GET STARTED
Step 1: Take The Level Quiz:
Every swimmer develops at their own pace, so AquaTech levels are based on ability — not just age. Our Swim Level Quiz helps identify the best starting point for your child before you register.
Step 2: Create Your Family Account:
Create or log in to your Customer Portal account to manage your family’s information, view available class schedules, and register for classes.
Step 3: Review Registration Information:
Before enrolling, visit the Year-Round Swim Lessons page for current pricing, discounts, registration information, and instructions for using a purchased groupon deal or gift/donation certificate.
GROUP vs PRIVATE LESSONS
AquaTech offers both group and private swim lessons so families can choose the learning environment that best supports their swimmer’s comfort, safety, confidence, and progress.
Group Lessons
Group lessons are a great fit for swimmers who are ready to learn in a structured class with other children. Swimmers follow the AquaTech curriculum, take turns, practice alongside peers, and build confidence in a social learning environment. Group lessons may be the right fit if your swimmer can participate safely with multiple swimmers in the class, follow instructor directions, wait their turn, and progress within the group lesson structure.
Private Lessons
Private lessons provide one-on-one instruction for swimmers who would benefit from a more individualized learning experience. With one swimmer and one instructor, lessons can move at the swimmer’s pace and focus on their specific comfort level, goals, and skill needs. Private lessons may be the right fit if your swimmer needs extra support, individualized pacing, reduced group distractions, confidence-building, or focused work on specific skills.
Finding the Right Lesson Format
Choosing between group and private lessons is not about ability. It is about finding the environment where your swimmer can participate safely, feel supported, and make meaningful progress. If you are unsure which option is best, our team can help you talk through your swimmer’s needs and choose the lesson format that makes the most sense for your family.
LESSON LEVEL DESCRIPTIONS
Private Lesson
Best for: Swimmers who benefit from one-on-one instruction, individualized pacing, extra support, confidence-building, or focused skill work.
Private lessons offer a personalized learning environment with one swimmer and one instructor. Lessons can be tailored to the swimmer’s ability, comfort level, learning pace, communication style, and goals while following the same AquaTech level system used in group lessons. This option may be a strong fit for swimmers who are nervous in the water, overwhelmed in group settings, working through confidence challenges, or needing more individualized attention. Private lessons may also support swimmers with sensory, developmental, physical, communication, or other needs where a quieter, focused setting may help them participate successfully. Private lesson swimmers follow the same AquaTech level system as group lessons, allowing for clear progression with a more customized lesson experience.
Lesson Details:
- Age Maximum: 17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 1 swimmer + 1 instructor
Important Notes:
For infants ages 6 months to 2.5 years, a parent or guardian must participate in the water. Children ages 2.6 to 12 years may attend private lessons without a parent in the water. Teen private lessons take place during regular children’s lesson sessions, which may be a consideration for older swimmers.
Tadpole Level
Best for: Babies and toddlers building early comfort, safety, and confidence in the water.
Parent & child participation required. Tadpole is AquaTech’s parent-and-child level for swimmers ages 6 months to 3+ years. Parents or caregivers participate in the water while swimmers are introduced to songs, games, props, breath control, gentle submersion, water safety habits, and early movement skills. This level helps young swimmers build comfort in and around the pool while giving parents tools to support safe, positive water experiences.
Level Details:
- Age Range: 6 months–3+ years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 7 parent/child couples + 1 instructor
Next Step: Starfish, when the swimmer is old enough and ready for independent instruction.
Starfish Level
Best for: Nervous beginners who are not yet comfortable putting their face or head underwater.
Starfish helps swimmers build trust, comfort, and confidence in the water. Instructors gently introduce breath control, back floats, independent kicking, basic safety skills, and gradual submersion at a pace that supports each swimmer. This level is ideal for children who may feel cautious, fearful, or unsure in the pool.
Level Details:
- Age Range: 3–17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 3 swimmers + 1 instructor
Next Step: Seahorse, when the swimmer is more comfortable underwater and ready for stronger beginner swim skills.
Seahorse Level
Best for: Comfortable beginners who enjoy the water and are ready to build foundational swim skills.
Seahorse is for swimmers who are comfortable in the pool and ready to develop stronger breath control, body position, floating, kicking, and beginner safety skills. Instructors help swimmers build confidence while introducing the building blocks needed for future swim progression.
Level Details:
- Age Range: 3–17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 4 swimmers + 1 instructor
Next Step: Silverfish / Goldfish, when the swimmer can show stronger comfort, floating, kicking, and beginner body control.
Silverfish | Goldfish Level
Best for: Swimmers who are comfortable in the water, can kick, and can float independently.
Silverfish / Goldfish focuses on breathing foundations for survival swimming, recreational swimming, and future stroke development. Swimmers continue improving body position, kicking, floating, breath control, and coordinated movement in the water. This level is split into two progressive stages so swimmers can build skills step by step before moving into formal freestyle and backstroke development.
Level Details:
- Age Range: 3–17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 4 swimmers + 1 instructor
Next Step: Puffer, when the swimmer has a stronger breathing pattern and is ready to begin freestyle and backstroke foundations.
Puffer Level
Best for: Swimmers ready to build freestyle and backstroke foundations.
Puffer introduces the core mechanics of freestyle and backstroke. Swimmers work on body posture, breathing rhythm, kicking, arm movement, and body rotation on both the front and back. Safety skills continue to be reinforced while swimmers begin developing more formal stroke technique.
Level Details:
- Age Range: 3–17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 4 swimmers + 1 instructor
Next Step: Eel, when the swimmer demonstrates stronger freestyle and backstroke foundations with improved breathing and body position.
Eel Level
Best for: Swimmers refining freestyle, backstroke, breathing, and turns.
Eel helps swimmers become more efficient, rhythmic, and confident in freestyle and backstroke. Instructors focus on cleaner technique, stronger breathing patterns, improved body position, and introductory turn skills that support more advanced swimming.
Level Details:
- Age Maximum: 17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 4 swimmers + 1 instructor
Next Step: Tigershark, when the swimmer is ready to continue refining freestyle and backstroke while beginning breaststroke foundations.
Tigershark Level
Best for: Swimmers ready to learn breaststroke while continuing to refine freestyle and backstroke.
Tigershark introduces breaststroke timing, kick, pull, and rhythm. Swimmers continue strengthening freestyle and backstroke while learning how to coordinate breaststroke movements into a smooth, efficient stroke.
Level Details:
- Age Maximum: 17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 4 swimmers + 1 instructor
Next Step: Orca, when the swimmer has stronger control of freestyle, backstroke, and breaststroke and is ready to begin butterfly.
Orca Level
Best for: Swimmers ready to build all four competitive strokes.
Orca focuses on freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. Swimmers continue improving technique, rhythm, endurance, and body control while also learning team-prep drills and skills. This level helps prepare swimmers for more advanced options such as Tech Level or Pre-Competitive Team.
Level Details:
- Age Maximum: 17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 5 swimmers + 1 instructor
Next Step: Tech Level or Pre-Competitive Team, depending on the swimmer’s goals and readiness.
Tech Level
Best for: Swimmers who have completed the level system and want to maintain or refine technique.
Tech Level is a small-group class for swimmers who want continued stroke improvement in a supportive environment. Each lesson focuses on form, fitness, technique maintenance, and skill refinement based on the needs of the swimmers in the class.
Level Details:
- Age Maximum: 17 years
- Lesson Length: 30 minutes
- Class Size: 5 swimmers + 1 instructor
Next Step: Continue technique development or move into Pre-Competitive Team if the swimmer is ready for a more team-style workout.
Pre-Competitive Team
Best for: Swimmers ready for endurance, team logistics, technique refinement, and a more challenging workout.
Pre-Competitive Team introduces swimmers to the structure of swim team training in a supportive, fun environment. Swimmers work on all four competitive strokes, endurance, technique, pacing, and team-style practice habits.To participate, swimmers should have graduated from Orca or be able to confidently swim one length of the pool using all four competitive strokes.
Level Details:
- Age Maximum: 17 years
- Lesson Length: 60 minutes
- Class Size: 14 swimmers + 1 coach
