As of December 26 at 12:01 a.m., the Quinte Sports and Wellness Centre is closed to the public as part of the provincial shutdown. By end of day January 6, the programs we are offering will be available to view. These programs will be offered over Zoom only, registration will begin January 11 and programs will start January 18. All other in-person programs will be on hold until after the provincial shutdown has ended. This of course is subject to change.
Stay tuned for swimming lesson programs in February 2021.
You can learn to swim or improve your strokes in one of our swimming lessons. Due to COVID-19, swimming lessons will look much different than they have before. Only private, semi-private, and low ratio classes will be offered. All preschool and swim kids level 3 and lower will require a parent in the water with their child. Instructors must physical distance in order to keep everyone safe.
For swimming lesson details and schedules, view the:
Red Cross swim preschool levels
If your child is 4 months to 6 years, this is the program for you. Typically parented classes are based on age (Starfish, Duck, Sea Turtle) and un-parented classes, beginning at age three, are based on skills completed.
Important Note: Due to COVID-19, we have modified swimming lessons. All preschool and Swim Kids 3 and under require a parent to be in the water with the child. The instructor will teach the parent the skills with the child.
Starfish (4-12 months) |
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Babies and their caregivers work on getting wet, floating and moving, front, back position in the water, and shallow water entries and exits. |
Duck (12-24 months) |
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Babies and their caregivers work on rhythmic breathing, moving forward and backward, front and back floats and shallow water entries and exits. |
Sea Turtle (24-36 months) |
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Toddlers and their caregivers work on front and back floats, glides, and jumping into chest-deep water |
Sea Otter (3-5 years) |
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Swimmers work with their instructor on front and back floats, glides, kicking on front, and a 1-metre distance swim. |
Salamander (3-5 years) |
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Swimmers work on front and back floats, glides and jumps into chest-deep water and a 2-metre distance swim on their own. |
Sunfish (3-6 years) |
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Swimmers work on kick and glide on front and back, enter deep water safely, float in deep water, swim with a P.F.D. and complete a 5-metre distance swim. |
Crocodile (3-6 years) |
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Swimmers further develop front and back glides with kick, front and back swims, jumps into deep water, and a 10-metre distance swim. |
Whale (3-6 years) |
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Swimmers increase their distance on front and back glide with kick, front and back swims in deep water, learns sitting dives, and a 15-metre distance swim. |
Red Cross Swim Kids
If your child is 6 years and up, this is the program for them.
Important Note: Due to COVID-19, we have modified swimming lessons. All preschool and Swim Kids 3 and under require a parent to be in the water with the child. The instructor will teach the parent the skills with the child.
Swim Kids 1 |
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No previous swimming experience is required. Children who are 5 years, and have never taken lessons, may begin here. Swimmers learn front and back floats, flutter kick (assisted), shallow water entries and exits, and a 5-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 2 |
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Swimmers learn front and back glides with flutter kick, front swim, deep-water activities (assisted), and a 10-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 3 |
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Swimmers increase their distance on front and back glides with flutter kick, swim with a P.F.D. in deep water, float in deep water (unassisted), and a 15-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 4 |
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Swimmers learn back swim and front crawl (10-metres), flutter kick on back, kneeling dive, sculling, and a 25-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 5 |
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Swimmers further develop front crawl (15-metres), learn back crawl (15-metres), whip kick on back, stride dives, treading water, head-first sculling on back, and a 50-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 6 |
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Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (25-metres), learn elementary backstroke (15-metres), learn dolphin kick, tread water, front dive, and a 75-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 7 |
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Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (50-metres), and elementary backstroke (25-metres), learn front sculling, whip kick on front, stride entries, further develop dolphin kick, and a 150-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 8 |
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Swimmers increase their distance on front and back crawl (75-metres), elementary backstroke (25-metres), learn breaststroke (15-metres), eggbeater kick with treading water, feet-first surface dives, standing shallow dive, and a 300-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 9 |
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Swimmers increase their distance and improve their front and back crawl (100-metres), elementary backstroke (50-metres) and breaststroke (25-metres), learn sidestroke kick, headfirst surface dives, and a 400-metre distance swim. |
Swim Kids 10 |
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Swimmers increase their distance and further improve their front and back crawl (100-metres), elementary backstroke (50-metres) and breaststroke (50-metres), learn sidestroke (25-metres), vertical dolphin kick, headfirst surface dives with an underwater swim, and a 500-metre distance swim. |
Red Cross Swim Teens and Adults
You can register online for swimming lessons for ages 13+. These group lessons are available in two levels; Beginner and Intermediate.
Swim Teens and Adults – Beginner Class |
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This level is for beginners to learn the basics of swimming and to become more comfortable in the water. Red Cross Swim Basics 1 and Swim Basics 2 cover the 7 steps to develop a swimmer (shallow water orientation, submersions, floats, glides, glides with kick, sculling, and deep-water orientation). |
Swim Teens and Adults – Intermediate Class |
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This level is for swimmers wanting to improve their strokes and skills. Swimmers must be comfortable in deep water and be able to tread water for 1-minute and swim 25-metres continuously. |