| Green 1 | This is for the young child, 3-5 years old who does not go under the water for more than 15 seconds. They may or may not take a quick dip under water. |
| Green 2 | This is for the young child 3-5 years old who is very comfortable going under water but is not yet floating or swimming on their own. |
| Green 3 | This is for the young child, 3-5 years old who can front float with a kick and swim without help. |
| Green 4 | This is for the young child, 3-5 years old who is ready to learn or who has already begun to learn freestyle breathing to the side and can do a back float with a kick alone. |
| Red 1 | This is for the older swimmer, 6 years and older, who does not feel comfortable going under water. Beginner swimmers at this level usually progress quickly thru the water acclimation skills, moving into the more advanced levels. |
| Red 2 | This is for the older swimmer, 6 years and older, that can front float, front float with a kick, and swim some arm strokes. They will be introduced to freestyle breathing to the side at this level. |
| Red 3 | This is for the older swimmer, 6 years and older, who has been introduced to freestyle breathing to the side but still requires a lot of instructor help. They may or may not have their own back float with a kick. |
| Red 4 | This is for the swimmer who is almost proficient with freestyle breathing to the side, can back float with a kick alone and may or may not be able to tread water alone. |
| Blue 1 | This level is for the swimmer who can swim the width of the pool by themselves with freestyle breathing to the side. They can tread water alone and swim backstroke. |
| Blue 2 | This is for the swimmer who is proficient in freestyle, backstroke, and elementary backstroke. They will cover refinement of freestyle, backstroke, and elementary backstroke, and will learn breaststroke, butterfly, and diving. |
| Blue 3 | This is for the swimmer who is very proficient in all of the above and is working to achieve proficiency in breaststroke, butterfly, diving, and flip turns. They may need to build endurance for the Purple level . |
| Purple |
This is for the swimmer who has achieved the requirements of the Blue 3 level and is ready to learn and practice training skills associated with those of a swim team. It may be used to prepare for a swim team or merely for exercise and/or strengthening the swimming skills. (Classes will be created for this level several times a year.) |