Find Your Child's Starting Point
Choose the level that best matches where your child is today. You don’t need to get it perfect—you can always adjust as you go.
Most parents aren’t exactly sure where to start—that’s completely normal.
HomeGrown Levels
Level 1 is for children who:
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Are new to swimming or hesitant in the water
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Need help building comfort and trust
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Are not yet floating or moving independently
This level is designed for swimmers who are inexperienced, hesitant, or unsure in the water. The focus is not on swimming independently yet — it’s on comfort, trust, and foundational skills that make everything else possible.
Strong foundations here set your swimmer up for success in every level that follows.
In Level 1, swimmers begin learning to:
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Comfortably put their face in the water
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Hold their breath underwater
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Blow bubbles through the nose
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Float on their front and back with support
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Kick and scoop with help
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Enter and exit the pool safely
This level focuses on trusting the water and the process, not speed or distance.
👉 Outcome: Build comfort, confidence, and foundational skills in the water
Level 2 is for children who:
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Are comfortable in the water
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Can float with support or briefly on their own
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Are ready to begin moving independently
Level 2 is where swimmers begin to move independently in the water.
This level builds on the comfort and foundations established in Level 1 and introduces independent swimming skills on both the front and back. While assistance may still be used at times, the goal is to help swimmers begin trusting their own movement and ability.
In Level 2, swimmers are learning to:
- Swim independently on their front and back for short distances
- Reach the pool wall safely by jumping in, turning, and reorienting themselves in the water
- Combine kicks and arm movements more consistently
- Build confidence moving without constant support
This is where many swimmers realize: “I can do this.”
👉 Outcome: Your child begins to swim independently
Level 3 is for children who:
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Can move independently in the water on their front and back
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Are building strength and coordination
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Are ready to improve endurance and control
Level 3 is where swimmers truly begin to put skills together.
In Level 3, swimmers are no longer just learning what to do in the water — they’re learning how to do it consistently, with breathing, body position, and movement working together.
By the end of Level 3, swimmers are learning to:
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Swim freestyle and backstroke independently
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Use flip-to-breathe movements instead of stopping to breathe
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Coordinate arms, kicks, and breathing together
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Swim farther than short assisted distances with control
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Begin learning breaststroke arms and whip kicks
This is where swimming starts to look and feel like real swimming — not just floating, kicking, or surviving.
👉 Outcome: Build strength, coordination, and longer swimming ability.
Level 4 is for children who:
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Can swim independently
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Are ready to refine technique
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Want to improve efficiency and confidence
Level 4 is where swimmers begin to stretch their skills and build real swimming endurance.
In Level 4, you’ll continue teaching through short, focused lessons that cycle and repeat — but the expectations increase. Distances get longer, skills require more stamina, and swimmers begin putting movements together in more intentional ways.
By the end of Level 4, swimmers are learning to:
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Swim longer distances in freestyle and backstroke
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Maintain breathing and rhythm while swimming farther
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Use streamline positions to move more efficiently
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Perform whip kicks with control
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Coordinate breaststroke arms and breathing over distance
This level is not meant to be easy — and that’s exactly why it matters.
👉 Outcome: Refine technique and build strong, confident swimmers.
Once you’ve found the level that best matches your child, continue below to see what’s included and get started.
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Still Not Sure Where to Start?
That’s completely normal. Most families begin with Level 1—especially if their child is hesitant or still building confidence in the water.
If you enroll and realize you chose the wrong level, don’t worry — we’ll make it right and help you move to the best fit.
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