Summer 2021 Swim Lessons

Wayside offers a skills-based, progressive swim program to help children succeed in becoming better swimmers. Whether your child is just starting to learn to swim or on their way to being a stronger swimmer, we have a program for them. Additionally, we offer adult lessons that are patient and encouraging for all levels of adult swim.

Our swim lessons are skill-appropriate, safe, small, professional, and FUN. Our lessons promote self-confidence by teaching and improving swimming skills, teaching safety skills in and around water environments, improving social skills, trust, and confidence in others, and developing positive, life-long recreational opportunities.

Summer 2021 Brings Options.

Swim lessons sessions will be offered in different packages. All lessons are 30 minutes in length

• 1 x per week for 8 weeks on Wednesday evenings at the indoor pool – REGISTER NOW

• 2x per week for 3 weeks on Tuesday and Thursday evenings at the indoor pool – REGISTER NOW

• 5 x per week for 1 week on Monday through Friday mornings at the outdoor pool – REGISTER NOW

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CLASS FORMAT

Beginning Monday, June 21st classes will look like the following

Parent-Child (ages 6 months – 3 years)

This program is designed for children to be accompanied by a parent or caregiver in the water. A one-to-one ratio, adult to a child is required. Moms, Dads, or caregivers are taught to safely work with their child in the water using basic skills, including how to appropriately support and hold their child while in the pool. They are instructed on how to prepare and encourage their child to participate fully and to try new skills. Children are introduced to basic skills that lay the foundation for learning to swim in the future. Water safety topics are introduced and discussed with the parents and caregivers.

Level 1 – Beginner (ages 3 years and up 3-4 students

This class introduces children to the aquatic environment and teaches them basic aquatic skills. The class encourages participants to develop positive attitudes and safe practices in and around the water. To progress to Advanced Beginner, swimmers must be comfortable in the water and demonstrate that they can swim on their own for a distance of 3-5 feet. This may be done while wearing a flotation device. The student must also be able to completely submerge their head.

Level 2-Advanced Beginner (ages 3 and older who are independent swimmers max of 4 students)

This level builds on and improves skills learned in Level 1. Water safety topics introduced in Level 1 are expanded. To progress to Level 3, swimmers must show they can swim on their backs and on their fronts for about 12.5 yards (about ½ the length of the pool) without a flotation device and when on their front, putting their face in the water at regular intervals. They must also be able to float on both their front and their back for 30 seconds.

Levels 3 (4-5 students)

This level focuses on increasing swimming proficiency by building on the basic aquatic skills learned in Levels 1 and 2 helping the student achieve basic water competency. Diving is introduced. Water safety concepts are reviewed, and additional water safety topics are introduced. To progress to Level 4, swimmers must be able to swim at least one length of the pool in Front Crawl Stroke and Backstroke and Elementary Backstroke and have a basic understanding of how to perform a Butterfly, Breaststroke and Scissors kick. Students must be able to perform a standing forward dive from the side of the pool.

Level 4 & Level 5 (6 students per level)

These classes teach swimmers to refine their performance of all six swimming strokes and prepares them for competitive swimming, the life-long love of lap-swimming, or the desire to pursue lifeguarding courses.

Our members say it best!

Patty D.

Swim Instructor

“The reason why I enjoy working at Wayside is I don’t always have to adhere to a strict curriculum set up by the Aquatics director. Because I am a veteran instructor, I am given the freedom to create my own lessons accordingly. I like to make them fun and enjoyable for the variety of lessons I teach whether they are a group lesson or private.”
Swim Lesson Parent

Michael is a great instructor and really cares about each student. I have been to a lot of other clubs and have seen a lot of Level 4 instructors. Michael really breaks down the strokes, does much needed instruction and really gets to know the kids.
Ryan, age 9

“It’s fun here. The pool is deep and there is a diving board. Other pools I go to don’t have a diving board.”
Evelin, age 10

“There is an indoor and outdoor pool! When my brothers are in swim lessons, we hang out and go on the slide and diving board.”
Ashley, age 10

“I love going in all the pools. There are great opportunities to learn how to swim. I love the diving board and slide!”
Brenda, age 10

“There are different activities — the swim test to keep people safe and I like the slide and diving board.”
Haley, age 6

“The pools have different depths, so you can dive into the water. It is fun because there is a diving board and slide.”
Eli, age 6

“I can have fun and cool off and because if you do the swim test, you can go down the slide and the diving board.”