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Signing your child up for swimming lessons is truly a gift that you give to your child. Swimming is an activity that offers a lifetime of safety, fun, AND fitness!

Watch your child become more confident in the water while making new friends. Each weekly lesson is a half-hour long. Class sizes are kept small to ensure that each swimmer will get enough personal attention. 

Limited openings for Private and Semi-Private lessons may also be available upon request.

The program follows a progression of levels, based on ability. Your child can start in the appropriate level. If you are unsure of the proper level for your child, please call the Swymfit Front Desk at 978-635-0500 and we will be happy to schedule a complementary evaluation.

Swymfit pool policy requires any child in diapers to wear a disposable swim diaper and a second reusable plastic pant over the diaper. If you forget either item, we can provide you with these at the front desk.  Any child not wearing the proper plastic pants under their swim suit will be asked to leave the pool.

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Category: Preschool Age 2-5

Class Description

This level is the starting point for swimmers to become familiar with the water. This is geared towards swimmers who are not comfortable putting their face in the water.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to:

• Sit independently without parent or guardian in the water
• Listen and follow directions

Focus: Trust and Submersion

Learning Objectives

1. Ask permission to get in the water
2. Enter and exit the pool using the stairs
3. Change direction while walking in chest deep water
4. Pour water over head and get face wet
5. Blow bubbles using mouth
6. Crab walk 5 yards
7. Know how to climb out without using stairs
8. Maintain front & back float position with support
9. Roll over from front to back and from back to front with support
10. Jump from side of pool with assistance
11. Alternating arm and kicking action with support
12. Travel 3 yards kicking with support from a noodle

Safety Skill: Always ask permission before getting into the water

Exit Skill: Enter water from stairs, front float, recover to standing, float on back, recover to standing position, exit water utilizing stairs

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Category: Preschool Age 2-5

Class Description

This level is for swimmers who are comfortable going underwater and learning the fundamentals of swimming but cannot swim independently.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to:

• Sit independently without parent or guardian in the water
• Listen and follow directions
• Willing to put their face in the water on command
• Swim independently with the noodle /floatation"

Focus: Body Position and Air Recovery

Learning Objectives

1. Ask permission to get in the water
2. Bob 5 times exchanging air
3. Horizontal submerge
4. Vertical submerge
5. Front and Back Streamlines without assistance
6. Roll over from front to back and from back to front without assistance
7. Kick on front
8. Kick on back
9. Reach and pull arm movements
10. Freestyle arm movement with flutter kick for 10 feet
11. Elementary backstroke for 10 feet
12. Enter water by jumping from the side of the pool and back float for 10 seconds
13. Tread water for 10 seconds

Safety Skill: Know how to put on a lifejacket

Exit Skill: Jump from side of the pool, freestyle 10 feet, tread water for 10 seconds, elementary backstroke back to the side of the pool

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Category: Preschool Age 2-5

Class Description

This level is for swimmers who are able to swim 10 feet independently but are working on swimming in water over their head.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to:

• Sit independently without parent or guardian in the water
• Listen and follow directions
• Willing to go under water
• Swim independently 10 feet

Focus: Forward Movement and Direction Change

Learning Objectives

1. Ask permission to get in the water
2. Bob 10 times exchanging air
3. Side Glide on both sides with support
4. Front streamline with kick, then roll to side to rest and breathe
5. Roll from side glide, to front streamline
6. Side glide, 4 overarm pulls, roll to back to rest and breathe
7. Side glide, one overarm pull, roll to opposite side glide to rest and breathe
8. Side glide, rotate to back, then roll to opposite side glide to rest and breathe
9. Freestyle arm movement with flutter kick for 30 feet
10. Backstroke arm movement with flutter kick for 20 feet
11. Flutter kick on front and back for 20 Feet
12. Tread water for 30 seconds

Safety Skill: Know how to call emergency services

Exit Skill: Jump from side of the pool, swim freestyle, then roll on back to rest and breathe 3 times

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Category: Swim School Age 6-15

Class Description

This level is the starting point for swimmers to become familiar with the water. This is geared towards swimmers who are not comfortable putting their face in the water.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to:

• Sit independently without parent or guardian in the water
• Listen and follow directions

Focus: Submersion and Air Recovery

Learning Objectives

1. Ask permission to get in the water
2. Enter and exit the pool using the stairs
3. Change direction while walking in chest deep water
4. Pour water over head and get face wet
5. Blow bubbles using mouth
6. Crab walk 5 yards
7. Know how to climb out without using stairs
8. Maintain front & back float position with support
9. Roll over from front to back and from back to front with support
10. Jump from side of pool with assistance
11. Alternating arm and kicking action with support
12. Travel 3 yards kicking with support from a noodle

Safety Skill: Always ask permission before getting into the water.

Exit Skill: Enter water from stairs, front float, recover to standing, float on back, recover to standing position, exit water utilizing stairs.

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Category: Swim School Age 6-15

Class Description

This level is for swimmers who are comfortable going underwate, learned the fundamentals of swimming. These swimmers are able to swim 5 feet independently and back float for 10 seconds.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to:

• Sit independently without parent or guardian in the water
• Listen and follow directions
• Willing to put their face in the water on command and blow bubbles
• Swim independently with the noodle

Focus: Forward Movement and Direction Change

Learning Objectives

1. Ask permission to get in the water
2. Bob 5 times exchanging air
3. Flutter kick on front and back for 15 yards
4. Front streamline without assistance
5. Back Streamline without assistance
6. Roll over from front to back and from back to front without assistance
7. Side Glide on both sides with support
8. Maintain front & back float position with support
9. Elementary backstroke for 15 feet
10. Freestyle arm movement with flutter kick for 5 yards
11. Enter water by jumping from the side of the pool and returning to the wall
12. Tread water for 10 seconds

Safety Skill:Put on a lifejacket

Exit Skill: Jump from side of the pool, swim freestyle 15 feet, tread water for 10 seconds, elementary backstroke back to the side of the pool

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Category: Swim School Age 6-15

Class Description

This level is for swimmers who are able to swim 15 feet independently but are working on swimming in water over their head.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to:

• Swim with their face in the water blowing bubbles
• Swim independently front 15 feet
• Back float independently for 10 seconds

Focus: Stroke Development and Rotary Movement

Learning Objectives

• Bob 10 times exchanging air
• Side glide to back float, rest and breathe
• Side glide, one overarm pull, roll to back to rest and breathe
• Side glide to streamline to side glide (same side)
• Front and back streamline with kick, then roll to side glide to rest and breathe
• Side glide to back float, rest and breathe
• Backstroke with Straight Arm Rcovery
• Backstroke with little finger first entry
• Backstroke with good body roll and arm extension
• Flutter kick on front and back for 25 yards
• Dive from a kneeling position
• Tread water for 30 seconds

Safety Skill: Know how to call emergency services.

Exit Skill: Jump in deep water, swim freestyle 30 feet, tread water for 30 seconds, backstroke back to the side of the pool.

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Category: Aqua Club (Stroke School 6-18)

Class Description

This level is for swimmers who are able to swim 30 feet of Freestyle and Backstroke. This class is for swimmers who are working to improve their rotatary breathing and backstroke techinques, as well as the indroduction to breaststroke and butterfly.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to

Swim in water over their head

• Swim freestyle 30 feet with rotatry breathing
• Swim backstroke 30 feet with straight arm recovery

Focus: Stroke Improvement

Learning Objectives

1. Flutter kick on front and back for 50 yards each
2. Introduction to bilateral rotatary breathing
3. Preform Breaststroke arm action
4. Frog kick 15 yards
5. Dolphin kick for 10 Feet
6. Freesyle 25 yards
7. Backstroke 25 yards
8. Breaststroke 30 Feet
9. Diving
10. Retrieve an object from a depth of 4 - 5 feet

Safety Skill: Reach or Throw Don't Go

Exit Skill: Compact dive, freestyle 25 yards, backstroke 25 yards, Breaststroke 30 feet, tread water for 1 minute"

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Category: Aqua Club (Stroke School 6-18)

Class Description

This level is for swimmers who are able to swim 25 Yards of Freestyle and Backstroke. This class is for swimmers who are working to improve their breaststroke and butterfly techinques as well as buliding their endurance.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to

• Swim in water over their head
• Swim freestyle 25 yards with rotatry breathing
• Swim backstroke 25 yards with straight arm recovery
• Swim breastroke 15 yards with proper timing

Focus: Stroke Refinement

Learning Objectives

1. Freestyle 50 yards with bilateral rotatory breathing
2. Backstroke 50 yards with straight arm recovery
3. Breaststroke 50 yards with proper timing
4. Butterfly 25 yards with proper timing
5. Introduction to side stroke
6. Open turns for freestyle and backstroke
7. Open turns for breaststroke and butterfly
8. Surface Dives and Survival Swim
9. Tread water for 2 minutes
10. Retrieve diving brick from a depth of 9 feet

Safety Skill: Surface Dives and Survival Swim

Exit Skill: Standing dive, freestyle 50 yards, backstroke 50 yards, Breaststroke 25 yards, butterfly 15 yards, tread water for 2 minutes"

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Category: Aqua Club (Stroke School 6-18)

Class Description

This level is for swimmers who can swim 50 yards freestyle, 50 yards backstroke, 50 yards Breaststroke, and 15 feet of butterfly. In this level swimmers will also learn basic rescue skills and survival swimming.

Requirements to join level

Must be able to

• Swim in water over their head
• Swim freestyle 50 yards with rotary breathing
• Swim backstroke 50 yards with straight arm recovery
• Swim breastroke 50 yards with proper timing
• Swim butterfly 15 yards with proper timing

Focus: Stroke Refinement

Learning Objectives

1. Freestyle 50 yards with bilateral rotatory breathing
2. Backstroke 50 yards with straight arm recovery
3. Breaststroke 50 yards with proper timing
4. Butterfly 50 yards with proper timing
5. Side stroke
6. Flip Turns for freestyle and backstroke
7. Touch turns for breastroke and butterfly
8. Surface Dives and survival swimming
9. Tread water for 2 minutes
10. Retrieve diving brick from a depth of 9 feet

Safety Skill: Basic Lifesaving Techinques

Exit Skill: Racing dive, freestyle 50 yards, backstroke 50 yards, Breaststroke 50 yards, side stroke 50 yards, butterfly 25 yards, tread water for 5 minutes

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Category: Aqua Club (Stroke School 6-18)

Class Description

Pre-Competitive: Swim Team Prep

Our Aqua Club program is the perfect fit for those looking for their first experience with a competitive swim team while balancing their involvement in other activities. This training group is meant to bridge the gap between our learn-to-swim program and our year-round competitive swim team. Swimmers spend most of their focus building endurance to improve freestyle and backstroke. We will work on developing breaststroke, teaching butterfly, and introducing starts and flip turns. This program will enable swimmers to learn, improve and compete in a fun environment.

Age Requirements: 4-18 years old.

Swim Meets: Optional!

Requirements to join level

Must be able to

• Swim in water over their head
• Swimmers must be in level 4 or higher
• Swim freestyle 25 yards with rotatry breathing
• Swim backstroke 25 yards with straight arm recovery
• Swim breastroke 15 yards with proper timing
• Swim butterfly 15 yards

Focus: Advanced Stroke Technique and Endurance

Learning Objectives

1. Racing Dives
2. Flip turns for backstroke and freestyle
3. Touch turns for breaststroke and butterfly
4. Breaststroke Pullouts
5. Freestyle 200 yards with flip turns
6. Backstroke 200 yards with flip turns
7. Breastroke 200 yards with pullouts
8. Butterfly 50 yards
9. 100 IM
10. Understand how to use the pace clock and read swim sets

Safety Skill: Know how to call emergency services.

Exit Skill: (200 yard Individual Medley) Perform a racing dive, 50 yards Butterfly, 50 yards Backstroke, 50 yards Breaststroke, 50 yards Freestyle"