Swim Lessons

Most students participate in the same level two or three times before advancing to the next level.  

• Intro level classes (Preschool 1 & Youth 1) tend to take longer to move up, these students participate in the same level for three to four sessions before passing all of the exit assessments.  

• Youth 3 & Youth 4 level classes must have passed the Deep Water Swim Test in order to be enrolled in these classes.  

Exit Assessment Skills:

Exit Assessment skills are evaluated by instructors for each child’s report card. All Exit Assessment Skills must be passed and checked off by the instructor for a child to move up to the next level. Exit assessments are listed below the level descriptions. 

Report Cards:  

In our Monday – Thursday Lessons, swimmers are evaluated after the first week of class.  

• Report Cards are emailed out immediately after evaluation to parents to help inform them on which lesson their child should take in the upcoming lesson session.  

• If a child’s report card evaluation has changed, the parent will be notified of the level advancement. Friday and Saturday Lessons do not pass out Report Cards.  

Unscheduled facility closures can occur with limited notice. If your class is canceled due to an unforeseen facility closure, all participants will receive a two-admission public swim voucher to be used for any 2023 public swim.  

• If you are concerned about facility closures, please contact the pool hotline at 425-587-3335 or follow us on Facebook at https://www.facebook.com/kirklandparks/  

• In the event that a facility closure cancels swim lessons, you will immediately receive and email notification.  

Make-up Policy:

Waitlist Policy:

Waitlist participants are added to classes in order of registration times.  

• Emails will be sent out to waitlist participants to sign up for their classes.  

• The spot will be reserved for 24 hours.  

• If there is no response, we will move to the next participant on the waitlist.  

• If you get the waitlist email and wish to register, use the link in the email or call 425-587-3333.  

Once registration has closed for the upcoming session, no other participants will be added to the roster.  

• The Swimmer will jump into the deep end of the pool.

• They need to fully submerge their head under the water and return to the surface. 

• The swimmer must then swim 1 length of the pool (25 yards) while showing. 

• Controlled breathing (side-breathing or pop-up-breathing). 

• Confident swimming while on their stomach using front crawl or breaststroke without using assistance of the wall.  

• The swimmer cannot swim underwater the entire length or use side-stroke or backstroke during the deep water swim test.

• Blowing bubbles  

• 3 Bubble bobs  

• Front/back float with support  

• Front/back streamlining with support  

• Ages 3-5 years – Preschool 2  

• Ages 5-14 years – Youth 1  

• If your child did not pass their exit assessments, keep them in the current level  

• 8 Bubble bobs  

• Retrieve underwater objects  

• Front/back float 6 seconds without support  

• Front/back streamlining and kick without support  

• Ages 3-5 years – Preschool 3  

• Ages 5-14 years – Youth 1  

• If your child did not pass their exit assessments, keep them in the current level  

• Retrieve underwater objects  

• Rhythmic breathing with kicks and support  

• Front crawl & elementary backstroke 5 yards  

• Front/back float 10 seconds  

• Ages 3-4 years – Remain in Preschool 4  

• Ages 5-14 years – Youth 2  

• If your child did not pass their exit assessments, keep them in the current level  

• 15 Bubble bobs  

• Pop-up breathing while doing:  

• Front crawl 15 yards  

• Elementary backstroke 15 yards  

• Kickboard - breaststroke kick 10 yards  

• Kickboard - dolphin kick 10 yards  

• Dive/jump into the water and recover  

• Swim underwater 5 yards  

• Ages 3-5 years – Preschool 4  

• Ages 5-14 years – Youth 2  

• If your child did not pass their exit assessments, keep them in the current level 

Exit Assessment Skills:  

• Roll over – front to back/back to front  

• 10 Bubble bobs  

• Retrieve underwater objects  

• Front/back float 6 seconds  

• Front crawl & elementary backstroke 5 yards each  

• Kickboard - front/back streamlining with kicks and pop-up breathing  

If your child has passed all exit assessment skills above, they can be registered for the following level progression:  

• Ages 5-14 years – Youth 2  

• If your child did not pass their exit assessments, keep them in the current level  

Youth 2 

Location: Main Pool
Age: 5-14
Class Size: 6
Class Time: 30 minutes  

This class is an intermediate swimming class for youth aged participants 5-14 years old. Students will be comfortable in the water, focusing on water safety and introductory swimming skills. Students will be learning how to improve their blowing bubble skills, improve their front and back floats, streamlining, improve their front crawl and kick skills, and submerging skills. They will also be introduced to front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, rhythmic breathing, butterfly and breaststroke kicks, and treading water.  

Exit Assessment Skills:

• Front/back floats for 30 seconds  

• Kickboard - butterfly/breaststroke/freestyle kicks 10 yards each  

• Tread water for 30 seconds  

• Rhythmic breathing with the body in the horizontal position 5 breaths  

• Elementary backstroke 25 yards with pop-up breathing  

• Deep Water Swim Test  

• Dive/jump into the water and recover  

• Front crawl 25 yards with pop-up breathing  

If your child has passed all exit assessment skills above, they can be registered for the following level progression:  

• Ages 5-14 years – Youth 3  

• If your child did not pass their exit assessments, keep them in the current level  

Youth 3 

Location: Main Pool
Age: 5-14
Class Size: 6
Class Time: 30 minutes  

• Rhythmic/rotary breathing with the body in the horizontal position  

• Stroke development  

• Freestyle 50 yards  

• Backstroke 50 yards  

• Breaststroke 25 yards  

• Butterfly 25 yards  

• Use of flip turns while lap swimming  

• Treading water for 1 minute  

If your child has passed all exit assessment skills above, they can be registered for the following level progression:  

• Ages 5-6 years – Repeat Youth 3  

• Ages 7-14 years – Youth 4  

• If your child did not pass their exit assessments, keep them in the current level  

Exit Assessment Skills:  

• Surface dive & retrieve an object at a depth of 7 feet  

• Tread water for 2 minutes  

• Flip turns while swimming 500 yards continuously  

• Freestyle 100 yards  

• Backstroke 100 yards  

• Breaststroke 100 yards  

• Butterfly 100 yards  

• Stoke of choice 100 yards  

If your child has passed all exit assessment skills above, they can be registered for the following level progression:  

• Ages 7-14 years – This is the end of our swim lesson progression; your child’s next step would be trying out for swim teams  

• If your child did not pass their exit assessments, keep them in the current level

This class is an intermediate swimming class for teens and adults ages 13 and older. Students must pass the deep-water swim test and be very comfortable in the water, focusing on stroke development and swimming endurance. Students will be learning how to improve their dives (shallow & deep), underwater swimming, treading water, freestyle, backstroke, and kicks. They will also be introduced to butterfly, breaststroke, flip turns, and lap swimming techniques.  

Learning Objectives:  

• Perform intermediate-level front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, and breaststroke  

• Refine efficient and effective strokes  

• Tread water for at least 1 minute  

• Increase swimming speed and distance ability  

• Develop fitness, swimming, and other aquatic goals with the instructor’s assistance