Swim Strokes Swim Lessons

Having mastered the fundamentals, students in our Swim Strokes Swim Lessons learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being and foster a lifetime of physical activity. Swimmers are introduced to the four competitive swimming strokes as well as rescue skills and healthy lifestyle habits.

Stage Descriptions

4 / Stroke Introduction – Introduces basic stroke technique in front crawl and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke.
5 / Stroke Development – Introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke.
6 / Stroke Mechanics – Refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle.

If you have a question about what level to choose for your child, check out the chart below.

SWIM LESSON SELECTOR

WINTER 2025 INFO

Swim Lessons are held twice a week on weekday evenings for three weeks or for four Saturday mornings. You can choose Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday nights. On Saturday mornings, Stages 4-6 have lessons at the same time. We will divide the kids into appropriate groups on the first day of lessons. Weekday lessons are divided by stages. Evening lessons are 40 minutes and morning lessons are 45 minutes. Session dates are listed below:

WINTER SESSIONS

Mon/Wed

April 7-23
May 5-21

Tues/Thurs

April 8-24
May 6-22

Sat

April 5-26
May 3-31 (skip 5/24)

WINTER LESSON TIMES

Monday/Wednesday evenings: Stages 4-6 from 7-7:40pm
Tuesday/Thursday evenings: Stages 4-6 from 7-7:40pm
Saturday mornings: Stages 4-6 from 10:45-11:30am

SUMMER 2025 INFO

In the summer, Swim Lessons are held Tuesdays, Wednesdays & Thursdays for 2 weeks. You can choose morning or evening lessons. Please note: Only evening sessions are held at the Y for some sessions. During those sessions, Outdoor lessons are offered in the mornings at the Carlisle Community Pool. Session dates are listed below: