Swimming
Welcome to Aspire swimming lessons– You are about to embark on an adventure unlike any other! Learning to swim in a necessary skill for all children in Arizona. The goal of our program is to develop happy, healthy, and safe children in a fun, loving atmosphere. We will provide lessons that will enable your child to, when faced with a dangerous situation around water, have life-saving survival skills and should be able to get themselves out of the water should they fall in.
What is taught in swimming lessons?
The life-saving survival skills include learning to swim to the side and climbing out of the water, floating on the back, beginning freestyle stroke, picking up rings on the bottom, and learning safety skills. In the more advanced levels you can expect your child to learn all competitive swim strokes in order of difficulty, and they will be taught racing dives. Not every child will want to be a competitive swimmer, but every swimmer should continue through levels to further their knowledge of the sport, and to make an educated decision to pursue swimming competitively.
For kids 3 & under
We require that all kids ages 3 & under wear reusable swim diapers. Accidents can happen and will result in pool closure from 30 min. – 24 hr. depending on the severity. Use only reusable swim diapers. Disposable swim diapers are not permitted. We recommend iPlay swim diapers, because they fit snugly around waist and legs. They are available for purchase in Aspire’s Pro Shop.
Classes
We have classes for all ages and levels.
- Infant (6-24 months)— Young children whose parents want to introduce water exploration.
- Parent/Child (18 months & up)— Non-swimmers accompanied by a parent/caregiver.
- Beginning (2 & up)— First day must be able to stand independently in the water with no parental assistance.
- Intermediate Low (3 & up)— First day must be able to swim Freestyle and Backstroke the width of the pool without assistance.
- Intermediate High (4 & up)— First day must be able to swim proper Freestyle and Backstroke and have a basic understanding of Breaststroke and Butterfly.
- Advanced (5 & up)— First day must have mastered all four basic strokes.
