Session 1 - Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, June 17 - July 12, 2024/Fee: $95.00 Residents/$105.00 Non-Residents (No lessons on June 19)

Session 2 - Mondays, Wednesdays & Fridays, July 15 - August 9, 2024/Fee: $100.00 Residents/$110.00 Non-Residents

Lesson Times:

This program is offered in six (6) class levels:

Level 1 “STARFISH” SWIM - Introduction to Water Skills: Students will learn fundamentals of swimming which include but are not limited to: getting their faces wet, blowing bubbles, bobbing, supported front and back floating, supported rolling over from front to back and back to front, supported gliding, supported flutter kicks, supported front crawl, and jumping in with assistance. 

Level 2 “MINNOW” SWIM - Fundamental Aquatic Skills: Swimmers should be able to, with support, float on their front and back. They should be comfortable putting their head under water and able to blow bubbles for 3-5 seconds. Students in this class will work on independent front and back floating, independent rolling over from front to back and back to front, independent front and back glides, front crawl, backstroke, retrieving objects from underwater and jumping into water over their head. 

Level 3 “GUPPY” SWIM - Stroke Development: Swimmers should already be comfortable swimming front crawl and backstroke for about ten body lengths. Swimmers will continue to work on: gliding, front crawl, backstroke, retrieving objects from under water, and jumping into deep water. New skills that will be introduced include but are not limited to: rotary breathing, breaststroke kick, dolphin kick, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke. 

Level 4 “SEAL” SWIM - Stroke Improvement: Swimmers should already be able to: swim front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke 50 yards, butterfly 25 yds. Swimmers will work to refine all the skills that have been introduced in previous levels with a focus on the four competitive swim strokes. This level includes endurance work and continued progression of other skills.    

Level 5 “DOLPHIN” SWIM - Stroke Refinement: Swimmers should already be able to: swim freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, whip kick, treading water and dive. Swimmers will work on: alternate breathing, stride jump, refinement of: freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, dolphin kick and butterfly, open turn on front and back, feet-first surface dive and treading water.

Level 6 “SHARK” SWIM - Swimming & Skill Proficiency: Swimmers should already be able to: swim front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, 100 yds, butterfly 50yds, tread water for 3 minutes, and dive from a standing position on the pool edge. Swimmers will work to refine all the skills from the previous level with a focus on the four competitive swim strokes. This level includes endurance work, distance swimming, continued progression of other skills, and an introduction to basic lifesaving skills.   

Please Note: All our swim lessons are group lessons with limited amount of one-on-one instruction. Instructors will always be in the water with levels 1-3, sometimes in the water with level 4, and often out of the water while teaching levels 5 & 6.