Stamford JCC: Preschool Swimming Lessons

For ages 3.5-5 years. Offered at 3 levels.

“Minnows: In Minnows, beginning swimmers learn the basics of water comfort and safety as they blow bubbles, put their faces under water, float, and flutter kick in prone and supine positions.

Guppies: For this class, children should be able to float (front and back) and put their heads under water. Swimmers continue working on floating, flutter kick, and arm strokes. Students are introduced to freestyle, backstroke, retrieving objects, and jumping into water over their heads.

Tadpoles: Children should be able to swim without support for 15 feet and have efficient freestyle kick in this level. Rotary breathing, diving, and butterfly kick are introduced as this class prepares children to enter or our pre-team program or more advanced swim school classes.”