BCS offers several levels of lessons. Each require a different age and skill range. If you are a NEW student, please sign up for an 8 day accelerated course, more information here. If you believe that your child does not need an intensive, please call or email our office to set up a FREE evaluation class.
At the end of every month, skills are sent out to parents to show student progression and what skills are needed to progress to the next level. Skills are unique to each student and up to the discretion of the instructor.
Lessons are listed below:
Parent-Child Classes
Infants and toddlers, 4-30 months, will start swimming with mom or dad! 4-5 months swim for free once a week. We offer three levels:
Level One, everyone enrolls in this class first. Level One, PC1, is an introduction to the water where we look for signs of readiness in breath control and comfort.
Level Two, after the instructor deems ready. Level Two, PC2, is all about independence in the water while trying new things to eventually get the parent/guardian out of the water.
Level Three, first-class without parents. Level Three, PC3, students are working on all the skills that you would find in a Preschool Beginner class. Once the child turns three, they age out of their PC3 class and move into a Preschool 1 class. If the child turns 2.5 years old, and they have all the necessary skills to skip Preschool 1, they will go to preschool 2.
Preschool One
Our 2.5 – 5-year-olds will be enrolled in Preschool 1 classes.
This level focuses on body position while floating, rolling over to their back and independent floating for 30 seconds, breath control (exhaling underwater or “bubbles”), recovery float, some freestyle body position, and body control/awareness.
Preschool Two
Our 2.5 – 5-year-olds who have passed Preschool 1 will be enrolled in Preschool 2 classes.
This level focuses on going back to their swim, extended glides (exhaling underwater), propulsive freestyle kicks, jump turn and float, jump turn and swim back to the wall, and independent freestyle swim across the width of the pool correcting to a horizontal body line.
This level promotes to Preschool 3.
Preschool Three
Our 2.5 to 5-year-olds who leveled out of Preschool 2 will join our Preschool 3 class, per exit skills and teacher discretion.
This level focuses on going back to their swim with correct body position, extended glides (exhaling underwater), proper freestyle kicks (straight, fast, little, and on top of the water), jump turn and swim to wall, and independent freestyle swim with proper streamline form across the width of the pool.
This level promotes to Width 1.
Elementary One
Our 5 to 8-year-olds will be enrolled in Elementary 1 classes.
This level focuses on extended 8ft horizontal glides, proper freestyle kicks (straight, fast, little, and on top of the water), proper freestyle body line (horizontal at the top), proper backstroke body position (hands, head, hips, heals at the top of the water), straightish backstroke kicks initiated from the hip, roll over breaths with a self correct body position (assisted and unassisted).
This class is also the next level, per teacher discretion, for those who age out of the Preschool 1.
Elementary Two
Our 5 to 8-year-olds who have passed Elementary 1 will be enrolled in Elementary 2 classes.
This level focuses on extended 8ft streamline glides, proper backstroke and freestyle kicks (straight, fast, little, and on top of the water), proper freestyle body position (streamline), proper backstroke kicks (hands, head, hips, heals at the top of the water), roll over breaths (unassisted), and independent freestyle swim with proper streamline form across the width of the pool.
This class is also the next level, per teacher discretion, for those who age out of the Preschool 2.
This level promotes to Width 1.
Width One
Our 3 to 8-year-olds who have leveled out of Preschool 3 or Elementary 2 will join our Elementary Intermediate class, per exit skills and teacher discretion.
This level focuses on 10ft streamline glides, extended breath control (exhaling when face is underwater), streamline backstroke, 4 big (windmill) arms (assisted), proper freestyle kicks while doing arms, and 4 big arms across the pool with a stretch breath.
This level promotes to Width 2.
Width Two
Students who have leveled out of Width 1 will join our Width 2 level, per exit skills and teacher discretion.
This level focuses on 15ft streamline glides, proper backstroke arms, backstroke the width of the pool, proper side breath, proper side kicks, shoulder rotation, and catch-up drill and 4-6 big arms the width of the pool.
This level promotes to Length 1.
Length One
Students who leveled out of Width 2 will join our Length 1 class, per exit skills.
This level focuses on proper freestyle kicks on a alignment kickboard, freestyle with a pipe or catch-up drill, proper freestyle, streamline backstroke, proper backstroke all the length of the pool, and standing dives. This level is building endurance for freestyle and backstroke.
This level promotes to Length 2.
Length Two
Students who have leveled out of Length One will join our Length Two class, per exit skills and teacher discretion.
This level focuses on side and underwater starts, legal breaststroke kicks, zipper drills with high elbows, and proper 50 yard backstroke and freestyle.
Length Three
Students who have leveled out of Length Two will join our Length Three class, per exit skills.
This level focuses on breaststroke, flip turns, bi lateral breathing.
Stroke and Development
Students who have leveled out of Length Three will join our Stroke Class, per exit skills and teacher discretion.
This level focuses on touch turns, IM and IM turns, butterfly.
