Swimming Lesson Program The City of Barrie offers the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life® program! You can spot Water Smart® kids right away. They’re the ones who know how to swim and behave safely around water. The Lifesaving Society’s Swim for Life program makes sure your kids are Water Smart® before they get in too deep.
PROGRAM COMPONENTS: Waterbabies Kinderswim Preschool 1-5 Swimmer 1-6
You’re never too young to start and never too old to learn. Swim for Life® offers different strokes for different folks of all ages and abilities. Swim for Life® is a comprehensive swim instruction program that is accessible, flexible, success-oriented and fun. Swimmers get lots of in-water practice in every lesson. Register today.
NOT SURE WHAT LEVEL TO REGISTER IN? The City of Barrie offers free swim lesson assessments. Please contact your local pool to set up a time. If you did not participate in swimming lessons in the previous session, we recommend your child attend an assessment or that you register your child in the level they previously took, regardless of whether they passed. Some children’s swimming skills do regress if they are not swimming on a regular basis. See program descriptions for prerequisites & age requirements.
We offer the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life® program! The program at-a-glance: Our swimming program has courses for all ages! Follow this progression starting at Waterbabies:
Waterbabies
Swimmer 1
Rookie Patrol/Swimmer 7
Kinderswim
Swimmer 2
Ranger Patrol/Swimmer 8
Preschool 1
Swimmer 3
Star Patrol/Swimmer 9
Preschool 2
Swimmer 4
Bronze Star/Swimmer 10
Preschool 3
Swimmer 5
Preschool 4
Swimmer 6
To become a LSS Lifeguard or LSS Instructor, see the Specialized Courses at the end of the Swimming section.
PLEASE NOTE: The Preschool program is for ages 3 to 5. The Swimmer program is for ages 5 to 12. The content for Preschool 5 is similar to Swimmer 2 and the content of Preschool 4 is similar to Swimmer 1. The main differences are the ages of the children within these two groups. PLAY.BARRIE.CA / SPRING-SUMMER 2020 / 79
SWIMMING
Preschool 5