Children's Classes

Session 1
Thursdays (June 28 - Aug. 9 - no class July 12)
5 - 5:35 p.m.

Session 2
Saturdays (June 30 - Aug. 11 - no class July 14)
10:30 - 11:05 a.m.

Session 3
Saturdays (June 30 - Aug. 11 - no class July 14)
11:15 - 11:50 a.m.

Session 4
Saturdays (June 30 - Aug. 11 - no class July 14)
Noon - 12:35 p.m.

Session 5
Saturdays (June 30 - Aug. 11 - no class July 14)
12:45 - 1:20 p.m.

Session 6
Saturdays (June 30 - Aug. 11 - no class July 14)
1:30 - 2:05 p.m.

Adult Classes

Tuesdays (June 26 - July 31)
5 - 5:35 p.m.

Saturdays (June 30 - Aug. 11 - no class July 14)
2:15 - 2:50 p.m.

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Online Registration:
Tuesday, June 19
10 a.m.

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Young Beginner
This level is for children ages 3-5 and is the beginning stage for all swim lessons.  They will learn how to: blow bubbles, go underwater, front float, back float, flutter kick, and use a basic pull.

Beginner
This level is for children ages 5 and older.  It allows children to improve their comfort in the water and learn basic skills with children their own age.  They will learn how to: blow bubbles, go underwater, front float, back float, flutter kick, and use a basic pull.

Chicago
This level is for children who can swim at least 10 feet unassisted and have mastered the skills in the Young Beginner/Beginner group.  They will learn: basic freestyle, backstroke arms, elementary backstroke arms, kicking on both sides with a kickboard, and an introductory whip kick.

White
This level is for children who can swim 20 yards unassisted and have mastered the skills in the Chicago group.  They will learn: finer points of freestyle and backstroke, elementary backstroke, basic breaststroke, basic sidestroke and how to tread water.

Maroon
This level is for children who can swim 25 yards unassisted and have mastered the skills in the White group. They will learn: intermediate stroke mechanics of freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, standing dive, basic dolphin kick, and butterfly arms.

Phoenix
This level is for children who can swim 50 yards or more and have mastered the skills in the Maroon group.  It is the highest level of swim school and serves as a stepping stone for children who want to join a competitive swim team.  They will learn: advanced stroke mechanics of freestyle, backstroke and breaststroke, butterfly, flip turns, open turns, and how to perform a racing dive. 

Adult
This is geared toward adult beginners.

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$80 per person for one session (35 minutes once per week for six weeks). 

Mail checks payable to The University of Chicago to:

Jason Weber
5530 S. Ellis Ave.
Chicago, IL 60637

Please be aware that the checks must be received by the one week deadline, or risk losing the reserved space.

You may pay by check, cash or credit card at the Front Desk anytime the facility is open.

Refund and Make-Up Policy
University of Chicago Community Swim School has a no-refund policy and does not offer make-up lessons for missed classes. Participants are responsible for determining whether or not they will be able to attend classes prior to registration.

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Please address all questions and concerns to:

Jason Weber
Head Swim Coach & Aquatics Director
University of Chicago
5530 S. Ellis Avenue
Chicago, IL 60637
(773) 702-4657
ucswimschool@uchicago.edu

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Location
Swimming lessons will be held in the shallow section of the Myers-McLoraine Pool. Advanced groups may utilize the deep water portions of the pool as well.

Locker Rooms
Children over the age of 6 may not change in an opposite-sex locker room. Parents needing to accompany their children during changing may use the Family Changing Rooms on the first floor of the Ratner Athletics Center. Parents may then escort their children into the pool through the emergency entrance in the main hallway next to the Lifeguard Office.

Access to Facility for Non-Members
Non-members are not eligible to use the Ratner Center facilities, including the pool, during lessons. A parent/guardian must escort their child into the facility (no drop-offs) and be present at all times during the swim lesson.

Participants in the classes, escorted by parent/guardian, will be allowed to change into their swimwear in the locker rooms. Strollers are not allowed in the facility or locker room areas and must stay in the Ratner Athletic Center rotunda. Once participants are in their swimming suits and ready to participate in classes, parents/guardians are asked to sit in the stands in the pool balcony on the second floor of the Ratner Athletics Center.

All pool and facility rules are in effect during lessons.

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