SWIM LESSONS
We Teach Kids to Swim for
Health, Safety, Fitness & Fun
Technique Focused
We teach swimmers how to do it right from the first lesson forward. Designed by experts in aquatics education, we focus on efficient technique. Efficient swimmers are fast and safe in the water.
Goal Driven
With core skills taught at each station, swimmers learn, practice and demonstrate mastery at their own pace.
Progression Based
The stations progress logically, with skills building on those achieved in prior stations. From proper breathing at the beginning all the way through productive kicking, stroking and streamlining.
Team Taught
We have a team of instructors dedicated to the success of each child. Working together with the supervision of the Site Supervisor, the instructors provide consistent teaching that addresses the individual needs of each student.
Preschool and School Age Swim Lessons
Swimming lessons are at Waukesha West High School
3301 Saylesville Road, Waukesha (Door #7)
Read the station descriptions below and use your best judgement in registering for a class. New swimmers will be evaluated at the first class to confirm the appropriate starting station. We can move a swimmer up a station if he/she is ready.
Program Supervisor: Laurie Carlson (laurie@waukeshaexpress.org)
To view class offerings by Session:
GROUP SWIMMING LESSONS
Ages 3 - 14
Group lessons are at Waukesha West High School
Station 1: Station 1 for 3 and 4 year olds and new swimmers that are not comfortable with their face in the water. Parents are not in the water for this lesson. Focus for these lessons: water adaptation, movement in the water, controlled breathing, blowing bubbles, bobs with exchange of air. Swimmers advance when these skills are mastered and old enough to join school age lessons. Instructors will continue progression of skills for 3 and 4 year olds that have the skills to progress, but best served in a smaller group setting.
Stations 2 - 4: This is a beginner swim lesson for school age children (ages 5+), in shallow water. Focus for these lessons: floats and glides independently, kicking, and crawl stroke. Swimmers will progress to Intermediate Lesson when they have a strong kick and strong crawl stroke, and ready to swim in deep water. This is the recommended starting point for school age children. Swimmers will progress to the next station when skills are mastered at their current station.
Stations 5 - 6: Intermediate swim lesson, swimmers must be able to swim 15 yards freestyle in deep water. New swimmers will be evaluated at first lesson to determine readiness for this station. Focus for these lessons: freestyle with breathing, backstroke, treading water, jumps and dives from side, jumps and dives from starting blocks.
Stations 7, 8, 9, 10: Appropriate for swimmers that can swim 25 yards freestyle and 25 yards backstroke. Focus for these lessons: building endurance in freestyle and backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, turns, dives, starts. To graduate from Staton 10 swimmers must be able to swim all four stroke legally, 300 yards freestyle, and 100 yards individual medley (fly, back, breast, free). Swimmers that are in Stations 7 - 10 are also eligible for beginning level swim team groups. Email us at info@waukeshaexpress.org if you'd like to set up a swim team new swimmer evaluation with a coach.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Private lessons are not available right now. Check back in the spring.
