Swim Lessons
Summer Swim Lessons
Register Online for Swim Lessons
* You can also register at the Swim and Fitness Center (SFC) and City Park Recreation Center (CP)
The City of Westminster offers American Red Cross swimming lessons for children ages 3-12. Where you begin depends on age and experience in the water. For a guide to correctly place your child, see below for detailed descriptions of skills covered and requirements for each class.
Swim Lessons will be available at the Swim and Fitness Center (SFC) and City Park Recreation Center (CP)
Class Descriptions
Beginning Preschool | Ages 3–5 years
This class requires little to no water experience. Emphasizes safety and focuses on assisted floats, rolls, and gradual submersion. Fun water activities build trust and confidence.
Advanced Preschool | Ages 3–5 years
For students comfortable in the water. Focuses on unassisted floats, rolls, submersion while breathing out nose, and safe entry and exit of the water. Basic motor skills introduced.
Level 1 | Ages 6-12
This class requires little to no water experience and introduces children 12 and under to the water. Class emphasizes safety and focuses on unassisted floats, rolls, and submersion while breathing out nose, as well as safe entry and exit of the water.
Level 2 | Ages 6-12
This class builds on basic motor skills and introduces combined motor skills. Students will learn combined leg and arm movement, treading water, surface water exploration, underwater exploration, and water safety skills.
Level 3 | Ages 6-12
This class focuses on water independence and introduces basic swim strokes. Students will learn correct body position for strokes, intro to freestyle, backstroke, front and back glides, and rhythmic breathing. Completion of Level 3 requires students to do a 25-yard continuous swim without stopping or touching the bottom.
Level 4 | Ages 6-12
This class introduces students to intermediate swim strokes and requires participants to successfully complete a 25-yard continuous swim without stopping or touching the bottom of the pool. Class content will focus on introducing breaststroke kick and dolphin kick, as well as improving upon freestyle and backstroke technique.
Level 5 | Ages 6-12
This class focuses on refining advanced strokes. Breaststroke and butterfly strokes are introduced. Class content also includes deep water diving skills, block starts, continuous swimming, and treading water with different kicks.
Level 6 | Ages 6-12
Students in this class will focus on continuous swimming and refining competitive swimming skills. Class content will also include flip turns (front and back), block starts (front and back), and water safety rescues. Upon completion, students must complete a 25-yard swim of each stroke (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly) and swim 125 yards of a stroke of their choosing without stopping.