About: Swim Lessons
Lessons are offered for MEMBERS ONLY.
All Penn Brook Club lessons are performed by lifeguards who have experience with small children and swimmers. A plan is followed to make sure your child is learning the basic skills at their level.
Register for Swim Lessons here.
Once you register on the Sign Up Genius, you will receive an invoice from Penn Brook Finance.
Please pay the bill by June 15th.
There will be no refunds this year after June 15, 2025 for Swim Lessons that you cannot attend.
LESSON DESCRIPTIONS
Please read below to place your swimmer correctly.
Level 1 Beginner
3-5 year olds
No prerequisites (with or without a parent)
SKILLS to be introduced:
Entering and exiting the pool using steps
Face in water blowing bubbles
Bobbing
Floating on back with assistants
Kicking with straight legs streamline
finning
1:3 30 min $65
Level 2
5-7 year olds
Prerequisites
10 bobs (breath control)
float on front & back with little help
finning
jumping into the pool and climbing out of pool with help
SKILLS to be introduced:
Treading water
Prone glide & back glide streamline
Floating on back and front with no help
Freestyle with little help breathing on one side
Back crawl with little help
Jumping into and out of pool with no help
Breaststroke arms and legs
Sit dive
1:3 30 min $65
Level 3
7-10 years old
Prerequisites:
Must be able to swim the following strokes with proficiency 25m: freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke
Treading water for one minute
SKILLS to be introduced:
Freestyle breathing both sides and every other stroke
Butterfly arms and kick
Standing dive
Somersaults for flip turns
Increase endurance
1:4 30 min. $65
Level 4
Pre Team Skills
8-12 year olds
Prerequisites: Must be able to swim the following strokes with proficiency
50m
freestyle
backstroke
breaststroke
15m of butterfly
Freestyle breathing both sides
SKILLS to be introduced:
Racing dives and starts for all strokes
Turns for all strokes
Endurance swimming with starts and turns
1:4 45 min. $65
Parent/Tot Class
18 mos to 3y
No prerequisites
SKILLS to be introduced:
Entering and exiting the pool using steps
Face in water blowing bubbles
Bobbing
Floating on back with assistants
Kicking with straight legs streamline
finning
Small group
Four 30 min Classes on Saturdays from 11:30-12 pm @$65
Adult Swim Class
18+
No prerequisites
SKILLS to be introduced:
Breathing: Bobbing, one side breathing
Buoyancy: Floating on front and back to standing position
Flutter kick: Front and back
Emphasis on streamline
Rolling over
Gliding: Front and back
Increase endurance and more!
Small group
Four 45 minute sessions on Saturdays in July from 10-10:45 @ $65
Tips and Hints for Adults
18+
Should be able to do most strokes and breathe on both sides
Refine all strokes and techniques to be a more efficient swimmer
Small group
Four 45 minute sessions on Saturdays in July from 10:45-11:30 am.
$65 for 4 classes per swimmer
Private lessons may be available upon request.
To learn more about swim lessons contact Pat Papenberg: pennbrookswimlessons@gmail.com