Preschool Swimmers

We can't wait to dive in with your preschooler! Our preschool program is for kids age 3-5 and offers four swimming levels. Take a look at our session dates below, then choose your swimming level to sign up!

July Sessions

Registration opens June 1st at 12:00pm

 

Monday/Wednesday, July 8 – July 31

Tuesday/Thursday, July 9 – August 1

Saturday, July 6 – July 27

 

August Sessions

Registration opens July 1st at 12:00pm

 

Monday/Wednesday, August 5 – 28 (Berkeley and Pleasant Hill)

Monday/Wednesday, August 5 – 21 (Oakland)

Tuesday/Thursday, August 6 – 29 (Berkeley and Pleasant Hill)

Tuesday/Thursday, August 6 – 22 (Oakland)

Saturday, August 3 – 24

 

September Sessions

Registration opens August 1st at 12:00pm

 

Monday/Wednesday, September 9 – October 2

Tuesday/Thursday, September 10 – October 3

Saturday, September 7 – September 28

 

Pike

Level: PS1 (Beg. I, Ages 3-5)
 
No prior swim lesson experience required.

Level objectives: Water acclimation, breath control, submerging, front and back floats, intro to front crawl arms and flutter kicks.
 
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Eel

Level: PS2 (Beg. II, Ages 3-5)
 
Prerequisites: comfortable submerging underwater, floating with minimal help on front and back, knows flutter kicks, pushes off the wall independently.

Level objectives: Independent front & back floats with recovery to standing, flutter kicks in streamline on front, pushes off wall on front and back independently, swims on front with face in the water, and intro to elementary backstroke.
 
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Ray

Level: PS3 (Ages 3-5)
 
Prerequisites: Independent front float (5 seconds), back float (10 seconds), front and back glides with kicks, and combined stroke on front.

Level objectives: Streamline glides on front and back, intro to side breathing, swims combined stroke on front 10-15 feet, elementary backstroke 10-15 feet, and intro to backstroke.
 
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Starfish

PS4: Starfish (Ages 3-5)
 
Prerequisites: Streamline glides on front and back, intro to side breathing, combined stroke on front for 10-15 feet, elementary backstroke for 10-15 feet, and intro to backstroke.

Level Objectives: Streamline glide into front crawl, streamline glide into backstroke, front crawl with side breathing for 30 feet, backstroke for 30 feet, elementary backstroke for 30 feet, intro to whip kick (breaststroke kick), whip kick for 15 feet, intro to treading water, treading water 15-30 seconds, and deep water orientation (where depth allows).
 
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