If you are a new family to Orono Community Education’s swimming lessons, we encourage you to schedule a swimming pre-assessment to determine the best level for your swimmer.
Pre-assessments take place at the Orono pool. Instructors will guide your swimmer through a set of skills in a 15-minute period.

Summer pre-assessments will take place in early March 2024. 

Please limit registration to one swim camp per child for Summer. 

Stroke Development

Course Content: Builds on skills with practice in deeper water.

Skills covered include: headfirst entries from side in sitting and kneeling positions, bobbing while moving toward safety, rotary breathing, survival float, flutter, dolphin and scissors kick, front crawl, elementary backstroke, and age-appropriate water safety topics.

Exit Skills: Jump into deep water from the side, swim front crawl for 15 yards, maintain position by treading or floating for 30 seconds and swim elementary backstroke for 15 yards.

Sign up for Level 3 if:
• Comfortable in deep water
• Swims at least 5 yards on front with a coordinated stroke independently
• Swims at least 5 yards on back with a coordinated stroke independently

Curriculum and levels are based on the Red Cross' Learn-to-Swim Program. For questions about what level your child should register for, refer to our descriptions.

• Locker rooms will be available for use.