Children's Swim

A variety of creative and educational classes are offered for your infant and child’s physical, mental, social and emotional development! All classes are taught by qualified professionals! Try one today, they are fantastic. *All Kids Swim Classes are for Members Only*

**Kids Swim Classes begin Wednesday, January 4th.  There are no kids swim classes on April 8, May 27 and May 28**

Click on  the links below for more information.  You can also download our online registration forms. 

Parent Toddler    
Junior Swim Team
     
CAC Swim Team     
Swimming Lessons    
Family Swim    
Guidelines

Registration Information
Registration required for Parent/Toddler Swim, Advanced Junior Swim Team and Children's Swimming  Lessons.  Registration forms available above or at Customer Service Desk.   Please wait for confirmation of receipt of registration before attending classes, as waitlist may be in place. NOTE: Due to space constraints a waitlist may be in place for some programs.

Please contact Monika at msuto@chicagoathleticclubs.com to register for Children's Swim Programs. 

**Holiday Weekends- Easter, Memorial Day, July 4th, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Christmas- Family Swim will be at WAC only.** 

Parent/Toddler Swimming Ages- 4 months- 3 ½ years

Parent tot families will have unlimited access to all of our clubs, and are free to take as many classes as they’d like for $50/month.  Enrollment is continuous, which means you can register at anytime and will remain registered as long as you want!

Get in the water with your child as we make his or her first experience with the water gentle and rewarding.  Class will work on increasing your child's comfort level in the water and basic swim safety skills.  Once you register for automatic billing you may come to the classes at any gym, as many times as you would like each week!

Days and Times:
Monday LVAC- 9 am 4-18 mths, 9:30 am 18-36 mths
Tuesday WAC- 9 am 4-18 mths, 9:30 am 18-36 mths
Wednesday LPAC- 9 am 4-18 mths, 9:30 am 18-36 mths
Sunday WAC- 2:30 pm 4-36 mths
Sunday LPAC- 3:30 pm- 4-36 mths
Register at anytime!  $50 per month

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Jr Swim Team- Ages 6-11 years
Children perfect strokes and work on endurance in this non-competitive swim team.  Children should be able to swim 20 yards freestyle and 20 yards backstroke before registering for this class.

Swim Team participants can pick a specific club and time and secure their space for $65/month (WAC Swim Team $75).  Enrollment is continuous, which means you can register at anytime and will remain registered as long as you want!

Days and Times - LPAC   Tuesday 4:15- 5:00 

Days and Times - LVAC   Thursday 3:30-4:15 OR 4:15- 5:00 

Register at anytime! $65 per month.  Due to space constraints, waitlist may be in place.

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CAC Swim Team
Ages 6-13 years
CAC Swim Team meets at WAC's state-of-the-art, 25-meter pool.  Swimmers will perfect and build endurance in all four strokes and learn other skills beneficial to lifelong swimming.  Children must be promoted from Junior Swim Team to participate.


Days and Times:
WAC    Mondays & Wednesdays  4:00 - 5:00pm

Register anytime!  $75 per month.

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Children's Swim Lessons
Children's Swimming Lesson enrollment and registration for 3 1/2 to 7-year-olds will remain the same to ensure swimmers transition through the appropriate levels accordingly.

Level 1 - Water Fundamentals
Fully submerge face, experience buoyancy, supported float on the front and on back, bubble blowing, kicking on front and back, combined stroke front using kick and arm action, treading, open eyes and pickup underwater object, safely enter and exit water, prone glide and supine glide and push off.

Level 2 - Stroke Development
Rhythmic breathing, freestyle, backstroke, butterfly kick, retrieve object, jump in deep water, dive from sitting or kneeling position, tread water.

Level 3 - Stroke Improvement
Dive from compact or stride position, underwater swimming, open turns, freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, butterfly, sidestroke, treading water.

Register at anytime!
1-time per week: $65/month
2-times per week: $105/month

Ages
3 1/2 – 7 years

Days & Times
Mondays
3:30 - 4:00pm
4:00 - 4:30pm

Thursdays
3:30 - 4:00pm
4:00 - 4:30pm
4:30 - 5:00pm

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Family Swim
Come practice for your swim classes!
Free to members.
Supervisor on duty.

Days & Times
Saturday: 3:00–6:00pm
Sunday: 4:00–6:00pm

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Locker Room Guidelines
Children under 15 must be accompanied by an adult at all times in the locker room
Children 0-4 may use opposite sex locker rooms when accompanied by an adult
Children 5-14 may only use same sex locker room and must be accompanied by an adult at all times.  Locker Room attendant will be on duty during Children's Swim Lessons (Mondays 3:15-4:45 and Thursdays 3:15-5:15)

 

When bringing children into adult locker rooms, please use discretion and be aware of other members.

These rules are in place for the comfort of our members and safety of your children.  If you are not able to send children age 5 and older to Family Swim with a same sex guardian, you are welcome to attend Family Swim at WAC or LVAC where you can access the pool from main areas and there are multiple family locker rooms.  Thanks for your cooperation with this matter.

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Angela Park