swim lessons
Year Round Swim Lessons in our 90 Degree Warm Teaching Pool
Group Swim Lessons 4:1 ratio
Parent & Tot: $15/class
Private Swim Lessons: $50/lesson
All Sessions are 30 minutes in our 90 degree warm teaching pool, prior registration is required. To register please click here
Parent & Tot Class
Infants and toddlers, starting at 3 months, learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence building activities. Parent learn about water safety, drowning prevention and the importance of supervision.
Activities
- Blowing bubbles on surface of water
- Kicking
- Arms
- Songs
- Ways to hold your child in the water
“…thank you to the staff being so wonderful during the Parent and Tot classes. I felt like I was welcomed with open arms. This class has helped not only my baby of 9 months but has also helped me to get closer to my baby. It taught me to confide in myself in becoming a role model for my child…” -K.M.
Level 1
Level 1 classes are introductory classes designed for children without additional parent/guardian assistance. Children learn personal water safety and work towards basic swimming competency by learning benchmark skills.
skills and activities
- Bobs
- Front and back float
- Glides
- Kicks
- Scooping arms with kicks
Level 2
Children will continue to work on bobs for rhythmic breathing, kicking, arms front and back, rolling from back to front and front to back with help, and treading water. Level 2 focuses on body position, proper air exchange, and forward movement in the water on stomach and back. Working towards independence in the water.
skills and activities
All of Level 1 skills plus
- Independent glides with/without kick on front and back
- Independent bobs
- Retrieve an object underwater
- Front crawl with independent rollover
Level 3
Level 3 classes continues to work on proper air exchange. Swimmers are taught side breathing freestyle, backstroke, and the breaststroke is introduced. Students will learn additional water-safety skills and build stroke technique.
skills and activities
All of Level 2 skills plus
- Sidebreathing freestyle
- Back Crawl (backstroke, 15 yards)
- Breaststroke kick
- Dolphin kick
- Dive from sitting, kneeling and compact positions
- Tread water for 10-15 seconds
Level 4
Level 4 focuses on stroke technique while teaching all competitive strokes and standing dives.
skills and activities
All of Level 3 skills plus
- Swim freestyle, 25 yards
- Swim backstroke, 25 yards
- Swim breaststroke, 25 yards
- Swim butterfly, 25 yards
- Swim sidestroke or elementary backstroke, 25 yards
- Swim any combination of strokes, 50 yards
- Dive from standing position
- Tread water, 1 minute
Private LEssons
One on One, 30-minute swim lesson customized to individual needs and goals.
Swimmers must be at least 3 years old.
ADULT LEssons
It’s a great time to learn to swim!
Adult swim lessons emphasize water safety skills and teach basic swimming strokes.
skills and activities
- Back/front float with recovery
- Back to front/front to back rolling
- Breathing
- Basic swimming strokes include:
- Front crawl
- Back crawl
- Side stroke
- Elementary backstroke
Meet our Swim Lesson Coordinator Sarah!
Sarah Brady was born and raised here in Sonoma. Her love for the water started at a really young age; growing up swimming on the Sea Dragons swim team and the SVHS swim team, as well as playing water polo in high school.
Sarah has been teaching swim lessons to the kids in this valley for the last 25 years, and she’ll tell you “I can honestly say that I love my job. I am honored to be the Swim Lesson Coordinator and an Instructor for Sonoma Splash and to have this opportunity to continue working with the community in these beautiful pools.”
Year Round Swim Lessons in our 90 Degree Warm Teaching Pool
