Departments / Parks & Recreation / The Colony Pool Club
Swim Lessons
Group Swim Lessons
Group Lessons
- Our group lessons program is split into three sessions and runs from June 17 – July 25.
- Lessons are held Monday – Thursday and each lesson is 30 minutes.
- Members must be four years of age or older and toilet trained to participate.
Session Fee
- The fee for a session is $80 per swimmer.
- The fee covers the entire session and is not pro-rated by number of lessons attended.
- No refunds are permitted after the first day of instruction.
Session Dates & Times
- Our group lessons program runs three sessions, each lasting two weeks:
- Session 1: June 17 – June 27
- Session 2: July 1 – July 11
- Session 3: July 15 – July 25
- Lesson Times:
- 11:30 – 12:00PM
- 12:00 PM – 12:30PM
- 12:30PM – 1:00PM
| Lesson Level | Lesson Name | Lesson Description |
| Beginner 1 | Introduction to Water Skills | Teaches familiarity with water, bobbing, retrieving submerged objects and water safety. Introduces floating, glides, and alternating arm and leg action on front and back. |
| Beginner 2 | Fundamental Aquatic Skills | Teaches full submersion, floats, glides, and treading water. Combines alternating arm and leg action for Front Crawl and Backstroke. |
| Advanced Beginner 1 | Stroke Development | Teaches rotary breathing, treading water, Front Crawl, and Backstroke. Introduces streamline position, the Butterfly kick, and Elementary Backstroke. Proficiency at this skill level prepares the swimmer to pass the Deep Water Test, a description of which can be found at the bottom of the page. Exit assessment: Pass The Deep Water Test. |
| Advanced Beginner 2 | Stroke Improvement | Introduces Breaststroke, Sidestroke, Butterfly, open turns, and surface diving. Exit assessment: Swim 50 meters without resting. |
| Intermediate 1 | Stroke Refinement | Introduces shallow angle dive, sculling, and treading water for 5 minutes. Focuses on increasing swim distances. Exit assessment: Swim 75 meters without resting. |
| Intermediate 2 | Skill Proficiency | Teaches advanced turns and long-distance swimming. Refines all skills and strokes. Exit assessment: Swim 100 meters without resting. |
The Colony Pool Club facilitates private swimming lessons between Club lifeguards and coaches who are certified instructors and members according to the following terms:
- Lesson time and the fee is to be arranged directly with the swim coach or lifeguard/instructor.
- A list of instructors can be provided by the current on duty manager at the Club.
- Lessons are given when the Club is open only.
- Lessons are typically 30 minutes each.
Deep Water Test
All members & guests ages 15 and under must pass the test each summer.
- For safety reasons, all members & guests under the age of 15 must pass the Deep Water Test every summer to prove to Club Management that they can swim well enough to be permitted in water over their heads.
- Swimmers using the slides, diving board and teen dock are in depths over 10 feet. Only members who have passed the Deep Water Test are permitted to use these features.
- The Deep Water Test is given periodically throughout the day and will be announced over the public address system by a manager on duty.
- The test is administered in the swim lanes and requires the individual to swim freestyle two full lengths of lane and tread water for a set amount of time without touching the side, grabbing the lane line or ladder, and without the chin, mouth or nose going below the surface for one minute.
- In the event of a lost deep water badge, replacement badges can be purchased at the manager’s office for a fee of $5.
