2024 Private Swim Lessons

Registrations Start Monday, March 11, 2024

Exeter Parks & Recreation now offers private swim lessons for families! Want to sign your child up for one single, 30-minute lesson? Then we have the program for you. Register for as many 30-minute private lessons as you want. Lessons are designed to help swimmers improve on areas from introductory/beginner to swim club proficiency. Classes are limited, so we recommend registering for any dates you may want as soon as possible. All lessons will be offered by our trained American Red Cross lifeguards. Please see the lesson levels on page 2 so that you can register your child in the correct level for their private lesson.

Classes will be held in a slight rain however may be cancelled due to inclement weather (thunder/lightening) or cold temperatures.  Lessons cancelled will not be made up & price is not adjusted.

 **Please Note:  If paying with a credit Card a processing fee of 3% will be charged as a separate transaction on your credit card bill, and will not appear on your final invoice.

Date: Mondays or Fridays, June 24 - August 19, 2024

Ages: 3+

Time: 12:15 - 12:45PM

Fee: Residents $30.00 per date/Non-Residents $40.00 per date.

Max: 6 per date

Location: Dan Healy Memorial Outdoor Pool, 4 Hampton Road, Exeter NH

Class Placement Guide

Level 1 “STARFISH” SWIM - Introduction to Water Skills: Students will learn fundamentals of swimming which include but are not limited to: getting their faces wet, blowing bubbles, bobbing, supported front and back floating, supported rolling over from front to back and back to front, supported gliding, supported flutter kicks, supported front crawl, and jumping in with assistance. 

Level 2 “MINNOW” SWIM - Fundamental Aquatic Skills: Swimmers should be able to, with support, float on their front and back. They should be comfortable putting their head under water and able to blow bubbles for 3-5 seconds. Students in this class will work on independent front and back floating, independent rolling over from front to back and back to front, independent front and back glides, front crawl, backstroke, retrieving objects from underwater and jumping into water over their head. 

Level 3 “GUPPY” SWIM - Stroke Development: Swimmers should already be comfortable swimming front crawl and backstroke for about ten body lengths. Swimmers will continue to work on: gliding, front crawl, backstroke, retrieving objects from under water, and jumping into deep water. New skills that will be introduced include but are not limited to: rotary breathing, breaststroke kick, dolphin kick, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke. 

Level 4 “SEAL” SWIM - Stroke Improvement: Swimmers should already be able to: swim front crawl, backstroke, and breaststroke 50 yards, butterfly 25 yds. Swimmers will work to refine all the skills that have been introduced in previous levels with a focus on the four competitive swim strokes. This level includes endurance work and continued progression of other skills.    

Level 5 “DOLPHIN” SWIM - Stroke Refinement: Swimmers should already be able to: swim freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, whip kick, treading water and dive. Swimmers will work on: alternate breathing, stride jump, refinement of: freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, dolphin kick and butterfly, open turn on front and back, feet-first surface dive and treading water.

Level 6 “SHARK” SWIM - Swimming & Skill Proficiency: Swimmers should already be able to: swim front crawl, backstroke, breaststroke, 100 yds, butterfly 50yds, tread water for 3 minutes, and dive from a standing position on the pool edge. Swimmers will work to refine all the skills from the previous level with a focus on the four competitive swim strokes. This level includes endurance work, distance swimming, continued progression of other skills, and an introduction to basic lifesaving skills.