Swim Lessons

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Fall 1: Sept. 12 – Oct. 23 | Schedule & Details

Classes meet one day a week (a total of six classes)

Private Swim Lessons – Fall 1: Sept. 12 – Oct. 23 | Schedule & Details

5 lessons must be completed during the session dates

Fall 2: Oct. 31 – Dec. 18 | Schedule will be posted on Oct. 11

Classes meet one day a week, with no classes Nov. 21-27 (a total of six classes)

Make-up Policies

No make-up classes are offered for lessons missed by participants. If we must cancel a class, for any reason, every effort will be made to offer a makeup.

Refund Policy

Please check the dates on the swim lesson schedule to determine if you are eligible for a refund. After the refund deadline you will only receive a refund with a doctor’s note that states your child cannot attend classes due to medical reasons. All refunds are charged a $15 administrative fee. Those who are on the waitlist will not be charged the $15 administrative fee.

Prepayment Policy

Payment is due upon registration. You must use a Visa, MasterCard or Discover when registering online. If you prefer to use cash or check you must come to the DCRC to register. Please confirm the amount at the front desk. If you cannot attend your class you will receive a refund, minus a $15 administration fee, if requested before the deadline for that term. All other refund requests require a physician’s note and approval from the Aquatics Supervisor. To be placed on the wait list you must call 614-410-4550 or come to the DCRC and pay to be placed on the list. All efforts are made to get you into a class. Refunds are processed three weeks after the term begins to those who cannot be accommodated.

Why Dublin?

Having more than 20 years’ experience offering year-round swim lessons, we continually strive to be the best swim program in central Ohio. Our instructors go through over 32 hours of intensive classroom and in-water training before taking an exam to be certified as a Water Safety Instructor through the American Red Cross. Additionally, all instructors are CPR certified and BCI background checked. Our instructors are regularly assessed through in-service trainings to ensure lesson quality and consistency.

Our Mission

The mission of City of Dublin Aquatics is to serve the community by providing facilities that exceed industry standards in safety, and premier programming for our residents. Drowning prevention is key to our mission. By working with the American Red Cross we provide a standard of excellence in teaching children and adults water safety.

Where to Begin?

To determine the best starting point in our program, we encourage parents to complete an online assessment. Those who wish to have an in-water assessment can contact Ariel Hodges, Aquatics Program Coordinator at 614.410.4597 to schedule an assessment.

Lesson Ratios

Instructor to student ratios will be closely monitored to ensure the safety of all participants and quality programming. To ensure physical distancing is occurring within the class and the surrounding area, class ratios have been reduced to the following:

• Parent/Child Levels 2-3: 1 instructor: 15 pairs*
• Preschool 1-3: 1 instructor: 4 participants
• Levels 1 – 2: 1 instructor: 6 participants
• Levels 4-5: 1 instructor: 8 students
• Adults: 1 instructor: 8 participants

*Pairs indicated will require a parent/guardian/care-giver in the water to help aid with skills of swimmer and enforce physical distancing from other participants.

Program Length

Swim lesson sessions will be four weeks in length, meeting once a week. Class lengths have been adjusted to better align with facility time blocks to ensure cleaning/disinfecting is occurring between each class.

• Parent/Child Levels 2-3 and Preschool Levels 1-3: 30 minutes with 15 minutes of exploration
• Learn to Swim Levels 1 – 5 and Youth Fitness:45 minutes
• Adults: 1 hour

*During exploration time, instructor will be present to assist and provide feedback to swimmers while they work on skills learned or play games. Parent/guardian/care-giver are more than welcome to join their swimmer in the water during this time. 

Program Types

Parent and Child
Age: 6 months – 3 years
Ratio: Levels 1, 2, 3 – 1:15; Level 4 – 1:4
Levels 1 – 4: Familiarize young children with the water and prepare them for the American Red Cross Preschool courses. These levels are not designed to teach children to swim or to survive in the water on their own but to get them acclimated with water.

Preschool
Age: 3 – 5 years
Ratio: 1:4
Level 1 Swimmers learn the basics of swimming including bobbing, going underwater and jumping in. While being supported in the water, participants will also learn front and back floating, rolling over from front to back and back to front, gliding, flutter kick and front crawl arms.
Level 2 Builds on the basic aquatic skills learned in level 1, including more advance skills such as arm and leg action, and treading.
Level 3 Increases proficiency on basic aquatic skills learned in levels 1 and 2. Provides additional guided practice with increased distances and times.

Learn To Swim
Age: 6 – 14 years
Ratio: Levels 1 & 2 – 1:6; Level 3,4,5 – 1:8
Levels 1-3 See descriptions for Preschool Levels 1-3.
Level 4 This level takes place in the deep end of our competition pool, focusing on the improvement of freestyle breaststroke and backstroke. Basics on how to perform butterfly will be introduced.
Level 5 Swimmers are challenged with stroke refinement as well as endurance enhancement of strokes learned in level 4.

Youth Aquatic Conditioning
Youth Aquatic Conditioning is an offering from the competitive pathway students can pursue upon completion of Level 5.  The focus of the program is to continue building endurance and stroke technique on all major competitive strokes. It also encourages swimming as a part of a healthy lifestyle.

Adult 1 1:6
Designed to introduce the inexperienced or fearful adult to become more comfortable in and around the water. Swimmers will learn how to float and to start using combined arm and leg actions.

Adult 2 1:6
Building from Adult level 1, swimmers will develop confidence and endurance as novice swimmers and will be introduced to backstroke and breaststroke. For continuation of stroke refinement and endurance, please refer to our Healthy brochure for additional programs. 

Adaptive Aquatics Program
Our adaptive aquatics program focuses on water safety, self-confidence, and other physical developmental skills. These classes are taught in a non-competitive environment, and each child progresses at his or her own pace. These classes are geared for children between 5 – 14 years of age with special needs, and we request that all participants be accompanied in the water by a parent or provider. Those interested in registering must call Jodi Shealy at 614.410.4574 for an inquiry of needs.

Notes for Online Swim Registration

Registration for all aquatic lessons is first come, first served using direct online registration, or in person registration at the DCRC on the dates listed. Payment is required at time of registration. We strongly suggest that you print a receipt when you register online. Direct online registration offers participants’ fast and convenient registration results. Registering for an alternative class if you can’t get into your first choice is encouraged, as space and numbers of instructors are limited.

• Keep your brochure close by when enrolling on-line. You will need a class schedule as found online or the brochure, so you have the correct program number.
• Incorrect household information may cause registration difficulties. Should you experience errors due to incorrect ages of your child or other household information, call 614-410-4550 to update your household information, then try again.
• To check the status of your enrollment, follow the instructions on the online registration information page.

Observing Lessons

In order to provide the best learning environment we suggest that family members observe swim lessons from the observation deck located off the upper level track. This allows for less distraction for students and provides a more comfortable environment for spectators. If you find your child continually trying to interact with you during their class, we encourage you to move out of the immediate area so that their attention remains focused on their instructor.

Inclement Weather Policy

DCRC facilities will maintain normal operating hours unless directed otherwise by the City Manager. All DCRC class/activity schedules will coincide with Dublin City Schools. Whenever schools are released early, all evening classes at the DCRC are cancelled. When school is cancelled, all daytime DCRC classes are cancelled, and a decision regarding evening classes (those after 5 p.m.) will be made by 3 p.m. Please call the Information Hotline at 614-410-4946, to find out about evening classes. All attempts will be made to make up missed classes, but there may not be enough time to do so.