Program
SWIM FOR LIFE from the Lifesaving Society.
Children’s Activities
Parent-Child / Preschool
4 months to 5 years old
NAGEUR
6 to 12 years old
Swim Patrol
8 to 12 years old
Children's Swimming Lessons
Parent-Child Module (4 months to 36 months)
Spend quality time with your child while having fun and learning in a social setting.
Through structured water interaction between parent and child, we emphasize the importance of play to develop positive attitudes and techniques toward water. We provide Aqua Bon safety tips from the Lifesaving Society to help keep your child safe in all aquatic environments. Certified instructors guide the learning process and answer your questions.
Since activities and progressions are based on your child’s development, you will enroll in the level appropriate for their age:
- 4 to 12 months (parents-enfants 1)
- 12 to 24 months (parents-enfant 2)
- 2 to 3 years (parents-enfants 3)
With a parent in the water / Duration: 25 minutes / The baby must be able to hold their head up without assistance.
Designed for children aged 4 to 12 months to help them enjoy the water with their parent.
- Little Swimmer-type swim diaper is mandatory.
- Back float is mandatory for children who can walk.
With a parent in the water / Duration: 25 minutes / Back float mandatory
Designed for children aged 12 to 24 months to help them enjoy the water with their parent.
- Little Swimmer-type swim diaper is mandatory.
With a parent in the water / Duration: 25 minutes / Back float mandatory
Designed for children aged 2 to 3 years to help them enjoy the water with their parent.
- Little Swimmer-type swim diaper is mandatory.
Preschool Program (Ages 3 to 5)
Give your child a head start by teaching them to swim. The Preschool module from the Lifesaving Society aims to develop an appreciation and proper respect for water before these children venture into deep water.
As part of our basic aquatic progressions, we work to ensure that children aged 3 to 5 years become comfortable in the water. They have fun while acquiring and developing essential aquatic skills. We incorporate Aqua Bon safety tips from the Lifesaving Society at all Preschool levels.
With parent in the water (the child gradually learns to swim without the parent)
Duration: 25 minutes, with mandatory flotation device – gradually removed at the child’s pace.
We encourage the parent to participate until the child indicates they can do it on their own (thank you very much). These preschool-aged children will have fun learning how to enter and exit the water. We will assist them in jumping into the water at chest height. They will try floating and gliding on their stomach and back. They will also learn to wet their face and blow bubbles underwater.
Without parent in the water / Duration: 25 minutes, flotation device mandatory (at the beginning).
Prerequisite: completion of the performance criteria from the previous level (Preschool 1).
These preschool-aged children will learn to jump into the water at chest height on their own, as well as how to enter and exit the water while wearing a personal flotation device (PFD). They will be able to submerge and exhale underwater. With the help of a PFD, they will glide on their stomach and back.
Without parent in the water / Duration: 25 minutes / No flotation aid
Prerequisite: completion of the performance criteria from the previous level (Preschool 2)
These children will try both jumping into deep water and performing a lateral roll while wearing a PFD. They will retrieve objects from the bottom of the water at waist height. They will learn leg kicks and glides on their stomach and back.
Without parent in the water / Duration: 25 minutes / No flotation aid
Prerequisite: completion of the performance criteria from the previous level (PRESCHOOL 3)
These preschoolers with more advanced skills will learn to jump alone into deeper water and exit without assistance. They will perform lateral rolls to enter the water and will open their eyes underwater. They will master glides and leg kicks on their side and will be able to swim a short distance (5 meters) on their stomach, wearing a PFD.
Without parent in the water / Duration: 25 minutes / No flotation aid
Prerequisite: completion of the performance criteria from the previous level (PRESCHOOL 4)
These children will become more adventurous by performing a forward roll entry into the water while wearing a PFD. They will swim in place for 10 seconds. They will practice front crawl and backstroke over a distance of 5 meters, interval training, and have fun performing simultaneous flutter kicks.
Program Nageur 1 to 6 (6 to 12 years old)
The six levels of the Lifesaving Society’s Swimmer Module are designed to ensure that children learn to swim before venturing too far into deep water.
The progressions in this module are tailored for children aged 6 and older, including both beginner swimmers and those looking to improve their existing basic skills.
We focus on plenty of in-water exercises to develop a strong foundation in swimming and aquatic skills. We incorporate safety tips from the Lifesaving Society’s AquaBon program at all levels of the Swimmer module.
Duration: 25 minutes
Prerequisite: Aged 6 years and older
No swimming experience is required.
These beginner swimmers will become comfortable with jumping into the water both with and without a Personal Flotation Device (PFD). They will learn to open their eyes, exhale, and hold their breath underwater. They will practice floating, gliding, and kicking to move through the water on their stomach and back.
Duration: 25 minutes
Prerequisites: Aged 6 years and older, and having met the performance criteria of the previous level (SWIMMER 1)
These swimmers with more advanced skills will jump into deeper water and learn not to fear falling into the water sideways while wearing a PFD. They will be able to swim in place without floatation assistance, learn the simultaneous rotary kick, and swim 10 meters on their stomach and back. They will also be introduced to interval training for alternating leg kicks (4 x 5 meters).
Duration: 40 minutes
Prerequisites: Aged 6 years and older, and having met the performance criteria of the previous level (SWIMMER 2)
These young swimmers will perform dives, forward rolls in the water, and handstands. They will practice front crawl and backstroke over 15 meters, as well as 10 meters with the simultaneous rotary kick. Interval training for alternating leg kicks will increase to 4 x 15 meters.
Duration: 40 minutes
Prerequisites: Aged 6 years and older, and having met the performance criteria of the previous level (SWIMMER 3)
These intermediate swimmers will swim 5 meters underwater and complete lengths of front crawl, backstroke, simultaneous rotary kick, and breaststroke arms, including the breathing technique for breaststroke. Their final achievement includes demonstrating the Canadian Swim to Survive standard. To top it off, they will perform sprints in front crawl over 25 meters and interval training in front crawl and backstroke with 4 x 25 meters.
Duration: 40 minutes
Prerequisites: Aged 6 years and older, and having met the performance criteria of the previous level (SWIMMER 4)
These swimmers will master surface dives, tuck jumps (in a ball position), alternating rotary kick, and backflips in the water. They will improve their swimming over 50 meters in front crawl and backstroke, and 25 meters in breaststroke. They will then increase their pace with sprints over 25 meters and two interval training exercises: 4 x 50 meters in front crawl or backstroke, and 4 x 15 meters in breaststroke.
Duration: 40 minutes
Prerequisites: Aged 6 years and older, and having met the performance criteria of the previous level (SWIMMER 5)
These advanced swimmers will tackle sophisticated aquatic skills such as stop jumps, compact jumps, and lifesaving kicks, including alternating rotary kick and scissors kick. They will develop strength and power with breaststroke sprints with their heads raised over 25 meters. They will swim effortlessly over long distances in front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke. They will also be able to perform training exercises over 300 meters.
Program Nageur 7 to 10 (Swim Patrol) (8 to 12 years old)
Are you ready to go beyond learning how to swim? Do you want to develop your leadership, self-confidence, judgment, teamwork, and physical fitness? Becoming a Young Lifeguard will not only improve your swimming techniques but also help you acquire the essential skills in lifesaving and first aid needed to succeed in the Bronze level courses.
The program includes 4 levels:
Swimmer 7 (Swim patrol Rookie),
Swimmer 8 (Swim patrol Ranger),
Swimmer 9 (Swim patrol Star),
Swimmer 10 (Bronze Star).
Duration: 55 minutes / Prerequisite: SWIMMER 6 or equivalent
The approach is focused on effort, helping you develop your endurance and the efficiency of your swimming techniques while having fun. You will learn, among other things, how to perform a primary assessment of a conscious victim, communicate effectively with emergency pre-hospital services, conduct a visual inspection of an aquatic facility, and throw a rescue aid efficiently in an emergency situation.
Duration: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: SWIM PATROL ROOKIE or equivalent
In addition to improving your swimming techniques, you will learn how to perform a primary assessment of an unconscious victim, provide care for a victim in shock, treat a conscious choking victim, and carry out a contactless rescue using a floating object.
Duration: 55 minutes
Prerequisite: SWIM PATROL RANGER or equivalent
You can now perfect your swimming techniques and develop your rescue and first aid skills. By the end of this course, you will know how to rescue a tired or non-swimming victim, treat a fracture or injured joint, and provide care for a victim who is having difficulty breathing due to a severe allergy or asthma attack.
Duration: 55 minutes / Prerequisite: SWIM PATROL STAR or equivalent
The Bronze Star is the first Bronze-level certification. It introduces you to lifesaving by teaching you how to find solutions to various problems and make decisions as an individual and team member. You will learn how to perform CPR on a victim who has stopped breathing and develop the lifesaving skills necessary to become your own rescuer.