Find Your Level
Explore our five progressive swimming levels. Each stage develops confidence, technique, fitness and water-safety skills while preparing swimmers for the next step.
Junior Levels
Building confidence and strong swimming foundations
Green
Foundation LevelPrerequisites
- At least 5 years old
- Comfortable in the water
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.
Blue
Development LevelPrerequisite
- Swim 25 metres independently for multiple lengths
This stage focuses on refining freestyle and backstroke techniques, developing breaststroke and introducing diving and turning skills.
Senior Levels
Developing fitness, training skills and performance
Bronze
Training IntroductionPrerequisites
- Swim 50 metres freestyle in under 60 seconds
- Proficient in breaststroke kick
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.
Silver
Performance DevelopmentPrerequisites
- Swim 50 metres freestyle in under 50 seconds
- Train effectively in a large group
This stage introduces training techniques and racing skills. Swimmers improve speed, endurance and race awareness while preparing for more challenging training and optional competition.
Gold
Advanced PerformancePrerequisite
- Swim 50 metres freestyle in under 40 seconds
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.
Looking for practice times?
View our weekly schedule to find available practice times for each swimming level.
Not sure which level is right?
Contact our coaching team for help choosing the most appropriate starting level for your swimmer.
Swimming
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.