All sign-up for swimming lessons at BW1 is being completed online. If you have any questions or issues, please talk to the lifeguards. Session dates and details can be found here.
Below is a conversion chart for swimming levels, in case your child is enrolled in a different swim program and you are not sure which level is right for them.
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Beechwood West #1
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Lifesaving Society
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YMCA
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City of Kitchener
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| Parent & Tot | Parent & Tot 1 | Splashers | Water Babies |
| Duck | Parent & Tot 2 | Bubblers | Adult & Tot |
| Sea Turtle | Parent & Tot 3 | Bubblers | Adult & Tot Advanced or Level B |
| Sea Otter | Preschool A | Bobbers | Tot & Me or Level C |
| Salamander | Splash 1 or Preschool A | Floaters/Gliders | Tot & Me or Level C |
| Sunfish | Splash 1 or Preschool B | Divers | Supertots or Level D |
| Crocodile | Splash 2 or Preschool C | Surfers | Supertots or Level E |
| Whale | Splash 3 or Preschool D | Dipper | Supertots or Level E |
| SK1 | Splash 3 or Swimmer 1 | Otter | Level E |
| SK2 | Splash 4 or Swimmer 2 | Seal | Level F |
| SK3 | Splash 5 or Swimmer 3 | Dolphin | Level G |
| SK4/5 | Splash 6 or Swimmer 4 | Swimmer | Level H |
| SK6 | Splash 7 or Swimmer 5 | Swimmer | Level I |
| SK7 | Splash 7 or Swimmer 6 | Star 1 | Level J |
| SK8 | Rookie Patrol | Star 2/3 | Level K or Rookie Patrol |
| SK9 | Ranger Patrol | Star 4 | Ranger Patrol |
| SK10 | Star Patrol | Star 5/6 |
Star Patrol
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*These conversions are not completely accurate, and instructors reserve the right to move kids around to different levels to better suit their skill-level, based on professional judgement.