Jill and Lee Weiss Swim Academy

J Babies 6M to 3 years

This class fosters a child’s safety and happiness in and around the water while providing special moments with caregivers. Using games, songs, and routines, children work on beginning safety skills, building breath control to go under water, floating on their stomachs/backs, and submerging in the pool. This class is not available for the walk over opportunity provided by the Jill and Lee Weiss Swim Academy.

J Grads | Ages 18 months to 3 years

Designated specifically for graduates of the J Babies class, Beginner Grads is the first class without caregivers in the water with their child. This class introduces more in-depth safety skills, overhead freestyle stroke, and back floats.

J Beginner Prep | Age 3 to 5 years

Children will work on prone floats with a glide/streamline to develop their overhead freestyle stroke and back floats. Safety skills are further developed using a series of safety questions to make them aware of the rules around a pool.

J Prep | Ages 3-5 to J School | Ages 6+

Level 1 – Children will learn an unassisted prone float and streamline kick for 5 yards with faces in the water. Back floating progresses into backstroke arms. Safety skills and questions are performed to ensure skills are fully developed.

Level 2 – Children will maintain proficiency in overhead freestyle stroke and backstroke arms. Kickboard use is introduced to enhance kicks, core strength, and head rotation for side breathing. Level 2 marks the introduction to butterfly and breaststroke kicks.

Level 3 – Children will continue to incorporate the overhead freestyle stroke, backstroke arms, head rotation, and kickboard use to ensure skill proficiency. Level 3 marks the stage when butterfly and breaststroke arms are integrated. Instructors will teach the concept of yardage in relation to sets and drills as it relates to the sport of swimming.

J Squad

Pre-Squad- While not a mandatory prerequisite for squads, the instructor may recommend this class as a transitional step to prepare kids for Squad. Pre-squad swimmers will focus on competitive starts, all four strokes, drills, endurance, and the ongoing refinement of timing and progression.

Squad – Emphasis is placed on endurance, performance, perfecting all four strokes, and mastering all competitive starts and turns. Upon mastering these skills, students may advance to the J Swim Club (JSC) or continue in the Squad class if not interested in competitive swimming.

A swim evaluation must be completed prior to being placed in an appropriate group. Sign up below!