Learn to Swim Classes & Skills

Fall 2025 Classes

• Sept. 8 - Nov. 15

Fall Registration opens on Monday, July 21, at 7 a.m.

• To use toys and games to create a safe and fun learning environment for infants and parents
• To teach parents how to interact with their infant in the water safely
• To provide guidelines for parents to follow with their infant in the water

Prerequisites: No skill prerequisites

• To acclimate the toddler to the water using games and toys
• To find comfort in & around the pool
• To provide experience in group swimming situations

Prerequisite: No skill prerequisites

• To familiarize children with the aquatic environment and help them acquire rudimentary basic skills
• To help participants begin to develop positive attitudes and safe practices in and around water
• Swimmers will be required to submerge fully by the end of this level

Prerequisite: No skill prerequisites

• To build on and improve skills learned in Preschool 1
• Increase knowledge of water safety topics introduced in Preschool 1

Prerequisite: Successful demonstration of the Preschool 1 exit skills assessment; must be able to submerge fully and comfortably

• Increase proficiency and build on the basic aquatic skills learned in Preschool 1 and 2
• Reinforce water safety concepts and skills introduced in earlier levels and introduce additional water safety topics

Prerequisite: Successful demonstration of the Preschool 2 exit skills assessment

• Orient participants to the aquatic environment and help them gain basic aquatic skills
• Help participants begin to develop positive attitudes and safe practices around water

Prerequisite: Successful demonstration of the Preschool 3 exit skills assessment. Must be able to float on front and back independently. Participants usually start at about six years of age.

• Build on the basic aquatic skills and water safety skills, and concepts learned in Level 1

Prerequisite: Successful demonstration of the Level 1 exit skills assessment

• Build on the skills learned in Levels 1 and 2 to help participants achieve basic water competency in a pool environment

Prerequisite: Successful demonstration of the Level 2 exit skills assessment. Must be comfortable swimming in a water depth of five feet.

• Improve participants proficiency in performing the swimming strokes that Level 3 introduced

Prerequisite: Successful demonstration of the Level 3 exit skills assessment

• Help participants refine their performance of all six swimming strokes (i.e. front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke and sidestroke)

Prerequisite: Successful demonstration of the Level 4 exit skills assessment

Fitness Swimmer 

• Refine strokes, so participants swim them with greater efficiency and effectiveness over longer distances

Personal Safety

• Refine strokes, so participants swim them with greater efficiency and effectiveness over longer distances
• Teach participants how to prevent aquatic emergencies in various aquatic environments and to introduce and practice self-rescue techniques

Prerequisite: Successful demonstration of the Level 5 exit skills assessment

Augustana University Learn to Swim Private lessons are arranged individually based on your schedule and the schedules of our instructors. Private lessons are open to all ages.

Cost (per 30-minute lesson)

• One Child — $30
• Two Children — $35
• Three Children — $40

There is not a minimum or a maximum number of lessons. If you are interested in enrolling in private swimming lessons, contact Learn to Swim.