New session of The Swim School starts October 6th! Registration Deadline October 1st!
Summer may be over, but swim instruction is year round at UTHSC. Join us this fall in our indoor pool for The Swim School (children and adults), or sign up for private instruction with classes ranging from instruction for beginner swimmers to advanced triathlete coaching.
In addition to The Swim School, we offer private instruction in the following areas:
Beginning/ Intermediate/ Advanced swimming for Children and Adults
Competitive Fast Track (for swim team bound kids)
Advanced Stroke Correction
Fitness Swimming for Adults
Triathlete Coaching
For questions, please contact Aquatics Coordinator Erin Jennings via email at erinjennings@uthsc.edu, or call 901- 448-2766.
Group Swim Lesson Programs
Swim School
Our swim lesson program endorses learning to swim using competitive stroke mechanics. Children will learn the basics of competitive strokes using a variety of equipment, drills, and games! The swim school is designed to accommodate students of varying skill levels, from very basic beginners to more advanced swimmers. Lessons will start for children at the age of 4 and continue through approximately 14 years of age.
Classes will meet for 3-week sessions, Mondays and Wednesdays from 6pm – 6:45pm.
$80 member/ $110 non-member
Fall Session 1 September 8th – 24th
Registration Deadline September 3rd
Fall Session 2 October 6th – 22nd
Registration Deadline October 1st
Fall Session 3 November 3rd – 19th
Registration Deadline October 29th
Adult Swim School
Like our children’s swim school, this program will help adults learn to swim with and emphasis on competitive stroke mechanics. For swimmers 15 and older, the swim school is designed to accommodate students of varying skill levels, from very basic beginners to more advanced swimmers
Classes will meet for 3-week sessions, Mondays and Wednesdays from 7pm – 7:45pm.
$80 member/ $110 non-member
Fall Session 1 September 8th – 24th
Fall Session 2 October 6th – 22nd
Fall Session 3 November 3rd – 19th
For registration for any of our group lesson programs, please render payment on site at the UTHSC Fitness Center front desk from 8am – 5pm, Monday through Friday.
For questions, please contact Aquatics Coordinator Erin Jennings via email at erinjennings@uthsc.edu, or call 901- 448-2766.
Private Swim Program
The UTHSC Aquatics Department will also offer private swim sessions for adults and children. We offer sessions at a variety of levels to meet your individual needs.
Beginning/ Intermediate/ Advanced Children and Adults
With a one-to-one student teacher ratio, each swimmer will move at their own pace with the instructor and work exclusively at their own skill level.
Private lessons provide focus on the individual needs of each swimmer to ensure an efficient approach to teaching and learning.
$50 per hour
Package of 6 – $270
$25 per half hour
Package of 6 – $135
Private Specialty Programs
Competitive Fast Track
These private sessions focus explicitly on teaching children how to meet the minimum requirements for swimming on a competitive team. This includes basic conditioning as well as teaching legal swimming according to standards set by US Swimming.
Prerequisite: Swimmers must be able to swim 10-15 yards comfortably
Advanced Stroke Correction
Stroke correction for competitive swimmers with focus on efficiency within the standards set by US Swimming. This program emphasizes stroke correction in order to drop time during competitive events and prevent injury in competitive swimming.
Prerequisite: Must be able to repeatedly swim 25 yards comfortably
Fitness Swimming for Adults
Fitness swimming for adults will focus on developing skills that will allow the swimmer to build skills that will allow them to swim for fitness and wellbeing. The skill level for this class will target those who are seeking basic fitness swimming skills and light swim workouts.
Prerequisite: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards comfortably
Triathlete Coaching
This program offers stroke analysis by experienced coaches in order to diagnose and correct inefficient swimming, precise drills to correct your stroke for more efficient and easier swimming, and training fundamentals for distance and sprint triathlon swimming. For beginning, intermediate, and advanced triathletes.
Prerequisite: Swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards comfortably
Prices:
$60 per hour
Package of 6 – $325
$30 per half hour
Package of 6 – $160
For information and registration, please contact Aquatics Coordinator Erin Jennings via email at erinjennings@uthsc.edu, or call 901- 448-2766.