Penn Brook is proud to offer a variety of swimming lesson options for our members and their children. Please see class descriptions below. If you have questions, reach out to lesson coordinator Pat Papenberg ([email protected]) or aquatics director Matt Crispino ([email protected])

Registration is open now for Session I, Parent/Tot, and Adult Lessons

Session II registration will open June 1

Session III registration will open June 15

*note: if you are going to register multiple children, please fill out a separate form for each

YOUTH SWIM LESSONS 

Session I: June 22-July 2 – REGISTRATION CURRENTLY FULL

Session II: July 6-16 – REGISTER HERE

Session III: July 20-30 – REGISTER HERE

Lessons run Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, and Thursday (Friday is a make-up day if a class is missed)

Time: 3:55-4:25 PM or 4:30-5:00 PM

Cost: $80 per session

Levels

  • Level 1 – 3 students per group
    • Recommended ages – 3-5
    • Beginners
    • No prerequisite
    • Level 1 skills taught: entering/exiting water using steps, face in water, blowing bubbles, bobbing, back float w/ assistance, flutter kicking, kicking on back
  • Level 2 – 3 students per group
    • Recommended ages – 5-7
    • Prerequisites: be able to do 10 bobs, float on back with little/no assistance, treading water
    • Level 2 skills taught: prone/back glide streamline, back/front floating, freestyle and backstroke with little/no assistance, jumping into pool with no assistance, sitting dive
  • Level 3 – 4 students per group
    • Recommended ages – 7-10
    • Prerequistes: be able to swim 25m of freestyle and backstroke without assistance, treading water 1 minute
    • Level 3 skills taught: freestyle with side breathing, breaststroke arms/kick, butterfly arms/kick, standing dive, somersaults for flipturns, increasing endurance

PARENT/TOT SWIM LESSONS

Recommended ages: 18 months to 3 years

4 classes, held on Saturdays

July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1 – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Time: 11:30am-12:00pm

Classes held in shallow end of pool

Parent/Tot skills taught: getting used to the water, knowing how to exit w/ stairs, jumping to parents from side of pool, ways to hold/position child to promote skill development, songs to promote skills

Cost: $40 for all four classes

ADULT SWIM LESSONS

All ages welcome

4 classes, held on Saturdays

July 11, July 18, July 25, August 1 – CLICK HERE TO REGISTER

Beginner – 10:00-10:45am – for non-swimmers or swimmers with little knowledge or experience

Tip and Hints – 10:45-11:30am – for adults who can swim but want to improve their skills

Cost: $65 for all four classes