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Four levels for adults

Each level has a dot, a short list of what you practice and a way up. A first class tells us where to start, and your instructor decides with you when to move on.

  1. 01

    First time in the water

    Blue dot, adults 18 and over
    Skills

    • Standing at the rail in waist-deep water

    • Getting your face wet when you choose to

    • Blowing bubbles, if you like

    • Floating on the front or the back with support

    • Walking and turning in the shallow end

    Moving up

    When floating with support is steady and you move along the wall by choice, your instructor suggests Comfortable in the shallow end.

  2. 02

    Comfortable in the shallow end

    Teal dot, adults 18 and over
    Skills

    • Floating without a hand on the wall

    • Kicking with a board

    • Arm pulls on the front and the back

    • Rolling from the front to the back

    • Breathing out with your face in the water

    Moving up

    When you float and kick across the shallow end and reach the wall, your instructor suggests Lap swimming.

  3. 03

    Lap swimming

    Green dot, adults 18 and over
    Skills

    • Freestyle and back crawl

    • Breathing to the side

    • Swimming a length with rests at the wall

    • Turning at the wall

    • Sharing a lane with other swimmers

    Moving up

    When a length with rests is steady and you share a lane easily, your instructor suggests Technique.

  4. 04

    Technique

    Yellow dot, adults 18 and over
    Skills

    • Smoothing out your stroke

    • Breathing patterns on longer swims

    • Kick and pull drills

    • Breaststroke and elementary backstroke

    • Pacing a longer swim

    Moving up

    There is no level after this one. Your instructor sets goals with you each session, and members use the practice lane.

Where to startTry a class

Sample levels.

Every swimmer moves at their own pace.

In a class

What a class is like

A class lasts forty-five minutes. You warm up at the wall, work on one or two things with your instructor beside you, and finish with time to practice on your own. You tell us how it felt, and we plan the next class from there.

  • Your instructor is in the water or on the step

  • Boards, noodles and belts are ours

  • You can rest at the wall whenever you like

Two adults practicing a kickboard drill in neighboring lanes of a bright indoor pool, seen from the side

Not sure which level?

Start with a class. A short level check in the shallow end tells us where to begin.

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