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About Us
Sun Oaks Swim School offers many swim lesson options for your child to learn to swim. We are a year-round swim school, offering both group and private swim lessons for ages 6 months and up. Our classes are small and offer plenty of attention for each child to progress. Instructors are trained to individualize lessons within the group setting and we believe that repetition is the heartbeat of learning. We encourage students to start in the Parent & Tot setting, where young children learn to enjoy the water in the comfort of their parents arms. At age 2, we transition kids from swimming with their parents to swimming with an instructor in our Level 1 Class. We have 4 Levels within our swim school before moving onto our USA Registered Swim Team. In Level 1, kids learn aquatic comfort and beginner skills – such as breath control, floating, kicking and pulling. In Level 2, kids learn independence in the deep water and are introduced to strokes. In level 3 – kids improve on stroke technique, practice side-breathing and build endurance. In Level 4, kids are refining strokes and swimming the length of the pool. As soon as kids can swim the length of the pool, they can compete with our Swim Team. We are the Stingrays! Our team has a strong emphasis on stroke technique & character building. Competition is optional.
Swim School Schedule
Download 2025-2026 Swim Schedule
Swim Lessons for All Levels
Parent Tot
Parent Tot – Ages 6-36 months.
No experience needed. All children must wear swim diapers.
Session Focus: water acclimation, submersions, floating, kicking and water safety.
Level 1
Level 1: Ages 2-5
Little or no experience.
Session Focus: aquatic comfort, breath control, pulling, kicking, floating, gliding and water safety.
Level 2
Level 2: Ages 3-6
Passed Level 1 or can perform the following skills: floats & kicks comfortably on front & back for 3 seconds unassisted.
Session Focus: independent breaths in deep water, rolling from front to back, introduction to strokes if ready,deep water safety.
Level 3
Level 3: Ages 4-7
Passed Level 2 or can perform the following skills: comfortable swimming independently in deep water, can roll from front to back, swims freestyle, backstroke & dolphin for 10 yards.
Session Focus: freestyle & side-breathing, backstroke, breaststroke, dolphin, endurance and dives.
Level 4 - Swim Team
Level 4: Ages 5-7
Passed Level 3 or can perform the following skills: has learned strokes and swims freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and dolphin for 15 yards.
Session Focus: stroke technique for all 4 strokes, endurance and dives.
Sun Oaks Swim Team
Level 4 is part of our swim team & welcome to participate in team events and meets!
Otters – Ages 7-9
Passed Level 4 or can perform the following skills: freestyle with side breathing, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly for 25 yards.
Dolphins – Ages 9-12
Passed Otters or can perform the following skills: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke for 50 yards. 100 IM with “legal” strokes.
Stingrays – Ages 11 and up
Passed Dolphins or can perform the following skills: freestyle, backstroke, breast stroke for 100 yards. 200 IM with “legal” strokes.
Home Pool Lessons
Private Lessons
Private Lessons:
$30/$40 – 1 x 20 min lesson
$100/$120 – 4 x 20 min lesson
$190/$210 – 8 x 20 min lesson
Semi-Private:
$35/$45 per child – 1 x 30 min lesson
$80/$100 per child – 4 x 30 min lesson
$135/$155 per child – 8 x 30 min lesson
1st price for member. 2nd price for non-members
Email [email protected] to schedule private lessons.
Mermaid School
Junior Lifeguard
The Junior Lifeguard Program focuses on leadership, teamwork, and water safety. Participants will build life-saving skills, improve swim conditioning, and even get hands-on experience with whistle duties during recreational swim. Open to ages 8–14.
Water Polo
This class is an introduction to the sport of water polo. Players will learn the basic rules, skills, and techniques of competitive water polo, with a focus on swimming, passing, and shooting. It’s a great way to get in shape and have a lot of fun! Classes take place in deep water—participants must be able to swim 25 yards on both their front and back to join.
Mermaid
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Sun Oaks Swim School Director
Every last Friday of the month!
Angie Baker
Angie Baker was born and raised on the pool decks of Redding and swam competitively since she was 6. She has always had a love for aquatics and feels honored to share that passion with her Redding community. In 2003, Angie moved to Arcata for college; where she earned a B.S. in Kinesiology at Humboldt State University and met her husband, Joe (at the pool of course!).
While attending school, she worked as the Head Age Group Coach for the Humboldt Swim Club and a Swim Lessons Supervisor for the Arcata Community Pool. From there, Angie interned as a P.E. Teacher at The International School Villa Amalienhof in Berlin, Germany. She and her husband then moved to San Diego in 2010; where Angie was the Head Coach for Coronado Navy Swim Association and had the opportunity to train swimmers for rough water races in the ocean.
After San Diego, she and her husband slowly made their way back north, from the Bay Area to Chico; where Angie continued coaching and teaching swimming. Angie and her husband moved to Redding in September of 2015 to settle down and raise a family. They have 2 “little fish” of their own, Che & Cam. Angie loves being part of the Sun Oaks family and is thrilled to bring her swimming expertise and enthusiasm to Redding.
Angie’s personal motto is, “Attitude is Everything,” and is a firm believer that, “Repetition is the Heartbeat of Learning.” Stop by and say hi to Angie on the pool deck!
