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Swim Lessons: Goals for Every Age in Budd Lake

Looking for swim lessons in the Budd Lake area that include water safety and survival? At British Swim School North New Jersey, our swimming lessons incorporate critical water safety and survival skills into every session. Available year-round in heated, indoor pools conveniently located throughout the local area, our swimming lessons and water survival classes are available to children and adults of all ages and every ability, including students with special needs.

Goal-Oriented Swim Lessons in Budd Lake

We follow an “advance as you learn” program. Our class levels are determined by a combination of age and ability, and students immediately advance to the next level when they meet the goals of their current level for nonstop learning. Here’s a brief overview of our program:

Parent-assisted swimming lessons for infants and toddlers ages 3-36 months:

  • Tadpole: This water acclimation class focuses on getting our littlest swimmers comfortable in the water. Goals include no fear in the water, assisted back floating, and full gentle submersion.
  • Swimboree: Students who meet the goals of Tadpole advance to Swimboree, our beginner water survival class. Goals include being comfortable separating from parents in the water and full submersion sitting or standing.

Swimming lessons for toddlers 18-36 months:

  • Seahorse: Toddlers who meet the goals of Swimboree advance to Seahorse. An advanced water survival class, goals include underwater rollovers and back floating.

Swimming lessons for kids ages 3 and up:

  • Starfish: This water acclimation class builds confidence in the water. Goals include supported back float and full submersion.
  • Minnow: Kids completing Starfish move up to Minnow, our beginner water survival class. Goals include safe pool entry and exit and elementary backstroke.
  • Turtle 1: Students advancing from Minnow join Turtle 1, our advanced water survival class. Goals include side breathing and independently swimming 10 yards of elementary backstroke and freestyle.
  • Turtle 2: This is our beginner strokes class for kids advancing from Turtle 1. Goals include treading water, and swimming backstroke and freestyle for 20 yards.
  • Shark 1: When students reach Shark 1, they are ready to perfect their swim strokes. Goals include a freestyle flip turn and swimming all four swim strokes for 25 yards.
  • Shark 2: Students advancing from Shark 1 join our pre-team class, Shark 2. Goals include swimming 50 yards of all four swim strokes.

Swimming lessons for students 18 years and up:

  • Adult lessons: Goals in our adult classes are based on the abilities each student, providing heart-healthy, low-impact exercise.

Ready to make a splash in Budd Lake? Enroll swim lessons with British Swim School North New Jersey today by calling (973) 957-3111. Our swim lessons are available to children and adults of all ages and abilities in Budd Lake, Rockaway, Mt. Arlington, Dover, and Flanders as well as Randolph, Byram, Mt. Olive, Stanhope, Netcong, and the surrounding NJ communities.

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