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“Names like ‘guppy’ or ‘dolphin,’ are fun, but at the end of the day, they don’t help parents understand how strong of a swimmer their child is,” Thompson said. “At Big Blue Swim School, we use the classifications of ‘Baby Blue,’ ‘Bright Blue,’ ‘Bold Blue’ and ‘Big Blue.’ These classifications allow us to inform parents the distance their child can swim. ‘Big Blue Level 3,’ for example, means the child can swim 1,000 feet or more.”