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Dolphin

Swim Kids Program

Ages 6 years and older

Group Size - Private & Semi-Private
Duration - 30 mins per lesson
Program Levels - 10 levels

Stroke Development, Endurance & Water Safety

The Dolphin Swim Program is designed for children ages 6 and up, focusing on stroke development, endurance training, and water safety. This program helps swimmers refine their skills, build confidence, and master essential self-rescue techniques.

Swimmers begin by learning fundamental swimming techniques before progressing to proper stroke mechanics, advanced techniques, and survival skills, including the swim-to-survive sequence. With a strong emphasis on skill development, this program prepares swimmers for leadership courses if desired.

Key Benefits of the Dolphin Swim Program:

  • Stroke technique & skill progression for front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke & more

  • Water safety & self-rescue techniques to enhance confidence in deep water

  • Endurance training & stamina building to improve overall swimming ability


With ten progressive levels, swimmers move at their own pace, developing the skills needed for lifelong water confidence. Sign up for the Dolphin Swim Program today and watch your child thrive in the water!

A description of prerequisite skills for registration at each level of our kid’s swimming programs are listed below. If you’re unsure which level your child should be registered for, feel free to reach out to us—we’d be happy to assist and guide you through the process.



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Program Levels

    • Beginner Swimmer

    • Age 6 or older

    • No independence in the water

    • Fully reliable on a flotation device

    • Able to swim 5 metres independently 

    • Can demonstrate a front float and recover (5 seconds)

    • Can demonstrate a back float and recover (5 seconds)

    • Jump into chest-deep water 

    • Tread water for 5 seconds

    • Able to swim 10 metres independently

    • Can perform a front glide with kick for 10 metres 

    • Recover object from bottom in chest-deep water

    • Jump into deep water, return to wall and exit

    • Tread water for 10 seconds

    • Able to swim 15 metres independently 

    • Can demonstrate front glide and side glide combination with buoyant object (15 metres)

    • Can perform a sitting dive

    • Can back swim 10 metres independently 

    • Tread water for 15 seconds

    • Able to swim 25 metres independently 

    • Can demonstrate front glide, side glide combination without buoyant object (15 metres)

    • Successfully execute front crawl for 10 metres 

    • Can perform a kneeling dive

    • Tread water for 30 seconds.

    • Able to swim 50 metres independently 

    • Successfully execute front crawl for 15 metres

    • Can demonstrate back crawl for 15 metres

    • Can perform a stride dive into deep water. 

    • Tread water for 45 seconds

    • Able to swim 80 metres independently 

    • Can perform front crawl for 25 metres

    • Able to swim 25 metres of back crawl 

    • Understands Elementary backstroke

    • Tread water for 1 minute

    • Able to swim 150 metres while demonstrating correct stroke techniques

    • Understands and can execute 50 metres of the following strokes (Front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke)

    • Has an understanding of breastroke foundations

    • Tread water 1.5 minutes

    • Able to swim 300 metres while demonstrating correct stroke techniques

    • Understands and can execute 75 metres of the following strokes (Front crawl and back crawl)

    • Able to perform 25 metres of breaststroke

    • Tread water using eggbeater for 30 seconds

    • Comfortable with dives and side entry into deep water

    • Able to swim 400 metres while demonstrating correct stroke techniques

    • Understands and can execute 100 metres of the following strokes (Front crawl and back crawl)

    • Able to perform 50 metres of breaststroke

    • Tread water using eggbeater for 2.5 minutes

    • Shallow dive into deep water

      At the end of Dolphin 10, swimmers should be able to:

      • Able to swim 500 metres timed distance swim

      • Tread water using eggbeater for 3 minutes

      • Can execute 100 Metres of Front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke demonstrating a clear understanding of stroke techniques.

      • Have a grasp of fundamental rescue techniques to assist someone in distress in the water and demonstrate confidence in essential leadership skills.

Program Pricing

  • $310.00 +hst

  • $270.00 +hst per child