Children’s Group Swim Lessons
Give your child the swim skills for a lifetime of fun and safety in the water.
Swim Lesson Overview
Waves Swim School at Weymouth Club develops children into strong, skilled, confident swimmers. Here’s what makes our school special:
- Highly experienced instructors make lessons fun, informative, and safe.
- Toddler and School-Aged classes have a ratio of 1 certified instructor to 4 children, ensuring every swimmer receives close attention.
- We believe in continuous goal-setting. Each child receives a pool side evaluation at the end of their lessons to talk about their accomplishments and skills to keep working on. It’s a great way to keep young swimmers motivated and pushing forward.
- Our “shiver-free” pool is 90 degrees!
Ripples Child & Parent Classes (ages 2–36 months)
Babies and caregivers explore the water together in a safe, fun environment. The baby/caregiver-to-instructor ratio is 1 to 12.
Baby & Me is run in 9, 10, or 13 week-class sessions. Two makeup classes are built into the session fee.
| LEVEL | AGE GROUP | PREREQUISITE | GOALS |
| Ripples 1 | 2–36 months | No prerequisite required | To be able to swim underwater independently for 4 feet, back float, hold their breath, blow bubbles, climb out of the pool, and be able to jump into the pool. |
| Ripples 2 | 13–36 months | Must have already completed a session in Ripples 1, must be able to swim 4 feet underwater independently coming off of the docks and going back to the docs. | To be able to back float independently, kick on their back, get rings from the bottom of the pool, and know how to independently roll over to breath. |
| Ripples 3 | 25–36 months | Must have already completed a session in Ripples 1 & a session in Ripples 2, must be able to independently back float for 10 seconds, independently kick on their back for 10 seconds, and must be able to swim on their stomach and independently roll over on their back to breath. | To learn Freestyle, Backstroke, Butterfly, Breaststroke, treading water and diving. |
Toddler and School-Aged Swim Classes
Swim classes for toddlers and school-aged children are run on a monthly basis to allow the swimmer to make continuous progress. An initial two-month commitment is required, and after that you can stay enrolled until you submit a withdrawal notice.
$59/month for members, $89/month for non-members
10% sibling discount per additional child
Swim Evaluations
For toddler and school-aged classes, swimmers have a verbal evaluation prior to registration to ensure proper class assignment. Any students registered for classes not matching their skill level will be reassigned, and the originally selected dates and times cannot be guaranteed.
Evaluations are required for new students and for any former Waves Swim School student who has not been enrolled with us for three or more months.
To schedule your evaluation, call (781) 682-5883 or email swimschool@weymouthclub.com. Once the evaluation is complete, you may register online, call or email.
Toddler Swim Classes: Splash (ages 3–5)
Participating without parents, toddlers learn the basics of pool safety and are introduced to streamlined body position and swimming techniques.
| Level | Age | Prerequisite | Goals |
| Splash 1 | 2.5-4.9 years | Swim-level evaluation by instructor | Comfort in the water (buoyancy and balance), walk and feel balanced on a step or platform, kicking skills, monkey walk, sit-down jumps with assistance, introduction to back floating, submersion and breath holding, floating on stomach. |
| Splash 2 | 2.5–4 years | Completion of Level 1 goals | Paddle arms while moving independently, swim 3 feet comfortably and independently, sit down jump, retrieve objects from the bottom of the pool. |
| Splash 3 | 2.5–4 years | Completion of Level 2 goals | Independent back floating, rollover breathing, introduction to streamline glide, swim 6 feet independently with rollovers to rest, elementary backstroke arms and kicks, backstroke kicks with board, backstroke, introduction to breaststroke and dolphin kick, introduction to big arms, jump in come back to side, jump in come up on back. |
| Splash 4 | 2.5–4 years | Completion of Level 3 goals *Must be able to roll over for a breath independently | Freestyle breathing to one side, perfect elementary backstroke, streamline with kicks, bobbing skills, swim 15 feet, perfect backstroke, breaststroke and dolphin kicks, Introduction to breaststroke arms. |
School-Aged Swim Classes (ages 5–12)
There are 6 levels in our school-aged swim classes. The series begins with the basics of pool safety, then swimmers learn and perfect body position, stroke and kicking techniques. After completing these levels, swimmers are in a great position to transition to our Waves Swim Team.
The age groupings below are approximate.
| Level | Age | Prerequisite | Goals |
| Level 1: Rollers | 5+ years | Level evaluation by swim instructor | Comfort in the water (buoyancy and balance), Walk and feel balance on step or platform, kicking skills, monkey walk, sit down jumps with assistance, introduction to back floating, submersion and breath holding, floating on stomach |
| Level 2: Surge | 5+ years | Completion of Level 1 goals | Paddle arms when toddler is moving independently, swim 5 feet comfortably and independently, sit down jump, retrieve objects from the bottom of the pool |
| Level 3: White Caps | 5+ years | Completion of Level 2 Goals *Must be able to roll over for a breath independently | Independent back floating, rollover breathing, introduction to streamline glide, swim 10 feet independently with rollovers to rest, elementary backstroke arms and kicks, backstroke kicks with board, backstroke, introduction to breaststroke and dolphin kick, introduction to big arms, jump in come back to side, jump in come up on back, introduction to treading water, sit dives |
| Level 4: Breakers | 5+ years | Completion of Level 3 Goals | Freestyle breathing to one side, perfect elementary backstroke, streamline with kicks, bobbing skills, swim 25 feet, perfect backstroke, breaststroke and dolphin kicks, introduction to breaststroke arms, intermediate treading water, knee dives |
| Level 5: Rogue Wave | 5+ years | Completion of Level 4 Goals | Introduction to fundamental breaststroke and butterfly, introduction to backstroke drills, freestyle with alternate side breathing for 40 feet, 5 minute continuous swim, advanced treading water, standing dives |
| Level 6: Tidal Wave | 5+ years | Completion of Level 5 Goals | Full stroke breaststroke with proper breathing, butterfly with breathing, introduction to individual medley, emphasis on increasing distance, 10 minute continuous swim, tread water for 2 minutes without hands, block diving. |
Makeup Policy
For toddler and school-aged classes, makeup classes must be taken within 7 days of the missed class, and children can take 1 free makeup class per month. If Weymouth Club must cancel a class due to weather or another reason, the makeup will not count against the limits above.