SWIM LESSONS
LESSON REGISTRATION
Session registration opens approximately 2 weeks prior to the session start date. All classes are filled on a first come, first serve basis. All session payments must be received to reserve your space. Payment guarantees a spot within the class. All participants are required to check in at the reception desk before each class. There are no make ups for Group Swim Lessons. Medically excused absences will be made up where space is available.
Specific Instructors are Not Guaranteed
Lesson Progression
Students do not automatically progress to the next level. In order to graduate to the next level, they will have to demonstrate the exit skill criteria.
Private and Semi-Private Lessons
Parent-Tot Swim Lessons
Pre-School Swim Lessons
Kids Swim Lessons
Swim Team
Swim Team Clinic
Boy scout lifesaving merit badge
Boy scout swimming merit badge
Private & Semi Private Lessons
All Private & Semi-Private Lessons are provided by American Red Cross Certified Instructors.
Instruction available for the phobic, beginner, intermediate and advanced swimmer of any age. Private & Semi-Private Swim Lessons are great for adults who want to improve their swimming and are recommended for anyone who is fearful of the water.
Single sessions or packages are available for purchase. All lessons expire one year from date of purchase and are 30 minutes long. Private & Semi-Private Swim Lessons are based on the student and instructor availability.
Payment required prior to lesson. A 24-hour cancellation notice is required or you will be responsible for payment. Lesson rate will be charged based on number of participants as shown below. If the second participant does not show for a semi-private lesson, the private lesson rate will be charged. Lesson fees below are per person.
Lesson fees are per person.
Contact the Aquatics Department at (914) 250-2727 with questions.
Private Lessons (One-on-One)
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1 lesson (30 minutes)
Member: $45
Child of Member: $57
Non-Member: $63
12 lessons (includes 1 free)
Member: $495
Child of Member: $627
Non-Member: $693
Semi-Private Lessons (Group of 2)
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1 lesson (30 minutes)
Member: $37
Child of Member: $49
Non-Member: $55
12 lessons (includes 1 free)
Member: $407
Child of Member: $539
Non-Member: $605
10% off sibling discount for second child taken from the member rate.
Private & Semi-Private Lessons Registration
In order to book a lesson, payment must be taken at either the Reception Desk or by calling the Aquatics Department at (914) 250-2727.
Contact us if you have questions.
Parent-Tot Swim Lessons
Infants and toddlers ages 6 months – 3 years will enjoy exploring water activities that promote the development of arm and leg movements as well as breath control. Basic swimming and safety skills are taught.
A parent or caregiver is in the water for part of each class, acting as a co-instructor. The goal is to build confidence to ease the transition into independent lessons, while serving as a parent and child bonding experience.
Students will be introduced to floating on their backs and front, jumping in unsupported and submerging. Children will be given toys as well as singing songs and other activities.
Children MUST wear swim diapers underneath their bathing suits. For your convenience, swim diapers, goggles, swim caps and ear plugs can be purchased at the Reception Desk.
DATES & TIME INFO
Session Starts:
PRICING INFO
Must be registered one week before the scheduled start date. 10% sibling discount for a second child taken from member rate.
Enrollment: Minimum of three participants required for class to run. If less than three participants register for a class, you will be informed and may choose an alternative. A maximum of ten participants will be allowed for each class. Your space is not guaranteed until payment is received. All classes will have one instructor.
Reminder: Payment must be received one week before session begins.
Pre-School Swim Lessons
For children ages 3 – 5 years who are ready to take independent lessons with an American Red Cross certified instructor in a group class setting.
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Session Runs:
Pre-School Swim Lessons are for children ages 3 – 5 years who are ready to take independent lessons with an American Red Cross-certified instructor in a group class setting. Registering your child for the appropriate class and level ensures that he or she will have the best opportunity to succeed. The information below will help you to decide which class is best for your child.
Pre-School Level 1 (Beginner)
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Who? Children who have never taken swim lessons, or might be afraid or uncomfortable in the water.
Skills to be introduced: Basic swim skills like entering/exiting the water safely, blowing bubbles, submerging underwater, gliding and kicking on front and back. Adding arms with legs may be introduced as well as retrieving submerged objects.
Dates & Times
7 week pricing:
Pre-School Level 2 (Intermediate)
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Who? Children who are comfortable in the water, will completely submerge and blow bubbles, as well as glide and kick on their front and back with assistance.
Skills to be introduced: Independent floating and gliding on front, combined arms and legs on front and back, elementary backstroke, and climbing out and jumping in unassisted.
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7 week pricing:
Pre-School Level 3 (Advanced)
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Who? Children who can swim combined arms and legs on front for three body lengths unassisted. Glides on front and back for at least two body lengths unassisted, and will retrieve a submerged object from a shallow depth.
Skills to be introduced: Advanced combined arms and legs on front and back with rotary breathing, retrieving submerged objects from bottom of pool, and glides on front and back with recovery to a vertical position.
Dates & Times
7 week pricing:
Member: $175
Non-Member: $280
Child Of Member: $245
Must be registered one week prior to start date. 10% sibling discount for second child taken off member rate.
Enrollment: Minimum of three participants required for class to run. If less than three participants register for a class, you will be informed and may choose an alternative. Maximum of five participants will be allowed for each class. Your space is not guaranteed until payment is received. All classes will have one instructor.
Reminder: Payment must be received one week before session begins.
Make Up Policy: Make ups can be scheduled directly with the Aquatics office to attend another regularly scheduled class on another day of your choice, pending availability. One make up per session will be allowed, and must be scheduled during the current session. There are no credits for additional missed classes.
Kids Swim Lessons
Various Kids Swim classes ranging from those who are afraid, uncomfortable or cannot do anything on their own in the water, to those who are able to swim 25 yards of freestyle and backstroke. The objective of our Kids’ Swim Lessons are to help the child feel comfortable in the water and learn the basics of swimming or for kids class is to refine freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, and well as introduce butterfly, flip turns and diving. For ages 6+.
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Session Runs:
Goggles, swim caps and earplugs are available for purchase at the reception desk.
10% sibling discount for second child taken off member rate.
Enrollment: Minimum of three participants required for class to run. If less than three participants register for a class, you will be informed and may choose an alternative. Maximum of five participants will be allowed for each class. Your space is not guaranteed until payment is received. All classes will have one instructor.
Reminder: Payment must be received one week before session begins.
Make Up Policy: Make ups can be scheduled directly with the Aquatics office to attend another regularly scheduled class on another day of your choice, pending availability. One make up per session will be allowed, and must be scheduled during the current session. There are no credits for additional missed classes.
Level 1: WATER EXPLORATION
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Children ages 6 or older who might be afraid or uncomfortable in the water. The objective of this class is to help the child feel comfortable in the water and learn the basics of swimming. The objective of this class is to learn water adjustment, breath control, buoyancy, entering/exiting water, front and back kicking with support, and using arm strokes for short distances. No flotation devices will be used.
Dates & Times
7 week pricing:
Member: $224
Child of Member: $329
Non-Member: $364
Level 2: PRIMARY SKILLS
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To enter class, children must be comfortable in the water using basic beginner strokes on front and back without assistance, or moving up from Pre-School Level 3. The objective of this class is to increase breath control, floating, gliding and flutter kicking on front/back and work on intermediate freestyle skills. The goal is to swim freestyle and backstroke with minimal to no assistance from instructor.
Dates & Times
7 week pricing:
Member: $224
Child of Member:$329
Non-Member: $364
Level 3: Stroke Development
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To enter class, children must be able to swim independent freestyle and backstroke, and demonstrate beginner level alternate side breathing for freestyle. The objective of this class is to focus on freestyle and backstroke with proper breathing techniques. This class will also feature an introduction to treading water, breaststroke and diving.
Dates & Times
7 week pricing:
Member: $224
Child of Member: $329
Non-Member: $364
Level 4: Stroke Improvement
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To enter class, children must be able to perform all of the skills in Level 3, and be comfortable swimming in the lap pool. The objective of this class is to correct and refine freestyle and backstroke, as well as practicing advanced breaststroke. This class will also feature an introduction to butterfly, diving, and flip turns.
Dates & Times
7 week pricing:
Member: $294
Child of Member: $434
Non-Member: $469
Level 5: Stroke Refinement
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To enter class, children must demonstrate advanced freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke in the lap pool. The objective of this class is to refine all four basic strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly). Children will continue to perfect flip turns and diving, as well as practice long distance swimming, and learning to use a time clock to keep pace.
Dates & Times
7 week pricing:
Member: $294
Child of Member: $434
Non-Member: $469
Swim Team Clinic
Children must be able to swim 50 yards each of freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke unassisted to enter the clinic. They should also have some knowledge of butterfly. All classes will take place in the lap pool.
This clinic is for children around the ages of 8-13 years old who are comfortable in an American Red Cross Kids Level 4. Participants may be interested in eventually joining a swim team.
Each week will consist of a one hour class. All four competitive strokes turns and starts will be taught in depth, drawing on hydrodynamic principles. The objective will be to increase stroke efficiency and correctness as well as gain ideas to use in participants’ own swim workouts.
Participants are not USA-Swimming registered athletes. Minimum of three participants required in order for the clinic to run.
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PRICING INFO
Aquatic Program Registration
In order to secure your spot, payment must be taken at either the Reception Desk or by calling the Aquatics Department at (914) 250-2727.
Contact us if you have questions.
Swim Team
For children ages 5–18 years old. Our medium-sized swim team practices out of Club Fit Jefferson Valley. Swim Team includes training with ASCA-certified coaches, dryland training and a team swim cap. We have a great coaching staff that works closely with swimmers to properly teach and improve technique with all strokes.
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Contact Coach Kerri at kgoing@clubfit.com
The Club Fit Jefferson Valley Swim Team (CFJV) is a USA Swimming Program run by ASCA Level 4 Coach Kerri Going. All coaches trained by the American Swim Coach Association will provide quality swim instruction and training in a unique environment.
Senior Elite Team
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Participants must be at least 14 years old and meet qualifying time standards.
Practice: Monday–Friday 8-9:30pm, Saturdays 4:00-5:30pm, choose 4-5 days per week
Dryland Training: Tuesdays & Thursdays 7:15-7:45pm in Studio 2
Member: $2,625
Child of Member: $2,925
Non-Member: $3,125
Junior Elite Team
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Ages 11–14 years old and meet qualifying time standards.
Practice: Monday – Friday 7-8pm, Saturdays 4:00-5:30pm, choose 2-3 days per week
Dryland Training: Mondays (Studio 3) & Fridays 6:15-6:45pm in Studio 2
Member: $2,465
Child of Member: $2,715
Non-Member: $2,915
Junior Team
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All 11 and under swimmers.
Practice: Monday – Friday 7-8pm, choose 2-3 per week
Dryland Training: Mondays (Studio 3) & Fridays 6:15-6:45pm in Studio 2
Member: $2,300
Child of Member: $2,550
Non-Member: $2,750
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USA Swimming Registration/Team Unify Meet Fees:
- A USA Swimming registration fee is not included in your tuition. This fee is paid directly to USA Swimming each season.
- USA Meets are TBA. Swimmers are expected to attend meets.
- Team Unify website is provided as the primary means of communication for swim meet registration and payment, team communications, and tracking swimmers results and standings. Once your child is registered you will have the ability to create your own Team Unify account as soon as you join the team.
- Parents are responsible for selecting yes/no via Team Unify for swim meet enrollment. Meets will be announced along with an attendance deadline. If you do not select yes before the deadline you will not be able to enter the meet. For championship meets, coaches will enter swimmers who qualified, and parents can select no to opt out. If you select yes to attending a meet and drop out after the attendance deadline, you will still be responsible for meet fees (this rule is set by the host team.)
- Meet fees are paid by you directly using your Team Unify Account. Create an account (no charge) upon paying annual team registration.
- Meet fees will be billed: January 1st, April 1st, June 1st & August 1st for any meet fees occurring during the prior months.
Team Tuition Registration:
- Annual team tuition are handled by the Aquatics Director.
- The are no credits for missed practices and no pro-rating.
- Pricing is for the full season. If only doing short course, minus $200 from price.
- Installment Option: 4 equal payments due on September 1st, October 1st, November 1st and December 1st. Non-Members are required to arrange a Non-Member payment plan agreement for this registration option.
- All fees must be paid in full no later than December 1st.
- One 10% sibling discount off of non surcharged fee when more than one family member is participating on the team.
- Pay in full by August 31st, 2023 to receive a 10% discount off the member price.
- Participants must remain active Club Fit members throughout the swim team season to receive the member rate. Deactivation or freeze status changes after sign up will be billed the prorated difference in pricing.
- Multiple discounts cannot be combined.
- Parent meeting and Metro Swim Shop suit fitting dates will be announced via Team Unify once season begins.
By submitting a registration I understand the following policy
I understand and agree that the FINA Anti-Doping Rules and U.S. Anti-Doping Agency Protocol for Olympic and Paralympic Movement Testing (USADA Protocol) and all other policies and rules adopted by FINA, USADA, and the USOPC apply to me and that it is my responsibility to comply with those rules. I agree to submit to drug testing at any time and understand that the use of methods or substances prohibited by the applicable anti-doping rules would make me subject to penalties including, but not limited to, disqualification and suspension. If it is determined that I may have committed a doping violation, I agree to submit to the results management authority and processes of USADA, including arbitration under the USADA Protocol, or to the results management authority of FINA and/or USA Swimming, if applicable or referred by USADA.
Boy Scout Lifesaving Merit Badge
Fulfills the requirement for the Lifesaving Merit Badge which can be used for the rank toward becoming an Eagle Scout. Course is taught by Boy Scout Counselor Adrienne Davies. Adrienne holds various certifications from the American Red Cross including WSI, WSIT, LGT and LGIT. There must be a minimum of 5 scouts for the course to run, and a maximum of 10.
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Fulfills the requirement for the Lifesaving Merit Badge which can be used for the rank toward becoming an Eagle Scout.
Course is taught by Boy Scout Counselor Adrienne Davies. Adrienne holds various certifications from the American Red Cross including WSI, WSIT, LGT and LGIT. There must be a minimum of 5 scouts for the course to run, and a maximum of 10.
Prerequisites:
- Age: 12+
- Must be a competent swimmer who has successfully completed the Swimming Merit Badge
- Blue card from your Scoutmaster prior to the start of each program
- Blue card from Swimming Merit Badge prior to the start
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PRICING INFO
Pre-registration is required.
Boy Scout Swimming Merit Badge
Fulfills the requirement for the Swimming Merit Badge which can be used for the rank toward becoming an Eagle Scout. Course is taught by Boy Scout Counselor Adrienne Davies. Adrienne holds various certifications from the American Red Cross including WSI, WSIT, LGT and LGIT. There must be a minimum of 5 scouts for the course to run, and a maximum of 10.
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Fulfills the requirement for the Swimming Merit Badge which can be used for the rank toward becoming an Eagle Scout. This program is for both boys and girls. This is not a learn to swim program.
Course is taught by Boy Scout Counselor Adrienne Davies. Adrienne holds various certifications from the American Red Cross including WSI, WSIT, LGT and LGIT. There must be a minimum of 5 scouts for the course to run, and a maximum of 10.
Prerequisites:
- Pass the Boy Scouts of America Swim Test
- Able to swim 25 yards of the following strokes: freestyle and elementary backstroke
- Able to swim 15 yards of the following strokes: breaststroke, backstroke, and sidestroke
- Able to enter the water feet first and head first dives, and float or tread water for 1 minute
- Blue card from your Scoutmaster prior to the start of each program
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Pre-registration is required.
Pool Temperatures
We offer different classes and skill levels to accommodate each student’s individual swimming goals. Lessons are taught in a fun-filled environment where students learn the basic techniques of swimming and safety skills are emphasized. Water temperature is kept at a temperature of 86 degrees in the Program Pool and 81 degrees in the Lap Pool, an ideal for comfort.
Contact the Aquatics Office at jvaquatics@clubfit.com if you have questions or suggestions. See you in the pool!
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Club Hours
HOURS OF OPERATION: (INDOORS)
AQUATICS
Family Swim Time:
Program Pool lanes 2 & 3. No reservations needed.
Saturday & Sunday: 1:00 pm–6:30 pm