As an Authorized Training Provider by the American Red Cross, EmBe Aquatics develops life-long safety skills, encourages family fun, and builds wellness in the community. Our Aquatics staff are all trained and certified by the American Red Cross as Lifeguards, Water Safety Instructors, and First Aid and CPR responders. At EmBe Aquatics, we emphasize the importance of water safety and drowning prevention.

We provide swimming lessons for children as young as 6 months into adulthood. Read our swimming-level descriptions below to find the best fit for you and your family!

Swimming Level Descriptions

Parent-Child

Introduces basic skills to children with their parent(s) and continues to build off learned skills.

Preschool

Orients children to the aquatic environment and gain/develop independence and comfortability in the water while learning basic swimming skills.

Level 1

Introduction to Water Skills: Helps participants feel comfortable in the water, basic water skills, develop positive attitudes, learn safe and fun swimming habits around water.

Level 2

Fundamental Aquatic Skills: Gives participants success with fundamental skills. Learn floats and to return to vertical recovery position and starts actual stroke work.

Level 3

Strokes Development: Builds on the skills in Level 2 through additional guided practice in deeper water.

Level 4

Stroke Improvement: Develops confidence in the skills learned and improves new advanced strokes and skills.

Level 5

Stroke Refinement: Provides further coordination and refinement of strokes, swimming further distances.

Level 6

Swimming and Skill Proficiency: Refines the strokes so participants swim them with ease, efficiency, power and smoothness over greater distances. Prepares participants in more advanced courses for teens and adulthood.

Scholarship opportunities are available. EmBe is committed to being accessible to all regardless of ability to pay. If you need a full or partial scholarship contact aquatics@embe.org or fill out our scholarship application.