Group Classes
Parent and Child level classes are for children ranging from 6 mo-2 years old
Preschool Level classes are for children ranging from 2-5 years old
Child Level classes are for children ranging from 5-13 years old.
Makeup and Enrollment Policies
Tom’s Dive and Swim is not a rolling based enrollment system. This means that every session we offer has a start and end date. You can either call us or go online to make sure that you are enrolled for any and all sessions that you would like! What’s great about the end date; you will receive a report card after each session. This will allow you to see how your child is doing in their specific class level.
We offer makeup lessons for those who miss a class due to sickness or injury of either the parent or child. We cannot offer a makeup lesson due to pre planned events or appointments. For an 8 class session (Sundays or Weekdays) we offer one free makeup for two classes missed. For our 4 class Saturday sessions we offer one makeup for one missed class.
Schedule and Price
If you have any further questions or concerns please feel free to call us at (512) 451-3425 or email sarah@tomsscuba.com
We have several scheduling options for the group classes. Weekday classes during the school year are two days a week for four weeks. You can choose either Mondays & Wednesdays or Tuesdays & Thursdays. Summer classes are Monday-Thursday for 2 weeks. Each class is 30 minutes long. Saturday Group Classes; we offer the Group Class on the top of each hour from 8am-1pm. Each session is 4 weeks. Each class is 30 minutes long. Sunday Group Classes; each session is 8 weeks long. Each class is 30 minutes long.
Weekday Group - $199 per session (8 Classes)
Saturday Group - $109 per session (4 Classes)
Sunday Group - $219 per session (8 Classes)
Group Class vs Private Lessons
When you swim with Tom’s our top goal is to provide the best learning environment for every child individually. Group lessons are a wonderful option for a long term swim goal. A lot of children do great when they see peers trying and working on the same skills as them! We have a 5 kid limit for our group classes to ensure that each child can receive one on one time. Private lessons are a great option for those looking for a more personalized lesson or for those who are first time swimmers. This provides an entire 30 minute one on one lesson to best meet your swimming needs! If you have any further questions or need help deciding what will be best for your kiddo please call (512) 451-3425 or email: sarah@tomsscuba.com
Parent/Child Classes
This class is for all swimmers ages 6 months – 2 years old. One parent or guardian must be in the pool with the child. Often time parents hesitate to start their little ones in lessons “too early”, but there is no such thing as too early! At a young age, your child can learn to float, breath control, submersions, swim skills and much more. The earlier you start, the faster they learn and the less likely they will fear the water.
Schedule and Price
We have three scheduling options for the group classes during the spring. The weekday classes are two days a week for four weeks. You can choose either Mondays & Wednesdays or Tuesdays & Thursdays. We also offer a one day a week class held on Sunday and Saturday mornings. Each class is 30 minutes long.
Requirements
We do require that each child wear a swim diaper until they are fully potty-trained.
We love all our parent/child swimmers! Click here to enroll, or give us a call at 512-451-3425 today. We are looking forward to hearing from you!
Besides learning how to swim, this time in the water has many other benefits:
- The intimate contact of skin to skin between the parent and child in the water creates a strong bond between the two.
- Studies have shown that children/toddlers/infants that start swimming lessons at an early age can develop both mentally and physically stronger and quicker than those who do not. This is because they are able to exercise muscles that they would otherwise rarely use at that age.
- Participating in lessons also teaches them how to follow instructions. This will promote better behavior at home and in school as they get older.
- The combination of our warm water relaxing the babies and the exercise of swimming will both increase their appetite and promote better sleeping and eating patterns.
Preschool Group Classes
Preschool classes are open to swimmers aged 2-5 years old.
We have three scheduling options for the group classes during the spring. The weekday classes are two days a week for four weeks. You can choose either Mondays & Wednesdays, or Tuesdays & Thursdays. In the Summer our classes are Monday - Thursday for 2 weeks. We also offer a one day a week class held on Sunday and Saturday mornings. Each class is 30 minutes long. Sometimes parents are unsure whether or not to start swim lessons for their youngsters. Well now is the time! The longer you wait, the more difficult it is for your child to develop their comfort in the water. Along with swim skills, it is imperative that you child begins to learn about water safety as well.
If you have a child that is fearful or hesitant of the water, no worries. Our team of well trained teachers can handle anything! Seriously! It is usually harder on nervous parents than it is on the kids.
Preschool Level 1
Required Skills: Children entering this level need no experience. This class is open to all beginner swimmers.
Goals for Class:
- Learn water safety: floating, listening, entering/exiting water, etc.
- Learn to swim on front, back and underwater.
- Be comfortable floating on front and back independently
- Encourages motor, social and emotional development.
Upon completion of this level, your child will be able to swim 5 feet unassisted on front and back, demonstrate water safety skills, as well as show their new found comfort and confidence in the water.
If you have a child that is fearful or hesitant of the water, no worries. Our team of well trained teachers can handle anything! Seriously! It is usually harder on nervous parents than it is on the kids. How fast will my child learn? Parents must also keep realistic expectations of their child’s progression in class. Every child moves and learns at his/her own pace. This is how they build the appropriate relationship with the water. It’s important to celebrate what looks like small victories i.e. blowing bubbles, kicking on their own, submersions, etc. Though it might look like small progress to you, those are big moments in the learn-to-swim world!
Preschool Level 2
Required Skills: Child must be able to swim at least 5 feet unassisted on front and back with rudimentary strokes, and be comfortable jumping in the water.
Goals for Class:
- Learn coordination of arm and leg movements, to improve stroke technique as well as rhythmic breathing on front, back and underwater.
- Learn deep water skills.
Upon completion of this level, your child will be able to swim freestyle and backstroke 15 – 30 ft unassisted and demonstrate rhythmic breathing, water safety skills, as well as show their comfort and confidence in deep water.
In this class your child will be learning proper stroke and breathing techniques. We teach a method of skill building with the use of stroke drills and swim aids so each stroke becomes more defined. Most children will take multiple sessions in level 2 before they are able to master all the skills. Also, we will work on deep water comfort and understanding deep water safety.
Kids Level 1 - Beginner
Required Skills: None
Goals for Class:
- Become more comfortable and safe in and around the water.
- Learn coordination of arm and leg movements, while also being comfortable floating on their back independently
- Learn to swim on front, back and underwater independently.
- Develop breathing techniques. Learn to roll to their backfloat in order to take a breath and then continue to swim on their front
Upon completion of this level, your child will be able to swim on their front with rollover breathing, being able to use their back float to breath while swimming on their front. Your child will also have a successful elementary backstroke. They will be able to swim 10 – 20 ft unassisted on their front and back. Your child will also be able to demonstrate water safety skills, as well as show their comfort and confidence in and around the water. In this class your child will be learning proper stroke and breathing techniques. We teach a method of skill building with the use of stroke drills and swim aids so each stroke becomes more defined. We will also work on deep water comfort at this level. If you have a child that is fearful or hesitant of the water, no worries. Our team of well trained teachers can handle anything! Seriously!
Kids Level 2 - Beginner/Intermediate
Required Skills: Children entering this level must be able to swim 20 ft unassisted on front and back with rudimentary strokes, and be comfortable jumping in the water.
Goals for Class:
- Develop side breathing techniques
- Learn backstroke and proper movement on back skills
- Develop treading and deep water skills.
- Learn to swim longer distances efficiently and safely
Upon completion of this level, your child will be able to show proper front crawl with side breathing and backstroke. Your child will also be able to tread for 15 seconds in deep water.
Learn treading water arm movements, push off wall and swim using combined arm and legs, roll to back and front. Learn front float, back glide, and changing direction while traveling. Upon successful completion of this level, your child will be able to swim on their front, jump into 4 feet deep water, push off bottom, move into a treading or floating position for 15 seconds, swim on front and/or back across the pool then exit the water.
Kids Level 3 & 4 - Advanced
Required Skills: Must successfully complete Child Level 2 or be able to do freestyle and backstroke with good breathing habits. If you are unsure, Child Level 2 is a great place to start to make sure that your child is more prepared for this class level.
Goals for class:
- Begin to work head first entry dives.
- Treading in deep water
- Streamlining on front.
- Breaststroke & Butterfly.
Learn how to work head first entry dives, treading water in deep water, breaststroke & butterfly, streamlining on front. Upon successful completion of this level, your child will be able to push off into a streamlined position the swim front crawl for 15 yards, change position and direction, swim backstroke for 15 yards, then exit the water. This level of swim class really focuses on side breathing on front and introduces additional swimming strokes. The primary strokes we concentrate on are freestyle, backstroke, and we introduce and work on the breaststroke and butterfly strokes.