We have 2 sessions of swim lessons at Hillside. Each session is 4 weeks long and meet twice a week on either a Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday. We also offer 8 week sessions on either Friday evenings or Saturday mornings. Fridays mornings are reserved for make-up lessons due to inclement weather. Our instructors are all strong swimmers and most are lifeguards or older swim team swimmers,. We keep a 6-1 ratio for student to instructor in each class. If a class is full, please submit an inquiry below. If there is enough interest, an additional class may be added.

TWO DAYS A WEEK
Guppy lessons 10:00-10:30 am
Small Fry lessons 10:30-11:00 am
​Little Piranhas 10:30-11:15 am

NIGHTS OR WEEKEND LESSONS FOR 8 WEEKS
Small Fry Friday Nights 5:00-5:30 pm
Saturday 10:30-11:00 am
Guppy Friday Nights 5:30-6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00-10:30 am

COST FOR LESSONS
The cost for swim lessons at Hillside is $65.00 for members of the pool, and $75.00 for non members for Small fry and Guppy.
The cost of Little Piranhas is $75.00 dollars.
The cost covers an entire session of 8 lessons.
Click on the link to access the swim lesson sign up sheets. Pay for lessons when you arrive at the pool, or pay online by credit card.

Small Fries

The Beginner, or Small Fry swim program is for children who are ready to learn the very basics of swimming.  It is a shallow water class.  This is a class for children who enjoy the water but do not yet know how, or feel insecure about putting their body in a prone position to swim or float on their own.  They might not be putting their face in the water yet.  It is not a class for a child who is fearful of the water.

Basic Skills to be practiced as a Small Fry

  • Becoming familiar with putting their face in the water by blowing bubbles and bobbing
  • gaining confidence with floating on the back and belly
  • Learning how to kick properly to produce forward momentum
  • learning how to glide off the wall to begin a swim stroke
  • Learning basic stroke movements to produce rudimentary freestyle and back stroke.
  • Basic water safety 

Small Fry Signups

June 17th - July 12th 10:30-11:00
*July 4th will be made up on Friday July 12th

​Monday/Wednesday 
Tuesday/Thursday 

June 7th - July 27th

Friday 5:00-5:30 PM
Saturday 10:30 -11:00 am

Guppies

The Advanced beginner or Guppy swim program is for children who have some of the very basics of swimming.  It is both taught in shallow and some deep water.  Children at this level enjoy being in the pool and will put their face in the water.  They can demonstrate basic forward momentum in some way, but haven't put all the pieces of swimming together.  They can push themselves off the pool floor to begin "swimming" on their front and back.

Basic Skills to be practiced as a Guppy

  • learning how to properly synchronize breathing when swimming.  
  • Perfecting kicking to produce forward momentum
  • Practicing a more realistic version of freestyle and back stroke. 
  • gaining endurance and strength in the pool.  
  • Learning how to properly submerge to dive downward while swimming
  • Beginning dives
  • Basic water safety

Guppy Signups

June 17th - July 12th 10:30-11:00
​*July 4th will be made up on Friday July 12th

Monday/Wednesday 
Tuesday/Thursday 

June 7th - July 27th

Friday 5:30-6:00 pm
Saturday 10:00 - 10:30 am

Little Piranhas

Intermediate or Little Piranha program is for children who may be interested in moving on to the swim team.  These children have the basics of swimming freestyle and basic backstroke but still need time to develop endurance, perfect their strokes, and become a better diver.  The end of this group of lessons culminates in an exhibition swim during the last home swim meet of the season(during the first 4 weeks of lessons).   All children at this level are welcome to be in this swim group and do not necessarily have to commit to the swim team after this level is completed.  

Basic Skills to be practiced as a 
Little Piranha

  • Building of endurance by practicing swimming in deeper water
  • Perfecting kicks and breathing with kick-board drills
  • Perfecting synchronized breathing during the stroke
  • practicing starts by gliding off the wall front and back
  • Diving
  • Beginning of butterfly kick and arms
  • Beginning of breaststroke
  • Basic water safety

Little Piranha Signups

June 17th - July 12th 10:30- 11:00 am
*July 4th will be made up on Friday July 12th

​Monday/Wednesday
Tuesday/Thursday

Cost of Swim lessons

You can pay when you come to the first day of lessons, or you can choose to pay for lessons online by visiting our store.  Please choose the appropriate cost that applies to you being a member or non-member. If you pay online please keep a copy of your receipt. 

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