Swim Lessons, Longmont Recreation Services

Longmont Recreation Services offers swimming lessons at two year-round sites, Centennial Pool and the Longmont Recreation Center, and two summer-only sites, Sunset Pool and Kanemoto Activtity Pool. Swim lessons are offered for infants as young as 6 months with a parent, for children 3 years of age and older without a parent, and for teens, adults, and seniors. Swimming lessons are offered both during the week and on weekends, to best fit your busy schedule.

If you have taken lessons with us, please take a few minutes and share your experience with use via our swim lesson survey! We look forward to hearing how your lessons with us went!

Go to Swim Lesson Descriptions

Please look at a current City of Longmont Recreation Brochure for exact dates and times

Online Registration
Centennial Pool lesson Time range/Days			Longmont Rec Center Lesson Time range/Days

Mon/Wed	AM	9:30am - 12:30pm	Tuesday	PM	4:30pm - 6:30pm
Tues/Thursday	AM	9:00am - 12:30pm	Thursday	PM	4:30pm - 6:00pm
Mon/Wed	PM	3:45pm - 7:00pm	Tues/Thurs	AM	8:55am - 11:00am
Saturday	AM	8:30am - 12:00pm	Sunday	AM	8:30am -10:00am
Sunday	PM	2:55pm - 5:00pm

This is the general range of lesson times for both indoor facilities. They are subject to change.

Register on-line, call Centennial Pool (303) 651-8406 or The Longmont Recreation Center (303) 774-4800, or stop by in person at any recreation facility. Facility addresses

Front floating in swim lessons taught by Longmont Recreation Services staff.

Why take City of Longmont, Recreation Services, swim lessons?
Our teaching staff are certified American Red Cross Water Safety Instructors: they take 40 hours of coursework to become certified and attend monthly staff trainings to ensure students get the best possible instruction with each class. If you are interested in becoming a Water Safety Instructor, click here to see more information.

Swim lesson class offerings are detailed out in the Longmont Recreation Brochure. Download the current swim lesson pages of the Longmont Recreation Brochure. With a swim lesson code, you can easily enroll for swimming lessons on-line.

In which class should I enroll my child?

Look at the swim lesson descriptions for the age range of your child. If you are unsure which swim class to sign up for, arrange a FREE swim test at Centennial Pool, (303) 651-8406 or the Longmont Recreation Center (303) 774-4800.

Please note that preschoolers who are swimming do not go to Level One upon turning 6 - instead they will move into the corresponding level class.

Group lessons versus private lessons

Each individual is different. The group swimming lessons are the best choice for most students: they are economical and there is much to be said for positive peer pressure to motivate a hesitant learner to attempt a new skill. Private lessons allow individuals to set specific goals for each lesson whereas group lessons will progress along a set list of lesson objectives based upon the swimming level being taken.

Private swim lessons are available on an instructor-available basis: waiting lists are not uncommon. E-mail your name/number, pool, time & day preference to be placed upon the private swim lesson list. Private Fee: $18 resident/ $22 non-resident per ½ hour lesson. Semi-Private Fee: (2+) $25 resident /$31 non-resident per ½ hour lesson.

Swim Lesson Descriptions

Parent/Child: 6 months to 3 years old

Aquababy for infants 6 -18 month: Aquatot for toddlers 18 month - 3 yrs

Aquababy and Aquatot classes are Parent/Child classes and are 30 minutes in length.
Parent and child will be coached by using a variety of games and techniques individualized to maximize success in water comfort and skills. Sessions can and should be repeated. **A drop-in option is offered during Saturday mornings at Centennial Pool for $4 Res / $5.25 Non-resident at 10:30am.

**The Sunday, 4:30pm drop-in option was cancelled for the session dates:

September 11, 2011 - October 23, 2011. We are currently taking enrollment for the session beginning November 6.

Water Explorers

2 1/2 - 3 1/2 years old. Classes are 30 minutes

Not yet old enough for learn-to-swim lessons? Ready to be in the water without mom or dad?

Your preschooler will explore the water through songs, games, and toys with an instructor, and at the same time

learn how to be a part of a group, understand water safety rules, and how to follow directions.

Preschool Program: 3 thru 5 Years Old

Alligator: Skill Introduction
Students comfortable in the water will learn to float independently on front and back for 5 seconds.

Seal: Stroke Introduction
Students who float independently will learn to swim 10 yds without stopping and become comfortable in deep water.

Dolphin: Skill Improvement
Students who swim 10 yards and are comfortable in deep water, will learn proper breathing techniques and endurance.

Whale: Stroke Development
Students with proper breathing and deep water comfort, will work on increasing endurance and be introduced to side stroke and survival float.

A Longmont Recreation Services' swim instructor watches her students American Red Cross Level Program

Longmont Recreation Services uses the newly updated (2009) American Red Cross Learn-to-Swim level program. More strokes are taught at earlier levels and more safety skills and topics have been emphasized throughout all levels.

Level 1: Water Introduction
Students will become comfortable putting their face in the water and learn to float independently on their front and back.

Level 2: Skill Introduction
Students who can float independently will learn to swim 15yds, on front and back, without stopping.

Level 3 Stroke Development
Students who can swim on their front and back will learn breathing techniques, elementary backstroke and kicks used in all swimming strokes.

Level 4: Stroke Improvement
Students who have proper breathing and swim in deep water will learn backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke and butterfly.

Level 5: Stroke Refinement
Students will continue to work on stroke technique while increasing endurance, flip turns, and surface dives.

Level 6: Fitness Swimming
An individualized approach will be used to develop strokes, increase endurance and continue to work on a variety of skills. Students will progress up to a 500 yd continuous swim – a great preparation for taking the lifeguard class.

Teen & Tween
Teen & Tween is for youth 11 and up looking to build confidence in their swimming skills. Designed for swimmers who might feel out of place with younger swimmers in the level program and the older swimmers in the adult classes.

BLAST!

BLAST! Accelerated Swim Lessons are technique-based lessons focused on developing the 4 competitive swim strokes. For those with swim team in mind.
Beginning BLAST: 5 yrs & up • 40 min
Students who can glide 15 ft on front and back, swim 15 ft crawl stroke with face in the water and are comfortable
in deep water will learn freestyle with side breathing, backstroke and breaststroke kick.
BLAST 1: 6 yrs & up • 1 hr
Students who can swim 25 yards freestyle non-stop with proper side breathing will work on endurance and improving
freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke technique.
BLAST 2: 6 yrs & up • 1 hr • must have coach’s permission
Contact Coach Robert at coach@q.com for details. For kids who want to further improve their stroke; add butterfly,
starts, and turns, and learn to use a pace clock.

updated on 09/13/2011 by Bernadette Tinoco, web page author S. Dabney, (303) 774-4827