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Aquaskills

Our Pool is 15 feet wide 60 Feet long- which is pefect to learn in.heated pool ...with an ...average temperature 88 degrees year 'round open enrollment..customized courses. No Membership Required. Day Rates for Unlimited Practiced Offered

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Swimming Classes in the Heart of New York City

PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS

PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS

Individual Attention
One Student in Class
1 Instructor
Flexible Schedule
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SEMI-PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS

SEMI-PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS

Subdivided Attention
Min Two Students in Class
1 Instructor-Customize Objectives
Includes Water Safety and treading
Students Schedule Together
You call it In with the other person
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MINI GROUP SWIM LESSONS

MINI GROUP SWIM LESSONS

Divided Attention
Max 5 Students in Class
1 Instructor-Customize Objectives
Includes Water Safety and Strokes
You Call it in (you have 3-4 people)
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Our programs for adults and children offer flexible scheduling

  • Aquaskills has developed their own techniques for training swimming. We have a superb understanding and intuition for our student's capacity. Students will learn expertise from pros tailored to their specific level. Everyone is different.
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  • Aquaskills premiere place for children to learn to swim with customized attention given to each student. We teach children age of 4+. Please ask your friends to create a class with 2 or more children. We conduct Private & Semi-Private
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  • Whether recovering from an injury or a weight loss program or looking for a great workout. Water exercise offers the ability to gain strength and aerobic fitness and improve range of motion and flexibility and an increase in metabolism.
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Although it is commonly thought that everyone can swim, 64% of the adult popultion alone CAN NOT swim and has fear of water in one way or the other and this is in the UNITED STATES ALONE! This statistic does not include the rest of the world. Aquaskills has been reckognized as a place for adults and children to take their first steps to overcoming fear of water,. If you register $98 here is what to expect at your first class...

 

Lesson Plans for beginners

Fear of Water

After the introductions are made, Goggles and bathing caps purchased, if necessary, the lesson should begin with what is going to happen when the client enters the water. The deck should be used to explain the entire lesson before you enter the water (no more than 5-10 minutes, depending on the clients’ needs). Everything discussed should be demonstrated in the water as well.

Lesson one

     A. Establish your non verbal cues/ demonstrate

  1. The importance of straight hands.
  2. Gravity and buoyancy./Instructor discusses the body.
  3. Safety rules of the facility.
  4. Thermal warm-up.
  5. Pushing,  pulling and slicing of the water.
  6. Breathing techniques. In through the mouth/out through the nose
  7. Bobbing and breathing/holding breath/counting exhaling
  8. Walking and Breathing/ with a 2 step 3 exhale count
  9. How the arms and legs are utilized. 
  10. Mid-line.
  11. Frontal plane and supine (front and back).
  12. Recovery techniques.
  13. Short and long term goals.  

A New Yorker Faces His Phobia, One Stroke at a Time

With Intensive Swim Lessons, a Man Attacks His Fear of Water

New York Times
 Video credit  Leslye Davis - August 29, 2014
Image credit  Jake Naughton - The New York Times
Two children experience with water left Attis Clopton with a phobia, an aquaphobia, that lasted for decades! That is, until another major life event inspired him to face his fear of water... Swimming Lessons at AquaSkills for All Ages!

News About Aquaskills

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Our Philosophy

One acquires discipline, coordination, balance and harmony while swimming. Moving in the water is like sculpting and dancing as well as a meditation. We believe in an individualistic approach that comes with intuition as well as skillful instruction. Swimming is a life skill that will not only make a child or adult safe in the water, but will open doors to a plethora of outdoor water sports from sailing to scuba diving, and doing it safely. We are confident that everyone can learn to swim and its all about the creative approach of the instructors, but fear not everyone is possible to teach, and where there is a will there is a way. Read More

Our Mission

We are committed to providing the Best Swimming Lessons in New York City, and Beyond! Your safety in the water is always our top priority. We always observe the standard Water Safety Protocols while teaching you the perfect swim strokes!

 

 

Our Staff

AquaSkill's instructors are mature, dedicated and highly skilled at teaching. Aquaskills methods are an integration of the skills of Adrian Ginju, a former member of the Romanian Olympic Swim Team, and Lori Pailet, a certified AEA (Aquatic Exercise Association) specialist, and our head instructor’s background as an All City Swimmer for the City of Los Angeles. All of of the swim instructors at AquaSkills are American Red Cross certified lifeguards, CPR, AED and First Aid.

Aquaskills swim school benefits

Price?
Aquaskills offer Best prices in New York City and around.
Class Session?
Aquaskills Classes Are Longer than other swim schools
Free Practice after Class?
Aquaskills Allow Free Practice after Class if Space Permitting
Forced Membership?
Aquaskills have No Forced Membership or Join A Club
Credit Card Charges?
Aquaskills Do Not Request Credit Card for Continuous Charges
Student to Teacher Ratio?
Aquaskills Student to Teacher Ratio much smaller than Other Swim Schools
My Own Schedule?
Aquaskills Offer “Design Your Own Schedule” Option
Take An Intro Class First?
Before you decide to join and buy a package
Instructions In the Water?
Aquaskills Instructors Go In the Water with You unlike Other Schools
Heated Pool?
Aquaskills Pool Is Spacious and Roomy and Heated 88 Degree all year round.
Registration Fee?
Aquaskills Registration Fee Is 50% Less Than Other Schools.
Enough Staff?
Aquaskills Keep Extra Staff to Attend To Semi-Private Classes. None Will Be Left Out!
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