Class Descriptions and Fees
Children’s Swim Lessons at National Jewish Health
PARENT-CHILD (ages 6 months to 3 years)
A class for first-time swimmers. Parent must accompany child into the pool. This class helps your child become comfortable in and around the water by emphasizing pre-swimming skills through games and activities.
(A) 10:30 – 11:00 am OR (B) 11:00 – 11:30 pm
$107
PLEASE NOTE: We strongly encourage older children to sign up for the 10:30 am class. We encourage younger children (“babies”) to register for the 11:00 am class.
PRESCHOOL – Building Confidence
Designed for students who may be apprehensive around the water. Emphasis is on putting their face in the water, blowing bubbles, floating, beginning to kick, and jumping into the water unassisted.
(A) 9:00 – 9:30 am OR (B) 10:00 – 10:30 OR OR (C) 12:00 – 12:30 pm OR (D) 12:30 pm – 1:00 pm
$107
BEGINNER – Fundamental Skills
Students should be able to submerge themselves and to attempt to swim independently. Students will learn to feel comfortable in the water and to enjoy water safely. Emphasis is on fundamental skills such as floating on the front and back without support and recovering to a vertical position, and performing various arm and leg actions on the front and back unsupported.
(A) 9:00 – 9:30 am OR (B) 9:30 am – 10:00 am OR (C) 11:30 am – 12:00 pm
$107
INTERMEDIATE – Stroke Introduction
Students must be able to swim on their front and back without support. Students will learn to coordinate arm and leg action for the front and back crawl and will be introduced to deep water and head first entries from the side of the pool.
(A) 10:00 – 10:30 am OR (B) 11:00 – 11:30 am
$107
ADVANCED – Stroke Development (45 minutes)
Students must be able to swim the front and back crawl across the width of the pool and be comfortable in deep water. Emphasis is on improving front and back crawl and swimming the length of the pool. Students will be introduced to elementary back stroke, breaststroke, and rhythmic breathing.
12:00 pm – 12:45 pm
$130
MASTERS – Stroke Refinement & Proficiency (60 minutes)
Students must be able to swim front and back crawl with rhythmic breathing the length of the pool and have some knowledge of elementary backstroke and breaststroke. Emphasis on refining front and back crawl, elementary backstroke, and breaststroke. Introduction to butterfly, sidestroke, diving, turns, and Personal Water Safety.
11:00 am – 12:00 pm
$145
IMPORTANT REMINDERS: Parents are not permitted in the pool. Children are not permitted in the pool except during their class time. All swimmers must leave the pool when their lesson is over. Due to the respiratory concerns of patients at the hospital, no perfumes, cologne, hairspray or any type of perfuming sprays are allowed in the building. No food or drink is allowed anywhere in the hospital. Please do not bring coffee, pop, or snacks for the kids into the pool area. No smoking is allowed anywhere on hospital property. All perimeter doors must remain locked. Please respect hospital security precautions by entering and exiting the pool area only through the main hospital doors. For safety precautions, there is no adult swim or use of the diving board during lessons. Any diving must be supervised by the instructors as part of the children’s lessons. Plastic pants and a cloth or swimming diaper is required for any child who is not potty trained.
