Our Lessons
We know and love swimming! Our swim school, progressive curriculum and passionate instructors create the perfect environment for people of all ages and abilities to achieve their goals! Whether it be learning the basics of water safety to Olympic hopefuls, we can help!
Private lessons
For those seeking a more personalized experience that caters to the specific abilities and needs of the individual, our private lessons are an excellent choice. Younger swimmers who take private lessons are usually able to play independently sooner and almost all children who take private lessons will advance through their skills faster. We also recommend a 1:1 instructor to swimmer ratio to adults with little or no swimming skills and for parents of younger swimmers who prefer not to enter the water with their child during the lesson.
The private lesson is a monthly plan with the flexibility of picking your instructor and day/time. With this purchase, you have the flexibility of being able to schedule on different days/times of the week and cancelling up to 24 hours without fee. In addition, we also offer video analysis in these private lessons for the competitive swimmer. This is priced slightly higher than our standard private lesson for the video work. We also have elite coaches (our Olympian owner Chris Chalmers for instance) as a higher price that also includes the video analysis.
Private lessons give the kids one-on-one instruction to focus on the skills at the pace of the child.
Private lessons allow the parent to choose the instructor that best fits their swimmer’s needs
Skills are taught at the pace of the child. Some kids may need to spend more time learning a skill and some may master the skill very quickly
Private lessons may be scheduled any time or day depending on the instructor availability
Group lessons
From a swimmer's first time underwater to their first time on the block, the different skill level of our Group Lessons offer something for everyone. We believe in maintaining an instructor to swimmer ratio of 1:4 or smaller to reduce swimmer stress and help increase skill retention. The group lesson is a monthly plan for 1 visit/week (4/month) with enrollment in the same class day/time for that week. There is no make-up for missed classes with the monthly plan.
Group lessons are a great way to get kids in the water with other kids of the same skill level.
Group Lessons are 4 students to one instructor
All lesson skills are taught at the same speed for all the kids. Some kids excel and some kids need more time
We try to give the same amount of time on each skill with each kid
Group lessons are scheduled at the same time and day of the week for the entire session
Sometimes an instructor will recommend a few private lessons if they feel it would benefit the swimmer
PRIVATE TO GROUP COMPARISON
| Group | Private | 2-Person Private |
3-Person Private |
4-Person Private |
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Swimmers to Instructor | 4:1 | 1:1 | 2:1 | 3:1 | 4:1 |
| Teaching Method | Group advances together | At swimmer’s pace | At swimmer’s pace | At swimmer’s pace | At swimmer’s pace |
| Time Per Swimmer | 7½ minutes | 30 minutes | 15 minutes | 10 minutes | 7¼ minutes |
| Cost Per Swimmer | 25% of Monthly Fee per Lesson |
25% of Monthly Fee per Lesson |
12.5% of Monthly Fee per Lesson |
8.33% of Monthly Fee per Lesson |
6.25% of Monthly Fee per Lesson |
| Schedule | Same time + day each week | Anytime | Anytime | Anytime | Anytime |
| Instructor | Instructor assigned to group | Swimmer's choice | Swimmer's choice | Swimmer's choice | Swimmer's choice |
| Rescheduling | No makeups for missed lessons | Unlimited w/ 24-hour notice | Unlimited w/ 24-hour notice | Unlimited w/ 24-hour notice | Unlimited w/ 24-hour notice |
Skills & levels
6 months to 3 years Skills
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Intro Level 1
Intro and Warm-Up Skills
Ears in the water and eyes looking upBreath Control
Close mouth & hold breath while fully submergingFront Skills
Kicks – assisted
Reaches – for the wall and hold on tight
Glides – to parent w/face in the waterBack Skills
Floats – assistedEnding Skills
Reach for toys – on wall or mat
Jumps – assisted from the sitting position -
Intro Level 2
Intro and Warm-Up Skills
Review safety rules within a group lesson
Introduce & use goggles, swim cap
Tick-tock songBreath Control
Jump in and fully submerge assisted
Mouth bubblesFront Skills
Kicks – assisted
Floats – assisted
Arm pattern – assisted
Front to back float and vice versaBack Skills
Floats – assisted
Kicks – assisted on back (if able to float)Ending Skills
Climb Out – (elbow, elbow, tummy, knee, knee)
Jumps with or without submersion -
Comfort & Safety 1
Warm-Up Skills
Blow mouth bubbles for 3 seconds
Bobs to eyes
Learns class safety rules with parent’s
assistance (if needed)Stroke Skills
Front flutter kick on wall (face out blowing bubbles or face in) for 5 seconds
Front float on shoulders (face out blowing bubbles or face in) for 5 seconds
Back float with head in hands for 5 seconds
Back flutter kick with head on shoulder for 5 secondsEnding Skills
Jump with no submersion -
Comfort & Safety 2
Warm-Up Skills
Follows class safety rules
Blow nose bubbles for 3 seconds
Bobs with full submersionStroke Skills
Front flutter kick on shoulders with face submerged for 10 seconds
Freestyle arms on shoulders with face submerged for 4 strokes
Front float independently for 5 seconds
Back float independently for 5 seconds
Back flutter kick with head in hands for 10 secondsEnding Skills
Jump to instructor with full submersion
Front to back float with instructor turning head
Back to front float with instructor turning head
3 years and older
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Water Safety & Stroke Foundation Skills
Warm-Up Skills
Safety bobs holding instructor’s hands – 5 bobs
Face submerged with nose bubbles – 5 seconds
Assisted wall walk – 5 ft.Stroke Skills
Front float independently - 5 seconds
Back float independently - 5 seconds
Front kicking on shoulders with face submerged - 5 seconds
Back kicking with head in hands – 5 seconds
Freestyle arms on shoulders with face submerged – 4 strokesEnding Skills
Front to back float with instructor initiating head turn
Back to front float with instructor initiating head turn
Jump off bench to instructor with full submersion -
Water Safety & Basic Stroke Skills
Warm-Up Skills
Bobs independently – 5 bobs
Independent wall work – 15 ft.Stroke Skills
Front kicks independently – 5 seconds
Back kicks independently – 5 seconds
Freestyle independently – 4 strokes
Backstroke independently – 8 strokesEnding Skills
Front to back float independently
Back to front float independently
Jump off bench and swim back to wall (with and without goggles) -
Water Safety & Gaining Independence
Warm-Up Skills
Bobs independently – 10 bobsStroke Skills
Front kicks – 10 seconds
Back kicks – 10 seconds
Freestyle with side breathing with alignment board – 20 strokes
Backstroke with proper timing –20 strokesEnding Skills
Jump off bench and swim across pool -
Intro Stroke Development: Freestyle & Backstroke
Warm-Up Skills
Underwater streamline with flutter kick on stomach – 5 secondsStroke Skills
Freestyle with side breathing – 20 strokes
Backstroke – 50 strokes
Breaststroke kick – 6 kicks
pool mirrors and instant video feedback to learn the most effective techniques
Advanced Stroke Development
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Stroke Development: Freestyle, Backstroke & Breaststroke
Warm-Up Skills
Underwater streamline with flutter kick on back – 5 secondsStroke Skills
Freestyle – 50 strokes
Backstroke – 75 strokes
Breaststroke arms and breath – 5 strokes
Breaststroke with proper timing – 10 strokes
Dolphin Kick – 5 seconds -
Stroke Development: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke & Butterfly
Warm-Up Skills
Underwater streamline with dolphin kick on stomach – 5 secondsStroke Skills
Freestyle – 100 strokes
Backstroke – 100 strokes
Breaststroke – 25 strokes
Butterfly arms and breath – 10 strokes -
Technique Refinement & Proficiency
Stroke technique in all 4 strokes
Must be legal in all 4 strokes