Our Programs

Parent & Tot

Can Swim Academy’s Parent & Tot program lets you bond with your child while introducing them to the water in a safe, playful way. Through fun, age-appropriate activities, parents help their little ones (ages 4 months to 3 years) learn basic water skills like floating, splashing, blowing bubbles, and jumping in. Certified instructors offer safety tips and guidance, building Water Smart® habits from the start.

Parent & Tot 1
Parent & Tot 2
Parent & Tot 3

Preschool

Preschool swim levels help young children (ages 3–5) build comfort, confidence, and basic skills in the water. Through fun, age-appropriate activities, they learn how to safely enter and exit the water, float, glide, kick, and begin foundational swimming movements. They will practice putting their faces in the water, blowing bubbles, and jumping while building Water Smart® knowledge.

Preschool 1/2
Preschool 3/4
Preschool 5/6

Swimmer

Can Swim Academy’s 8-level Swimmer program is for ages 5 - 17 and focuses on skill-based learning. Starting with jumps, floats, and breath control, they build up to advanced strokes, dives, lifesaving skills, and endurance swims. Each level includes safety education, stroke development, fitness, and fitness challenges, ensuring swimmers gain the skills and smart habits they need to enjoy the water safely.

Swimmer 1/2
Swimmer 3/4
Swimmer 5/6
Swimmer 7/8

Adult

Can Swim Academy’s Adult Swim program offers similar lessons to our swimmer program for adults aged 18 and above. Beginning with foundational skills such as floats, jumps, and breath control, swimmers will develop more advanced skills, including strokes, treading, and diving. For those interested in endurance training and fitness, the lessons can be tailored based on individuals' needs and goals. There is something for everyone!

Adult 1
Adult 2
Adult 3

Rookie Patrol

Rookie patrol is the first level of the program and begins with basic stroke technique, lifesaving drills and some fitness/endurance training. Participants will focus on:

Developing their front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke
Learning water survival skills and some first aid techniques
Building endurance with proper technique, with a 350 metre workout and a 100 metre timed swim

This level best prepares swimmers working towards their Bronze Star.

Star Patrol

Star Patrol is the final and most difficult level of the Swim Patrol program. This level demands good physical condition and lifesaving judgment. Participants will:

Develop lifesaving, water rescue and first aid skills, including a non-contact drowning rescue
Further refine front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke by performing over 100 metres each
Complete 600 metre workouts and 300 metre timed swims

This level fully prepares swimmers for Lifeguarding courses and Bronze Cross.

Lifesaving

Bronze Star

The Bronze Star course develops personal fitness, lifesaving skills, and swimming proficiency. Swimmers will refine their stroke technique, self-rescue skills, and further their fitness skills. It is a stepping stone to the Bronze Medallion course and focuses on fitness and safety in the water. Participants will:

Demonstrate stroke technique for front crawl, back crawl, and breaststroke
Demonstrate whip kick, eggbeater, and scissor kick in emergencies
Display proper victim recognition, the ability to decipher a non-swimmer versus a weak swimmer
Understand and execute single-rescuer CPR on an adult and a child
Complete a 400 metre fitness workout

Bronze Cross

Bronze Cross shifts from lifesaving to lifeguarding. Swimmers strengthen their lifesaving skills and will begin to apply techniques of active surveillance in aquatic facilities. Bronze Cross focuses on teamwork and communication in order to best respond to aquatic emergencies. All skill items are to prepare candidates for their National Lifeguard certification and leadership certification courses. Participants will:

Rescue and treat non-fatal drowning victims
Perform two-rescuer removals with a trained personnel, with and without a spine board
Perform a team search with bystanders and organization of shallow and deep water searching
Demonstrate two-rescuer drowning resuscitation for an adult, child and infant
Demonstrate spinal injury management with a non-breaking or breathing victim in shallow water or on land
Perform a rescue Drill; recovering a submerged victim and transporting them appropriately
Participate in an endurance challenge: 400m swim within 11 minutes

Bronze Medallion

Bronze Medallion further challenges swimmers mentally and physically. Swimmers will learn the four elements of water rescue, judgement, knowledge, skill and fitness. Critical thinking is required to ensure safe decisions both in and around the water. All skill items reflect the knowledge of the Lifesaving Society. Participants will focus on:

Victim recognition, simulation of; weak swimmers, unconscious victims, injured victims and non-swimmers
Lifesaving strokes; front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke
Lifesaving kicks including whip kick, eggbeater and scissor kick for safety and survival swimming
Victim removals with an untrained bystander of both an unconscious and conscious victim
Carries through towing and assistive carries for a passive victim

Swim Patrol

Can Swim Academy’s Swim Patrol program is offered for those interested in building their leadership skills and lifesaving skills and advancing beyond our Swimmer levels. Our Swim Patrol program will provide swimmers with the foundational skill set needed to succeed in the advanced lifesaving courses (Bronze Star, Medallion, Cross). The three progressive levels in our Swim Patrol program will further improve stroke technique, endurance and lifesaving skills.

Ranger Patrol

Ranger Patrol is the second level of the Swim Patrol program, where swimmers will learn more advanced rescue techniques, lifesaving skills, and higher intensity endurance training. Participants will focus on:

Increased distance for stroke techniques, further improving front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke
Learning assisted rescues, first aid, including choking and primary assessment, and non-contact rescues
A timed 200-metre endurance swim

This level provides excellent preparation for the Bronze Medallion.