Youth Aquatics

Marlin Club

This club is for expanding strokes, turns, and starts skills. Participants must already know how to swim, and be able to swim one length of the pool. It is a winter skills development program designed to get participants ready for summer swim team.

• Ages 5 – 8
• Tuesday/ Thursday | 5:00 – 5:45 PM
• 6 week sessions
• Member | $125
• Non-member | $135
• Session Dates: Sept 24 – Oct 30 (last day is a Wed to avoid Halloween) | Nov 5 – Dec 19 (no Nov 26, 28) | Jan 7 – Feb 13 | Feb 18 – Mar 26 | Apr 14 – May 21

Dolphin Club

This club develops competitive skills and is designed for strokes mastery for summer swim team. Participants receive advanced instruction, and swim laps for exercise and endurance. Participants must have previous exposure to all four strokes.

• Ages 9 – 12
• Monday/ Wednesday | 5:00 – 5:45 PM
• 6 week sessions
• Member | $125
• Non-member | $135
• Session Dates: Sept 23  – Oct 30 | Nov 4 – Dec 18 (Nov 25, 27) | Jan 6 – Feb 12 | Feb 17 – Mar 25 | Apr 13 – May 20

Varsity Swim Team Prep

Teen (middle school and high school) option for fine tuning elite skills in preparation for winter high school swim team without the expense, meets or parent volunteer requirements of year-round USA swimming. Get ready in the fall for the winter varsity season, and then supplement your varsity practices during the season with targeted, personalized coaching to help shave off time in competition. In the spring, continue to prep for the summer league season. Taught by our USA Swimming experienced coaching staff.

• Ages 12 – 19
• Monday/ Wednesday | 5:00 – 6:00 PM
• 6 week sessions
• Member | $153
• Non-member | $175
• Session Dates: Sept 23  – Oct 30 | Nov 4 – Dec 18 (Nov 25, 27) | Jan 6 – Feb 12 | Feb 17 – Mar 25 | Apr 13 – May 20

All Ages Group Lessons

Age ranges listed are rough guides as groups are put together more on ability level than age. This is a great opportunity for parents to bring all of their children of different ages and abilities to lessons during same time. The lesson times allotted in the afternoon are specifically chosen to work around nap time, Sun morning church, and family evening/dinner time.

Both times on Sunday offer each of the following levels: level 1 (age 3-5), Level 2-3 (age 3-7), Level 4-5 (age 4-9), teen learn-to-swim (age 10+)

• Sundays | 3:00 – 3:45 PM or 3:45 – 4:40 PM
• Member | $98
• Non-member | $115
• Session Dates: Sept 22 – Oct 27 | Nov 3 – Dec 15 (no Dec 1) | Jan 12 – Feb 16 | Feb 23 – Mar 29 | Apr 19 – May 17

Preschool Weekday Group Lessons

Learn-to-swim and stoke development group for pre-school aged children. The class time is chosen to be after the 12:30 ending of preschool, and allowing time to get here, change, and have a quick snack before lessons.

• Ages 3 – 6
• Monday/ Wednesday | 1:15 – 1:45 PM
• 3 week sessions
• Member | $93
• Non-member | $110
• Session Dates: Sept 23 – Oct 16 | Oct 21 – Nov 13 | Nov 18 – Dec 18 (no Nov 25, 27) | Jan 6 – Jan 29 | Feb 24 -Mar 11 | Mar 16 – Apr 1 | Apr 13 – Apr 29 | May 4 – May 20

Saturday Morning Group Lessons

• 10:00-10:30 Level 1 (age 3-5) | 10:30-11:00 Level 2-3 (age 3-5) | 11:00-11:30 Level 2-3 (age 6+)
• 6 week sessions
• Member | $93
• Non-member | $110
• Session Dates: Oct 5 – 26 | Nov 2 – 23 | Jan 11 – Feb 1 | Feb 8 – Mar 14 | Apr 4 – May 16 (no class on Apr 11)

Tuesday Night Group Lessons

• Ages 3 – 6
• Level 1  5:30-6:00pm | Level 2-3  6:00-6:30pm
• 4 week sessions
• Member | $93
• Non-member | $110
• Session Dates: Oct 1 – Oct 22 | Oct 29  -Nov 19 | Jan 7 – Jan 28 | Feb 4 – Mar 10 | Mar 17 – Apr 28 (no class on Apr 7)

Level 1 description:

• • Gets face wet
  • Supported float on front and back
  • Blowing bubbles
  • Assisted kick on front and back
  • Jump into pool, assisted
  • Introduce arm pull

Level 2 description:

• • Fully submerge face
  • Shallow water bobbing
  • Front and back float
  • Flutter kick on front and back
  • Combined stroke on front
  • Jump into shallow water
  • Introduce rhythmic breathing

Level 3 description:

• • Rhythmic breathing
  • Front crawl
  • Elementary backstroke
  • Sculling on back
  • Reverse direction
  • Tread water
  • Swim underwater
  • Retrieve objects in shallow water

2020 Summer Swim Team

Summer swim team is for children ages 5-18 who are ACAC members. Swimmers with a wide range of skill level are welcome to join the team, from those who can swim one length of the pool, unaided, on their stomachs all the way to year-round USA swimmers.

Registration Nights:

Weather permitting, all registration nights take place on deck of the outside pools.
All new team members age 8 and under must pass a swim test on registration night, proving they can swim one length of the pool, unaided, without stopping, on their stomachs. Have your swimmer wear their suit and be ready to get in the water! (Returning team members do not have to pass the swim test.)

• Thursday, April 23, 6:00-7:30pm
• Wednesday, May 6, 6:00-7:30pm
• Tuesday, May 12, 5:30-7:30pm (We will also have team suit fitting on this date!)

Practice Dates:

• May 18 – June 11, Monday-Thursday 4:00-6:30pm  – more details for specific age group practice times to follow
• Wednesday, May 20, 4:00-6:30pm will be a second team suit fitting!
• June 15-July 20 Mon-Fri 9:00-11:30am and Mon, Wed, Thurs 6:00-7:15pm