SwimJim Swimming Lessons

This class is designed for the competent swimmer who needs to learn breaststroke, butterfly, and refine all competitive strokes. Swimmers apply and coordinate balance, buoyancy and body position to improve efficiency and hydrodynamics. Through continued emphasis on strengthening the core body, swimmers are gaining the benefits of improved posture on land and in the water. Connecting arm propulsion to core body strength is emphasized. Proper dives and turns are practiced. This is a one-hour class.

This is the introduction to the water and the joy of swimming. Students in this program are gaining comfort in the water while learning body control. The instructors are teaching the student horizontal balance via the water’s surface in the prone (front) and supine (back) position. This strengthens the core body and teaches proper spinal alignment for front and back floatation and proper stroke efficiency. Students begin to learn negative buoyancy, submersions, as well as propulsion. They gain ground on proper breath control and water safety. This is a one-hour class.

Prerequisite: 8 years old and older/Enrollment by instructor invitation only/One-hour class

The swimmers practice vertical balance with positive buoyancy, improving breath control and expanding their subconscious awareness of water movement. Students begin to develop a greater ability to utilize core body strength in association with their arms and stroke. The swimmer will work on putting all the pieces together for freestyle, backstroke and elementary backstroke, which entails perfecting arms, breathing and stroke timing. Skills to assist in developing butterfly and breaststroke are implemented in this program, including body dolphin and somersaults. The student is also improving skills in negative buoyancy, which leads to better underwater swimming in starts and turns. This is a one-hour class.

Prerequisite: Newborns from 8 weeks through 5 months old and caregiver works with the newborn in the water

Prerequisite: 16 months to 3 years old and caregiver works with the infant in the water

Prerequisite: 6 to 15 months old and caregiver works with the infant in the water

For children who need individual attention to achieve success, SwimJim is pleased to offer private lessons with our talented staff. Privates are designed to develop strong competency in the water and transition the student to the group class environment.

Designed for two swimming friends or two siblings, SwimJim offers semi-private lessons that bridge private and group interaction. This is our program for children whose parents feel that they need more individual attention before they can succeed in a group setting.

Prerequisite: Students have already acquired skills with SwimJim through SwimTots or SwimKids. If they are joining from another swimming program they must have proper front and back floats

Prerequisite: 3 years old and older; This is an introduction course for beginners who did NOT participate in the SwimTots class

Prerequisite: Students who have completed the SwimStars class or have the necessary skills equal to SwimStars

Prerequisite: Students must have completed the SwimJimmers class; or have the necessary skills equal to SwimJimmers

Prerequisite: 3 years old and younger, and will work without caregiver in the water. Children must have completed SwimBabies or a similar program

Prerequisite: 6 years old and older and are able to participate in the full One-hour class. Students must have completed the Swimmers class or have the necessary skills equal to a Swimmer