The Town of Orangeville welcomes you to our Swim for Life® program. Our pools offer the Lifesaving Society Swim for Life® program with a focus on the development of swimming skills and safety in and around the water. Group classes and privates lessons are available.

Spring Swimming Lesson Registration

  • Spring swim lessons will be viewable online Tuesday, April 2, 2024 at 8 a.m.
  • Resident registration opens Tuesday, April 9, 2024 at 8 a.m.
  • Non-resident (public) registration opens Tuesday, April 16, 2024 at 8 a.m. 

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Swimming Lessons

Parent & Tot Programs

Lifesaving Society Parent & Tot Lessons are for children ages 4 months to 3 years (children move into the next level based on their age).

Classes are 30 minutes long. 

Parent & Tot 1
For babies ages 4 months – 12 months and who are able to hold their head up on their own 
Parent & Tot 2
For children ages 12 months – 24 months
Parent & Tot 3
For children 24 months – 36 months

Preschool Programs

Lifesaving Society Preschool Lessons are for children ages 3 to 6 years old. Once the child is three years old, the levels become evaluation-based for them to continue to advance, meaning the swimmers need to meet the standards of each skill in the level before moving onto the next Preschool level.

All Preschool classes will run for 30 minutes

Preschool 1
These preschoolers will have fun learning to get in and out of the water. We'll help them jump into chest deep water. They'll float and glide on their front and back and learn to get their faces wet and blow bubbles underwater. 
Preschool 2
These preschoolers learn to jump into chest-deep water by themselves, and get in and get out wearing a lifejacket. They'll submerge and exhale underwater. Wearing a lifejacket they'll glide on their front and back.
Preschool 3
These youngsters will try both jumping and a sideways entry into deep water while wearing a lifejacket. They'll recover objects from the bottom in waist-deep water. They'll work on kicking and gliding through the water on their front and back. 
Preschool 4
Advanced preschoolers will learn to do solo jumps into deeper water and get out by themselves. They'll do sideways entries and open their eyes underwater. They'll master a short swim on their front wearing a lifejacket and gliding and kicking on their side. 
Preschool 5
These youngsters get more adventuresome with a forward roll entry wearing a lifejacket and treading water for 10 sec. They'll work on front and back crawl swims for 5 m, interval training and get a giggle out of whip kick. 

Swim for Life

Lifesaving Society Swim for Life is for children 6 to 13 years old and goes from Swimmers 1 all the way to Swimmer 6. All Swimmer levels are evaluation-based to advance into the next level. Students will learn about skills, stroke development, Water Smart messages, and participate in fitness activities through all of the Swimmer levels. If your child completed Preschool 5, they should register in Swimmer 2 when moving to the Swimmer program. 

Swimmer 1 to Swimmer 3A will run for 30 minutes. Swimmer 3B to Swimmer 4 will run for 45 minutes. Swimmer 5-9 will run for 60 minutes. 

Swimmer 1A
These beginners will become comfortable jumping into water with and without a lifejacket. They’ll learn to open their eyes, exhale and hold their breath underwater. They’ll work on floats, glides and kicking through the water on their front and back. Prerequisite: Beginner, non-swimmer, Preschool 1, 2 or 3. 
Swimmer 1B
These intermediate will jump into deep water and return with a buoyant aide. They’ll learn to recover objects from the bottom in waist deep water. They’ll work on floats, glides, and whip kick through the water on their front and back. Prerequisite: Preschool 1, 2, 3, 4 or Swimmer 1A.
Swimmer 2
These advanced beginners will jump into deeper water, and learn to be comfortable falling sideways into the water wearing a lifejacket. They’ll be able to support themselves at the surface without an aid, learn whip kick, swim 10 m on their front and back, and be introduced to flutter kick interval training (4 x 5 m). Prerequisite: Preschool 5 or Swimmer 1B. 
Swimmer 3A
These junior swimmers will dive, do in-water front somersaults, and handstands. They’ll work on 15 m of front crawl, back crawl and 10 m of whip kick. Flutter kick interval training increases to 4 x 15. 
Swimmer 3B
These swimmers will be introduced to egg beater and dolphin kicks. Jump into deep water, tread 45sec., swim 50m. They’ll work on 20 m of front crawl, back crawl and 15m of whip kick. Flutter kick interval training increases to 3 x 25 m. 
Swimmer 4
These intermediate swimmers will swim 5 m underwater and lengths of front, back crawl, whip kick, and breaststroke arms with breathing. Their new bag of tricks includes the completion of the Canadian Swim to Survive® Standard. They’ll cap it all off with front crawl sprints over 25 m and 4 x 25 m front or back crawl interval training. 
Swimmer 5
These swimmers will master shallow dives, cannonball entries, eggbeater kicks, and in-water backward somersaults. They’ll refine their front and back crawl over 50 m swims of each, and breaststroke over 25 m. Then they’ll pick up the pace in 25 m sprints and two interval training bouts: 4 x 50 m front or back crawl; and 4 x 15 m breaststroke.
Swimmer 6
These advanced swimmers will rise to the challenge of sophisticated aquatic skills including stride entries, compact jumps and lifesaving kicks like eggbeater and scissor kick. They’ll develop strength and power in head-up breaststroke sprints over 25 m. They’ll easily swim lengths of front crawl, back crawl.
Swimmer 7- Rookie Patrol
Swimmers continue stroke development with 50 m swims of front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke. Lifesaving Sport skills include a 25 m obstacle swim and 15 m object carry. First aid focuses on assessment of conscious victims, contacting EMS and treatment for bleeding.  Fitness improves in 350 m workouts and 100 m timed swims.
Swimmer 8- Ranger Patrol 
Swimmers develop better strokes over 75 m swims of each stroke. They tackle Lifesaving Sport skills in a lifesaving medley, timed object support and rescue with a buoyant aid. First aid focuses on assessment of unconscious victims, treatment of victims in shock and obstructed airway procedures. Skill drills develop a strong lifesaving foundation.
Swimmer 9- Star Patrol 
Swimmers are challenged with 600 m workouts, 300 m timed swims and a 25 m object carry. Strokes are refined over 100 m swims. First aid focuses on treatment of bone or joint injuries and respiratory emergencies including asthma and allergic reactions. Lifesaving skills include defence methods, victim removals and rolling over and supporting a victim face up in shallow water. 

Teen/Adult

Lifesaving Society Teen/Adult programs are for adults 18+ and teens ages 12+ who want to learn to swim or improve their swim strokes and technique. Swimmers who have completed Swimmer 9-Star Patrol should advance to the Bronze course levels. 

Teen/Adult 1
This level is for beginning swimmers and includes skills similar to Swimmer 1 and 2A. You will gain comfort in the water, learn to submerge and exhale underwater, practice floats and glides on your front, back and side, propel yourself by kicking and work towards swimming 10 metres of front crawl and back crawl.
Teen/Adult 2
This level includes skills similar to Swimmer 4 and is for those who are able to swim 10 metres on front and back.  You will develop effective front crawl breathing and improve the efficiency of your front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke. Surface support (treading water) and dive entries are also practiced.
Teen/Adult 3

This level is similar to Swimmer 5 and 6. You will work towards a 300-metre workout, sprinting for 25-50 metres and mastering your front crawl, back crawl and breaststroke.  Learn eggbeater kick, stride entries and compact jumps. 

General lesson information

Review the following information prior to beginning swimming lessons with the Town of Orangeville.

First day

Before the first class, please inform the instructor if your child is repeating the level.

Meeting spot

Classes will meet in the same location each week. Please wait with young children at the designated meeting area. Signs are posted around the pool to indicate where instructors will meet their students.

Bathing/Swimming attire

Bathing/swimming attire is defined as clothing that is clean and used specifically for the purpose of swimming, at the facility’s discretion. Children who are not toilet trained must wear a waterproof pant (e.g.: Little Swimmers®) under their bathing suit.

Report cards

No more soggy printouts! View and print your children's report cards from home.

The Town of Orangeville is pleased to introduce Swimgen, an online report card that lets you review their child's swimming lesson progress. 

We've joined many others across Canada in providing access to swimming lesson reports on our website.

Login to Swimgen https://swimgen.net/search/orangeville 

Use the first two letters of your child's first name, followed by their last name, to view their online progress report. (All lowercase letters, no hyphens).

Need help? email the Aquatics team [email protected].

Lesson viewing

We ask that you watch from the pool viewing areas while your child is in lessons. Please do not leave the facility.  

Missed classes

Make-up classes and refunds are not available to students who miss a class. Credits can be requested in writing for absences due to medical reasons. If the Town cancels a class for unforeseen circumstances a class credit will be added to your family account.

Instructor requests

Contact us to make instructor requests after you have registered your child in a swimming program. We will do our best to accommodate instructor requests, but we cannot guarantee that requests will be granted.

Low enrolment

Programs not meeting registration requirements may be cancelled at any time. Programs may also be combined to meet the program enrolment minimums.

Swimming assessments

We can help you find the best fit for your child's swimming level. Please call Aquatics at 519-940-9092 ext. 4110 to schedule your assessment. Assessments are completed by our instructors during swimming lessons and public swims.

The instructor will recommend the best level based on your child's current ability. If you did not participate in lessons in a previous session, we recommend receiving an assessment or registering back into the level that was previously taken

Questions or comments during lessons

There is a designated on-deck instructor who is available to answer questions. This instructor is a lesson expert and can solve most problems quickly. Do not hesitate to speak to one of these staff members at any time during your lessons. Please do not wait until the last class.