Ages 3 and up. Student should be comfortable going under water and will continue to work on complete comfort. This level is a safety skills level: learning how to float on their stomach and back, rollover for a breath, jump in and return to the wall, jump in and roll over. Does your child know how to: • Float independently on their stomach with their face in for 5 seconds? • Float independently on their back for 10 seconds? • From a stomach float position, independently roll themselves over onto their back? • Jump in from the side of the pool and independently swim back to the wall? If "no" to one or more of the above, Goldfish is likely the appropriate fit! If "yes" to all the above, please continue to Jellyfish criteria!

Perfecting each stroke. Butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke and freestyle should all be rhythmic. Knowledge of IM and lengths of the pool. Does your child know how to: • Swim United States Swim regulation freestyle? • Swim United States Swim regulation backstroke? • Swim United States Swim regulation breaststroke? • Swim United States Swim regulation butterfly? • Swim an Individual Medley? If "no" to one or more of the above, Hammerhead Junior is likely the appropriate fit! If "yes" to all the above, please enroll in a Hammerhead Junior class so we can evaluate to ensure they may safely participate in our Hammerhead Senior level!

Introduction to full stroke of butterfly and breaststroke. Perfecting freestyle and backstroke. Endurance practice, swimming multiple laps at a time. Does your child know how to: • Swim United States Swim regulation freestyle? • Swim United States Swim regulation backstroke? • Comfortably swim for 5 continuous minutes? • Perform proper breaststroke arms, then follow with breaststroke kick? • Perform proper butterfly arms, then follow with butterfly kick? If "no" to one or more of the above, Lobster is likely the appropriate fit! If "yes" to all the above, please continue to Hammerhead Junior criteria!

Ages 3 and up. Introduction to the basic skills necessary for swimming. For nervous or fearful students. We work on submersions, backfloats and great attitudes. Does your child know how to: • Submerge their entire face in the water for 5 seconds? • Comfortably lay on their back on the surface of the water with their ears submerged? • Be submerged under the water comfortably and relaxed? • Easily handle separation from parents/guardians? If "no" to one or more of the above, Tadpole is likely the appropriate fit! If "yes" to all the above, please continue to Goldfish criteria!

This class is for swimmers 6 months-36 months and their caregiver. It includes an introduction to water safety and primary water skills including back floats, submersions, rolling over for a breath and water play in a fun, family environment.

Ages 3 and up. Student should be comfortable going under water and will continue to work on complete comfort. This level is a safety skills level: learning how to float on their stomach and back, rollover for a breath, jump in and return to the wall, jump in and roll over. Does your child know how to: • Float independently on their stomach with their face in for 5 seconds? • Float independently on their back for 10 seconds? • From a stomach float position, independently roll themselves over onto their back? • Jump in from the side of the pool and independently swim back to the wall? If "no" to one or more of the above, Goldfish is likely the appropriate fit! If "yes" to all the above, please continue to Jellyfish criteria!

Ages 3 and up. Introduction to propulsion. Students will be swimming at least half-way across the pool on top of the water with eyes in (not treading water), rolling over onto their back to breathe. Introducing pulls (freestyle arms), elementary backstroke and butterfly kick. Does your child know how to: • Independently swim across the pool with proper freestyle kick, long arm pulls, and rolling over to breathe? • Perform elementary backstroke by floating independently on their back and moving themselves only with propulsion of arms? • Perform butterfly kick independently? If "no" to one or more of the above, Jellyfish is likely the appropriate fit! If "yes" to all the above, please continue to Octopus criteria!