Evaluations
​
Charke Swim offers free evaluations. These take only a few minutes and we can recommend what level would be best for you. You'll need your swimsuit. Goggles and a towel are recommended. Please contact us with what day you would like an evaluation and we will give you a time. When you get to the pool, please contact any staff member and indicate that you are there for an evaluation. ​The guide below can help you determine what level you belong in as well.
​
What Level Am I In?
Swimmer (Ages 5+)
Swimmer 1A: Requirement: Age 5+. No other requirement. This is the starting level for anyone with little or no swimming training.
Swimmer 1B: Requirements: Ability to go underwater and blow bubbles and swim 1 meter on your front and back.
Swimmer 2: Requirement: Ability to go underwater, blow bubbles and swim 5 meters confidently, on your front and back.
Swimmer 3: Requirement: Ability to swim 15 meters and tread water for 20 seconds.
Swimmer 4: Requirements: Ability to swim 25 meters and tread water for 30 seconds.
Swimmer 5: Requirements: Ability to swim 100 meters and tread water for 1 minute and swim underwater 5 meters.
​
Special Note: Swimmer 2 is the introduction to deep water. Students who enter this class who can not perform the 5 meter swim requirements will be asked to leave because it is not safe for them. We will attempt to move you to an appropriate class, if there is space, but unfortunately we do not offer refunds after a class starts.
​
Parent and Tot (Ages 4 months to 3 years)
Parent & Tot 1 (Jellyfish) : Requirement: Age 4-12 months. (You advance to Parent & Tot 2 at 12 months of age.)
Parent & Tot 2 (Goldfish): Requirement: Age 12-24 months. (You advance to Parent & Tot 2 at 24 months of age.)
Parent & Tot 3 (Seahorse): Requirement: Age 2-3 years. (You advanced to Preschool 1 at 3 years of age.)
Preschool (Ages 3-5 Years)
Preschool 1 (Octopus): Requirements: None. This is the starting preschool level.
Preschool 2 (Crab): Requirements: Ability to blow bubbles and put face in water.
Preschool 3 (Orca): Requirements: Kick with kickboard 5 meters without stopping.
Preschool 4 (Sea Lion): Requirements: Swim on front 5 meters without stopping.
Preschool 5 (Narwhal): Requirements: Swim on front 7 meters without stopping.
Adult (Ages 13+ Years)
Adult 1: This is for adults who are not yet comfortable in deep water. This class focuses on strokes with the goal of getting the students ready to swim in deep water.
Adult 2: This is for adults who ARE comfortable in deep water. This class focuses on improving strokes, learning treading water, diving, and swimming farther distances with a goal of swimming 100 meters.
Adult 3: This is for advanced students with a goal of learning advanced strokes, treading water for a minute and swimming 300 meters.​
Fitness: This is a class focused on swimming long distances and getting exercise as well as stroke correction.