- •back floats
- •submersion (not forced)
- •rollovers
- •intro to breathing and more
Swim Lessons for Every Body
Private and Group Lessons for Children and Adults
Everyone can learn to swim!
We want everyone to know how to swim. Drowning is the leading cause of accidental death among children 1-5 years and the second leading cause for children 6-14. UVAC has a Learn-to-Swim Program right for you or your child.
- We teach group lessons like Parent and Me for the youngest swimmers, Preschool and Group Swim Lessons for children ages 3-18
- We teach Adult Lessons for all ages and Private Lessons for anyone who needs individualized instruction.
- Splash Camp offered during school vacations and summer months, is a great way to improve swimming for children 6-10 years with a daily half-hour swim lesson.
- Financial aid is available to help children and adults who may not be able to afford a learn-to-swim program.
- To register, create your account NOW as it may take 2-3 days to process. DO NOT WAIT for day of registration!
- **During Swim Lessons and Swim Team practice times parents and siblings receive 25% off Day Passes. Also available to the lesson student who wishes to swim before or after their lesson!
- Lessons are now offered in three locations: UVAC, New London (at Colby Sawyer College) and Killington (at Pico Fitness Center). Go here for details
- Click Here to View 2024-2025 printable schedule.
- •Advancement: 10 Relaxed Wall Bobs
- •Advancement: Independent face in glide to coach
- •Advancement: Sustained Back Float (5 seconds)
- •Front and back floats and glides, independent rollovers
- •Kicking technique
- •Jumping bobs and jump bob to swim
- •Junior stroke with pop-up breathing and other safety strategies
- •Enter and exit water independently
- •Face in the water 3 seconds, nose bubbles
- •Assisted front/back float and glide
- •Assisted roll-over, assisted jump in from side
- •Independent front/back float and recover
- •Independent front/back glide and recover
- •Independent rollover to back float
- •Jumping bobs
- •Front glide to flutter kick and recover
- •Back glide to flutter kick and recover
- •Seesaw body movement (transverse plane)
- •Intro to dolphin kick
Prerequisites: Front glide streamline kicking 15′ and back glide streamline kicking 15′
Level 4 swim lessons teach the essential parts of the crawl stroke: how to hold the head for side breathing, how the hand enters the water, how the arm recovers with a high elbow. We begin the process of putting these components together in preparation for swimming in the competition pool for extended distances. Level 4 swimmers focus on:
- •Hand lead side kicking with roll-in-breathing
- •Crawl arm stroke and intro to rotary breathing
- •Intro to 6 beat back kick w/axis rotation
- •Forward and backward somersaults
Prerequisites: Hand lead crawl stroke with rotary breathing 25′
Level 5/6 swim lessons are taught in the competition pool* and designed to improve swimmers in freestyle, back stroke and when ready adding breast stroke and butterfly. Swimmers will work on perfecting technique, endurance and if desired readiness for swim team.
We offer a specialized group lesson program just for adults and older teens. This is a great option if you would like to gain body awareness and balance in the water, learn basic stroke mechanics, be more comfortable with breathing during swimming and/or want to add swimming to your fitness routine.
- •Develop comfort in the water
- •Basic swimming techniques with face submersion and breath control
- •Learn Body Balance
- •Front and back floats and glides
- •Learn to tread water
- •Learn a proper kick
- •Refine good air exchange (breathing)
- •Develop efficient freestyle technique
Private Swim Lessons
We offer private and semi-private 1/2 hour swim lessons for children and adults of all abilities. They are a great solution for individuals who have a fear of the water or just need extra attention to advance their swimming skills.
