Swimming Lessons - Level 4 - Stroke Improvement

Participants, ages 5 and up, improve swimming skills, increase endurance and learn back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke.

Skills include:

• Standing dive  
• Feet-first surface dive and swim underwater  
• Survival swim, 1 min.  
• Tread water, 2 min.  
• Front crawl and elementary backstroke, 25 yd. each  
• Back crawl, breaststroke, butterfly and sidestroke, 15 yd. each  

Exit Skills:  

• Jump into deep water, swim front crawl 25 yd. and elementary backstroke 25 yd.  
• Swim breaststroke 15 yd. and back crawl 15 yd.  
• Swim underwater 5 yd.

Prerequisite: Students must have completed Level 3 or have equivalent skills.

Registration tip: Upon completion of required skills register for Level 5

If you completed Swim America Level 6 and are at least 5 years old, children should register for Learn to Swim Level 4.

NEW FOR SUMMER 2026
Our levels have changed! All lessons now follow the American Red Cross curriculum. To make sure you're choosing the right level for your swimmer, check this placement guide before registering.

REFUND POLICY: Full refunds are given when Community Education cancels a class. Refunds (less a $5 cancellation fee) will be issued when a participant cancels a registration by 4:00 pm, five (5) business days prior to the first day of class.