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Swim Lessons

at All Sport Health & Fitness

Build Water Skills. Build Confidence.

Guided swim instruction designed to help swimmers develop water safety, confidence, and skills at every level.

Classes

Whether your child is taking their first steps into the water or working toward independent swimming, our swim lessons are designed to meet swimmers where they are and help them progress with confidence.

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Baby & Toddler

Early water experiences designed to build comfort, confidence, and foundational water skills through guided play and movement.

Beginner

An introduction to swimming and water safety through age-appropriate instruction, helping young swimmers become comfortable and confident in the water.

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED

Progressive swim instruction designed to help swimmers build skills, improve technique, and work toward independent swimming.

Adult Swim

Build water confidence and learn fundamental swimming skills in a supportive environment designed for adult beginners.

Fall Swim Lesson Sessions

Our guided swim lessons help swimmers increase their skills, build water confidence, and develop essential safety skills. Classes meet once per week and follow skill progressions based on American Red Cross standards.

Fall 1

September 14 – October 31

  • Priority Registration: August 3
  • Members: August 10
  • Non-Members: August 17

Fall 2

November 2 – December 19

  • Priority Registration: August 3
  • Members: August 10
  • Non-Members: August 17

Planning to register for both Fall 1 & Fall 2 Swim Lessons?

If you’d like to get started before Fall 1 begins on September 14, call the Front Desk at 845-896-5678 to receive a complimentary swim lesson session.

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Private Swim Lessons

Personalized Instruction. Individual Attention.

Looking for a more personalized approach? Private and semi-private swim lessons provide focused instruction based on the swimmer’s individual skill level, goals, and pace.

Private lessons are available for swimmers of all ages and abilities.

Complete our Private Swim Lesson Request Form to get started.

Baby & toddler swim levels

Parent/child classes

A parent/caregiver takes part in each class, assisting in the teaching from the instructor. The following parent/child swim classes allow the babies/TOTS to explore water activities that encourage the development of arm and leg movement along with basic skills.

Mother holder toddler in pool

Aqua – Babies

6 Months – 18 Months

A parent or caregiver participates in each class while instructors introduce babies to the water through age-appropriate activities, songs, games, and play.

 

Skills Taught

  • Water safety
  • Proper ways to hold your baby in the water
  • Front and back floating
  • Blowing bubbles
  • Jumping into the water
  • Basic arm and leg movements
  • Building comfort and confidence in the wate

Aqua – Tots

18 Months – 2 Years

Aquatots builds on early water exploration while introducing fundamental skills that prepare toddlers for independent swim lessons.

 

Skills Taught

  • Water safety
  • Front and back floating
  • Blowing bubbles
  • Arm and leg coordination
  • Jumping in and submerging
  • Basic swimming movements
  • Developing confidence and comfort in the water

BEGINNER swim levels

These lessons are for children who are ready to take independent lessons with an instructor in a group class setting. These levels mark the beginning of learning independent aquatic skills. Your child becomes more comfortable and confident in the water while developing fundamental skills needed to transition into the intermediate stroke classes. Skills will be assisted by an instructor and/or floatation devices.

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Pre-School

3-5 years

Current Skill Level

  • Are not comfortable in the water, have never taken a lesson, or cannot swim independently.

Skills Taught

  • Getting comfortable and adjusted to the water
  • Entering and exiting the water
  • Blowing bubbles
  • Submerging the mouth, nose, and eyes
  • Front and back floats
  • Gliding
  • Treading water
  • Beginning simultaneous and alternating arm and leg movements

Level 1

Introduction to Water Skills

Child’s Current Skill

  • Can swim a little with assistance, are new to swimming, or need to develop basic swimming skills.

Skills Taught

  • Getting comfortable above and below the water
  • Entering and exiting the water
  • Blowing bubbles
  • Submerging
  • Jumping into the water
  • Front and back floats
  • Gliding
  • Treading water
  • Developing simultaneous and alternating arm and leg movements

Level 2

Fundamental Aquatic Skills

Child’s Current Skill

  • Are comfortable in the water and can swim on their front and back with very little assistance.

Skills Taught

  • Building independence from the instructor
  • Reducing reliance on flotation devices
  • Developing foundational stroke skills
  • Swimming independently
  • Improving front and back swimming
  • Preparing for intermediate stroke development

INTERMEDIATE & ADVANCED swim Levels

These lesson levels are for children who are swimming independently of an instructor. These levels mark the beginning of Stroke development. The swimmers learn the fundamentals of each stroke. They develop fundamental skills needed to build a strong stroke and practice these skills with repetition and distance. Skills will be taught by the instructor; use of equipment will be for skills/drills- not for assistance with swimming.

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Level 3

Stroke Development

Child’s Current Skill

  • Are comfortable in the water and can swim independently on their front and back.

Skills Taught

  • Front crawl with side breathing
  • Back crawl
  • Treading water
  • Deep-water skills
  • Diving
  • Breaststroke
  • Developing stroke fundamentals
  • Building confidence swimming independently

Level 4/5

Stroke Improvement & Refinement

Child’s Current Skill

  • Can swim independently, swim the length of the pool on their front and back, and have some knowledge of advanced strokes.

Skills Taught

  • Increasing swimming endurance
  • Swimming greater distances
  • Swimming continuous laps
  • Refining stroke technique
  • Improving swimming efficiency
  • Developing greater stroke consistency
  • Learning turns for each stroke

Adult swim levels

Build confidence in the water while learning essential swimming skills, water safety, and proper stroke fundamentals at your own pace.

Pool

Adult Beginner

Skills Taught

  • Water adjustment and comfort
  • Proper breathing and blowing bubbles
  • Submerging and becoming comfortable underwater
  • Entering and exiting the water safely
  • Front and back floating
  • Gliding through the water
  • Basic arm and leg movements
  • Treading water
  • Developing basic freestyle and backstroke skills
  • Building endurance and swimming confidence
  • Essential water safety skills

Not Sure Which Level Is Right?

Choosing the correct level is important for your swimmer’s progress and safety. Please do not register your child for a level above their current skill level. Classes may sell out, which can make it difficult to move swimmers between levels.

At each level, swimmers are expected to demonstrate greater endurance, improved efficiency, and more refined swimming skills.

Questions about placement?

Contact Jared Bentz, Aquatics Director
896-5678 ext. 101

Ready to Get in the Water?

From your child’s first splash to advanced stroke development, All Sport Swim Lessons provide instruction designed to help swimmers become safer, stronger, and more confident in the water.

Find the right lesson. Build the skills. Make a splash.

Visit Us

17 Old Main St
Fishkill NY 12524

Club Hours

M-TH: 5am - 9pm

Friday: 5am - 8pm

Sat/Sun: 7am - 6pm