Swimming Classes in the Heart of New York City
PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS
SEMI-PRIVATE SWIM LESSONS
MINI GROUP SWIM LESSONS
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Our programs for adults and children offer flexible scheduling
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Read MoreAquaskills 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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Read MoreAquaskills 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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Read MoreWhether 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.
Aquaskills Swim Lessons
Why choose AquaSkills for my child? Sign up only after the Intro class for Orientation. Most important for there to be chemistry
We have world class devoted instructors that will meet at your building for After School and Afternoons Weekends.
AquaSkills is a private swim school located in Lower Manhattan in New York City and the premiere place for Adults 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 swimming classes or Small groups of up to 4 in an exclusive heated pool, weekends before Noon and weekday mornings until 12 or 1 PM seasonal.
We will be available for After School Sessions in Buildings on the UES and UWS only if you have access to the building.(Please try to gather 2-3 children for a class). We are open 7 days a week at our primary location in lower Manhattan
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Small instructor to student ratios for group sessions allow for the ultimate swim education courses available
AquaSkills instructors are certified to teach swimming by the American Red Cross standards & Life Guards
Our instructors believe in a gentle approach to swimming instruction and are dedicated and highly skilled at teaching all levels
Children's Swim Classes
Age Groups: Children: 4-6, 5-8, 8-15
Private or semi private (2) classes / up to 4 children for group
Group: Ratio one instructor per up to 3-4 students
Classes are scheduled to be 1 hour long. Customized length by special request pics slide show
Parents can also take classes with their children from ages 4 and up.
1/2 HOUR CLASSES FOR Age 4 offered (Prices Are Emailed)
Year-Round Beginner Swim Classes for Kids & Teens:
Students learn water safety and the basics of swimming through guided discovery. This includes floating, treading, breathing techniques and proper kick and arm movements for all 5 styles of swimming. The instructor goes in the water with the students and demonstrates. Students learn by example.
Class Objectives:
- Water Safety awareness
- For students to swim and float without flotation devices
- Students to build confidence and build motor skills
Beginner Swim Classes
-Water Orientation
-Guided Discovery-Learning Through Water Games
Water Safety
-Over Coming Fear of Water
- Floating
- Treading
Breathing Techniques
Stroke Development
Intro to Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, (Butterfly optional)
Competitive Swim / Triathlon Swim lessons (All Ages)
- Prep for Swim Team
- Prep for Triathlon
Drills-Lap Swimming Students learn drills, tips, building endurance and time
Stroke Development refinement of strokes and techniques.
- Endurance
- Build Time
- Stroke Refinement
- Technique / Form
Maximize Efficiency and Skill
Class is either 6-8 weeks up to 12 weeks depending upon ability and frequency.
Children of all levels are also welcome to take part in our Fitness Swim classes and our Competitive Swim classes. For further information or to make an appointment, please contact us via the contact form .
AQUASKILLS has a revolving enrollment
Aquaskills has a unique team of Excellent Instructors. All highly educated,devoted to Physical Fitness Disciplines,Aquatics,Thai Chi, and or, and teach with passion and skill, under the direction of Lori Pailet. Aquaskills instructors are Specialized in teaching clients who have fear of water. Aquaskills’s progression method will add more skills to each class to learn how to swim strokes. As seen in the New York Times First Strokes To Becoming Aquaman /and New York Times/A Liquid Fear/Front Page 2014
Fear of Water (Aquaphobia) Aqua=Water & Phobia=Fear
- Customized classes are designed for each individual’s needs and requirements
- A gentle approach is taken with each student.
- Student and Instructor first complete a one hour long intro-session
- After that we evaluate how many classes it will take for a student to learn.
- Everyone moves at their own pace.
- Students learn relaxation techniques and basic water principles.
Video credit Leslye Davis August 29, 2014
First Steps:
Learn to Inhale Above and Exhale in the Water.
Breathing & breath control
Walking through the water and balance
Resistance
Floating face down/ and back floating
Gliding-Getting Comfortable
AQUASKILLS has a revolving enrollment
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Image credits Jake Naughton The New York Times
Adult Beginner Swim Classes
Students learn the basics of swimming as well as the principles of the physics of swimming. The class also introduces all basic aspects of water safety.
Students learn
floating techniques-breathing techniques
treading water-sculling hands
breaststroke-propulsion arms and kick
freestyle-flutter kicks-freestyle arms-while breathing
backstroke-two styles
Class Objective:
Class Objective: The student will be able to navigate distance without flotation devices and to coordinate breathing with their movements as they swim.Goals: Each class we teach new skills,every class is building toward putting it all together, The Aquaskills progression method works.We ask you to come in first for the intro class so we can suggest the number you classes you may decide to sign up for to meet your goals. We have effective programs in 6-10-20 session packages.
Aquaskills Method:
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.
Adult Intermediate Swim Classes:
Private - Semi Private Classes-Small Groups- Max 4 People
Student is ready to make a transition to stroke improvement and refining specific styles of swimming. Students learn Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, lap swimming, efficient turns and breathing techniques
Stroke Development Class-Triathlon Training - (Lap Swimming)
Private - Semi Private
Students learn efficient breathing techniques coordinated with styles of swimming, efficient flip turns open front turns drills & building time and endurance.
Advanced Stroke Improvement Classes
Develop Efficiency With One or All Swim Styles Including
Freestyle-Breaststroke-Butterfly-Correct Form
Backstroke-Side Stroke-Treading Water-Breathing Techniques- Maximize Efficiency and Skill-
Breaststroke
Butterfly
Flip Turns-Open Front Turns
Competitive Swimming lessons (All Ages)s:
Students learn drills, tips, building endurance and time with refinement of strokes and techniques.
Competitive Swim / Triathlon Swim lessons (All Ages)
Prep for Swim Team
Prep for Triathlon
DrillsLap Swimming
Endurance
Build Time
Stroke Refinement
Technique / Form
Maximize Efficiency and Skill
AQUASKILLS has a revolving enrollment
A New Yorker Faces His Phobia, One Stroke at a Time
With Intensive Swim Lessons, a Man Attacks His Fear of Water
News About Aquaskills
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The New York Times
First Strokes to Becoming an Aquaman! By GEORGE GENE GUSTINES
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CBS News
News Pieces: Live With Alex Denis-1 Alex Dennis-2 and Ann Mercogliano
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The Wall Street Journal
Teaching Adults to Swim - By Sanette Tanaka
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Forbes
A Kick Out of Summer by Sonya Dutta Choudhury.
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Kathleen Dunn Show
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