Swim Lessons
Fall Swim Lessons
Register online for swim lessons
You can also register at the Swim and Fitness Center or City Park Recreation Center.
The City of Westminster offers American Red Cross swimming lessons for children ages 3 to 12. Where you begin depends on age and experience in the water. For a guide to correctly place your child, see below for detailed descriptions of skills covered and requirements for each class.
Swim lessons will be available at the Swim and Fitness Center (SFC)
Class Descriptions
Beginning Preschool
Ages 3 to 5 years
This class requires little to no water experience. Emphasizes safety and focuses on assisted floats, rolls, and gradual submersion. Fun water activities build trust and confidence.
Advanced Preschool
Ages 3 to 5 years
For students comfortable in the water. Focuses on unassisted floats, rolls, submersion while breathing out nose, and safe entry and exit of the water. Basic motor skills introduced.
Level 1
Ages 6 to 12
This class requires little to no water experience and introduces children 12 and under to the water. Class emphasizes safety and focuses on unassisted floats, rolls, and submersion while breathing out nose, as well as safe entry and exit of the water.
Level 2
Ages 6 to 12
This class builds on basic motor skills and introduces combined motor skills. Students will learn combined leg and arm movement, treading water, surface water exploration, underwater exploration, and water safety skills.
Level 3
Ages 6 to 12
This class focuses on water independence and introduces basic swim strokes. Students will learn correct body position for strokes, intro to freestyle, backstroke, front and back glides, and rhythmic breathing. Completion of Level 3 requires students to do a 25-yard continuous swim without stopping or touching the bottom.
Level 4
Ages 6 to 12
This class introduces students to intermediate swim strokes and requires participants to successfully complete a 25-yard continuous swim without stopping or touching the bottom of the pool. Class content will focus on introducing breaststroke kick and dolphin kick, as well as improving upon freestyle and backstroke technique.
Westy Waves
A Colorado Association of Recreational Athletics (CARA) competitive program for swimmers. All members are required to successfully demonstrate the ability to complete a competitive freestyle stroke for 25 yards on the first day of practice. Age: 6 to 18.
Register online for swim lessons.
Register online for Westy Waves.