Swim Lesson Schedule

Classes are limited to six participants on a first come first served basis. Those currently enrolled in lessons are automatically eligible to re-register. Please register after the last class. See below for a description of the classes, schedule and pricing. If you have questions about level placement please contact Matt Stout, Aquatics Director at 919.843.2156 or mstout@unch.unc.edu.

Description of the Courses
Level I: Water Exploration
The objective of Level I is to help students feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy the water safely. In Level I you teach elementary aquatic skills, which students build on as they progress through the Learn to Swim program. At this level your students also start developing good attitudes and safe practices around the water. Some students will have some experience with the water and may begin the program at a higher level. There are no prerequisites for this course.

Level II: Primary Skills
The objective of Level II is to give students success with fundamental skills. Students learn to float without support and to recover to a vertical position. This level marks the beginning of true locomotion skills and adds to the self-help and basic rescue skills begun in Level I. Students entering this course must have a Level I certificate or must be able to demonstrate all the completion requirements in Level I.

Level III: Stroke Readiness
The objective of Level III is to build on the skills in Level II by providing additional guided practice. Students learn to coordinate the front crawl and back crawl. Students will learn the elementary backstroke and fundamentals of treading water. Students will also learn rules for safe diving and begin to learn to dive from the side of the pool (if the water is deep enough).

Level IV: Stroke Development
The objective of Level IV is to develop confidence in the strokes learned thus far and to improve other aquatic skills. Students will learn to increase their endurance by swimming familiar strokes (elementary backstroke, front crawl, and back crawl) for greater distances than at Level III. The breaststroke, sidestroke and the basics of turning will also be introduced. Students entering this course must have a Level III certificate or must be able to demonstrate all the completion requirements in Level III.

Level V: Stroke Refinement
The objective of Level V is coordination and refinement of key strokes. The butterfly, open turns, the feet-first surface dive, and springboard diving (if the water is deep enough) will all be introduced. Participants learn to perform the front crawl and back crawl for increased distances and to perform the sidestroke and breaststroke. Students entering this course must have a Level IV certificate or must be able to demonstrate all the course requirements in Level IV.