About SwimAmerica
SwimAmerica Nashville Program offers swimming lessons to youth, teens and adults. Our program is held at the Centennial Sportsplex in Nashville, and uses the SwimAmerica lesson curriculum. This curriculum focuses on teaching proper swimming technique in a fun, energetic atmosphere. Developed by the American Swimming Coaches Association, this curriculum provides the finest swimming lesson program available.
SwimAmerica is both goal driven and technique oriented. Children are taught in small groups (3:1) and have the ability to move up to progressively higher level Stations as they achieve the goals of their current group.
The number one goal of our program is to teach your child to really swim – increasing their chance of surviving in the event of a water emergency. Our second goal is to teach them to swim well — we emphasize correct competitive swimming technique from the start. That is why SwimAmerica is considered the premier swimming lesson program in the area!
Frequently asked questions
For our Youth lessons, we require that your child be 3 or older as of the first month of his or her lessons. Our Teen lessons are for students age 13 – 17, and students 18 and over should register for Adult lessons.
Our registration is open, so you may register at any time you see an opening that fits your schedule. To register, create an account entering your contact, student and payment information. Then chose your preferred class day and time. All registrations are for an immediate start. Many of our students attend twice a week to see more rapid progress.
We teach all ages and skill levels at every lesson, so you just need to find an opening that works with your schedule. Our lessons are perpetual, meaning that your swimmer will automatically be enrolled in his or her weekly lesson time each month.
Lesson fees are charged monthly on the 1st of each month at a rate of $40 per 35 minute class for Youth lessons, $40 per 30 minute class for Teen and Adult lessons. So, for example, if your child has lessons on a Monday, and there are 4 Mondays where lessons are scheduled in that month, the fee will be $160. You will pay for your first month (or pro rated portion, if you start after the first week of the month) at registration, and then going forward, on the 1st of each month of enrollment the credit card on your account will be charged for that month’s fees.
On your child’s first day of class, we make a thorough assessment of each child’s skills so that they are placed in the appropriate “station.” Our stations are taught in small groups of no more than 3 students to one coach for youth lessons, and no more than 4 students to one coach for teen and adult lessons.
SwimAmerica lessons are a series of stations of skill development and stroke progression. Once a child masters the skills and “advancement goals” of each level, they “moveup” to the next station and begin working on more advanced skills. This way, each student progresses at their own rate – which we believe is the best way to keep kids motivated to succeed. The Deck Supervisors do on-going evaluations of each swimmer and advances students as soon as they are ready for the next challenge.
This varies greatly depending on each child’s age, athleticism and natural comfort level in the water. It may take a few weeks or more for a very young child to progress beyond Station 1. On average, it takes a preschooler 20 or more lessons to advance to station 3. On the other hand, some preschoolers will advance much more quickly – it all depends on the individual child!
Make sure your child comes to class ready to learn, with a snug-fitting, comfortable bathing suit, towel, etc. Please avoid swim shirts, as they interfere with good stroke technique. Talk with your child about the advancement goals required at their station, and encourage them to do their very best. Praise them for their efforts!
Please remain in the bleachers above the pool or out in the lobby during your child’s lessons. They are in good hands. Parents on deck can distract both coaches and students from the job of learning to swim. Your help with this is appreciated.
Many children have trouble adjusting to any new situation. We will be as patient as we need to be. Let us handle it. Your child will eventually adjust and we will help them by gently pushing them along the way.
To avoid disruption to your child’s progress, we strongly encourage parents to make every effort to have their child attend their regularly scheduled lesson. We do recognize, however, that there are times that lessons need to be missed. Our policy with regard to make up lessons is that each student who provides a minimum of 24 hours notice of an absence is entitled to one make up lesson every 30 days. Parents mark their child’s absence and book make up lessons through their accounts on the Parent Portal. All makeup lessons must be taken within 30 days of the absence. The idea with this make up system is that the students are basically swapping open spots. As your create an opening by marking your child absent, you can do a make up in a class that another child had to cancel. As a result, make ups aren’t available when a child is a no-show without notice. Special consideration is always given in the event of medical emergencies – please email us directly in those situations.
You may send an email to info@swimamericamidtn.com and we will respond as quickly as possible. Our staff must stay focused on teaching during lessons, but we will be happy to contact you at your convenience.
To cancel your registration, we must receive email notice of your intent to cancel no later than the 15th of the last month of attendance. The automatic debit of your credit card will be discontinued and your class registration will be cancelled effective the last day of the month in which we receive notice. We do not offer refunds for missed classes.