Independent Swimmers:
30 Months - 14 Years
Building trust and confidence in young swimmers
Level 1
Welcome to the world of swim! This class is a fabulous first step in introducing your child to the aquatic environment. Through songs, structured activities, and games, your child will learn essential water safety techniques and foundational skills that will prepare them for more advanced levels.
The primary goal of Level 1 is to get your child comfortable in an aquatic environment while introducing basic skills that will lead to independent, forward progression in the water.
No previous water experience is necessary.
Level 2
This class is for students who are comfortable in the water, can blow bubbles, and can swim independently with their face in the water for a short distance.
The main goal of Level 2 is to provide self-assurance in independent swimming. Students will be able to swim 10 feet of freestyle confidently and consistently and demonstrate the foundation for backstroke.
Prerequisite: Mastery of all Level 1 skills.
Level 3
In this level, students build upon the foundational freestyle and backstroke skills that were learned in Level 2. The main goal of Level 3 is for students to swim 25 feet of both freestyle and backstroke safely and consistently.
This class prepares them for the challenge of rotary breathing that is introduced in Level 3.
Prerequisite: Mastery of all Level 2 skills.
Level 4
This level is for independent swimmers. In this level, students will refine their freestyle and backstroke. Rhythmic, rotary breathing will be introduced as well.
The goal of Level 4 is for students to swim 50 feet of both freestyle and backstroke safely and consistently and to demonstrate consistent rotary breathing.
Prerequisite: Mastery of all Level 3 skills.
Level 5
In this class, students will build on the skills mastered in Level 4. Swimmers will continue to build endurance, increase refinement, and improve proficiency with freestyle and backstroke.
In addition, students will be introduced to butterfly. The goal of Level 5 is for students to swim 100 feet of both freestyle and backstroke and 50 feet of butterfly.
Prerequisite: Mastery of all Level 4 skills.
Level 6
This level builds on the foundational skills of Level 5. Swimmers will continue to build endurance, increase refinement, and improve proficiency with freestyle, backstroke, and butterfly.
In addition, students will be introduced to breaststroke. The goal of Level 6 is for students to swim 100 feet of both freestyle and backstroke with open turns, 100 feet of butterfly, and 50 feet of breaststroke.
Prerequisite: Mastery of all Level 5 skills.
Level 7
This is our highest level of swimming achievement. In this class, students will continue to develop and refine all four strokes while building endurance with increased distances. Flip turns will be introduced.
Students must also complete a Water Safety Exit Exam exemplifying excellence in treading water, safety swims, and floating.
Prerequisite: Mastery of all Level 6 skills.
Elite Fish
6 years and up
Prerequisite: Must have completed Level 7.
In this class, we will train swimmers for competition swimming. We will break down and refine all four strokes – Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, and Butterfly – as well as competitive starts, turns, and finishes all while building endurance. Complete with a swim challenge at the end of the session.
Testimonials from Our Parents
Our children have been going here for years, and I can't say enough great things about this place and the instructors. We've had lots of different teachers, and each one has been amazing with our children. Our kids look forward to going to swim class each week and have made great progress!
We love Charlotte Aquatics! My son has learned so much and we love seeing him become a confident swimmer.
We have been going to Charlotte Aquatics for 4 years. My daughter has learned so much from the wonderful instructors! My son was so scared. They were amazing helping him overcome his fears! I highly recommend Charlotte Aquatics!