Programs
Learning to swim is one of the most valuable life skills a child can develop. Created by the Pacific Swim Academy, our swimming program helps swimmers build confidence, technique, fitness, and water safety skills in a fun and supportive environment.
Whether your swimmer is just becoming comfortable in the water or training for competitive swimming and lifesaving sport, our experienced coaches provide clear pathways for progression and long-term development. Swimmers advance through our levels at their own pace while building strong fundamentals and refining their skills.
Our program emphasizes quality instruction, positive coaching, and a lifelong love of the water. We welcome swimmers of all ages and abilities and are committed to helping each swimmer reach their personal goals.
Pacific Lifesaving Club
Technique, strength, confidence, and water safety
Swimming program
Explore our five progressive swimming levels. Each stage develops confidence, technique, fitness and water-safety skills while preparing swimmers for the next step.
Junior
Senior
Building confidence and strong swimming foundations.
1
Level 1
Approx. Swim for Life Swimmer 1–3
Prerequisites
This stage focuses on developing proper body positioning, breathing, propulsion and water-safety skills. Coaches provide in-water support to help swimmers build confidence and develop these foundational skills.
Key focus
2
Level 2
Approx. Swim for Life Swimmer 3–5
Prerequisites
This stage focuses on refining freestyle and backstroke techniques, developing breaststroke kick and introducing diving and turning skills. Coaches teach and provide instruction from the pool deck, helping swimmers build greater independence and confidence in the water.
Key focus
Developing fitness, training skills and performance.
3
Level 3
Approx. Swim for Life Swimmer 6–7
Prerequisites
This stage introduces breaststroke and butterfly, while continuing to build on freestyle, backstroke, dives, turns, strength, fitness and endurance. Bronze swimmers are also eligible to participate in Junior Pool Lifesaving Sport practices.
Key focus
4
Level 4
Approx. Swim for Life Swimmer 8–9
Prerequisites
This stage introduces training and racing skills. Swimmers improve speed, endurance and race awareness while preparing for more challenging training and optional competition.
Key focus
5
Level 5
Approx. Swim for Life Swimmer 9+
Prerequisite
This stage focuses on advanced training and performance. Swimmers work toward mastering all skills and developing race strategies to compete at a high level, if desired.
Key focus
View our weekly schedule to find available practice times for each swimming level.
See weekly scheduleContact our coaching team for help choosing the most appropriate starting level for your swimmer.
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