Honoring the legacy of Mrs. Joan Kroc, the benevolent founder of the Kroc Centers, our swim program is dedicated to equipping every community child with essential water safety skills.
As part of Joan’s Swim School, there will be five class offerings:
Parent & Child Aquatics | Learn-To-Swim: Levels 1-3 | Stroke Development: Levels 4-6
Preschool Aquatics | Adult Swim
Before we tell you more about the specifics of each class, there are some things you should know about the programs:
Schedule
The schedule of classes is dramatically different from before. Please ensure you read the specific information pertaining to each individual class to know exactly when that class will be taking place and the frequency of those lessons.
Red Cross Partnership
We have partnered with the Red Cross Centennial Program to be able to offer some scholarships for Joan’s Swim School. The Kroc Center is very grateful for the Red Cross’ generous assistance as we strive to ensure every local child is able to access water safety lessons.
Waitlist
There will be a limited number of waitlist spots for Joan’s Swim School. Those participants who are on the waitlist will be automatically enrolled into the next month of lessons if a spot does not become available for their waitlisted month.
Scholarships
Scholarships are offered for participation in Parent & Child, Preschool Aquatics, and Learn-To-Swim programs. Immediate eligibility extends to Kroc Scholarship recipients and families receiving SNAP or WIC Benefits. There’s also the possibility of additional scholarships becoming accessible, and we encourage those interested to reach out to the Aquatics Team – [email protected] for further details.
Scholarship recipients will pay just $10 for all eight lessons. For qualifying recipients, scholarships are allocated on a first-come, first-served basis.
Parent & Child Aquatics (Ages 6 months to 3 years)
Designed to orient young children to the water through fun exploration activities, building swimming readiness while teaching parents safe behaviors around the aquatic environment.
$77.50 for non-members, $62.00 for members; a scholarship for $10 per child can be applied for if you qualify.
Tuesday, Thursday, all month
Tuesday Class: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Thursday Open Swim: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Preschool Aquatics (Ages 4 to 5)
Teaches fundamental, foundational skills across three levels. Children progress toward independent movement, breath control, and basic front/back floating.
$131.25 for non-members, $105.00 for members; a scholarship for $10 per child can be applied for if you qualify.
Monday, Wednesday, all month
Session 1: 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Session 2: 6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Learn-to-Swim (Ages 6 to 12)
Structured into six core levels designed to build skills step-by-step; the first three are listed here. The last three are under our Stroke Development Lessons.
- Level 1 (Introduction to Water Skills): Comfort in the water, bobs, front and back glides, and basic water safety.
- Level 2 (Fundamental Aquatic Skills): Fully submerging, rhythmic breathing, treading water, and combined arm/leg actions.
- Level 3 (Development of Strokes): Front crawl, butterfly basics, and jumping into deep water.
$118.75 for non-members, $95.00 for members; a scholarship for $10 per child can be applied for if you qualify.
Monday, Wednesday, all month
Level 1: 4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m. | 5:30 p.m. – 6:00 p.m.
Level 2: 4:45 p.m. – 5:15 p.m.
Level 3: 6:15 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Stroke Development (Ages 6 to 12)
Stroke Development swim lessons are a unique opportunity for competent swimmers to enhance their stroke ability. The class will focus on improving competitive strokes, improving endurance, and learning and refining flip turns.
- Level 4 (Stroke Improvement): Breaststroke, back crawl, butterfly, and open turns.
- Level 5 (Stroke Refinement): Refining all six strokes for increased efficiency and endurance.
- Level 6 (Swimming and Water Safety): Polishing strokes to prepare for advanced aquatic activities (e.g., personal water safety, fitness swimmer).
$105.20 for non-members, $92.82 for members.
Tuesday, Thursday, all month
4:45 p.m. – 5:45 p.m.
Adult Swim Lessons (Ages 13 Up)
Red Cross Adult Swim allows swimmers to progress at their own pace, mastering one set of skills before moving on to the next. Swim lessons for adults are designed to cover the following three levels, and have been specifically engineered to meet the needs of adult learners:
- Learning the Basics: Core skills for water competency.
- Improving Skills and Strokes: Refining basic strokes.
- Swimming for Fitness: Building endurance and stroke efficiency.
$77.50 for non-members, $62.00 for members.
Friday, all month
Session 1: 10:00 a.m. – 10:45 a.m.
Session 2: 6:00 p.m. – 6:45 p.m.
Lifeguard Training Program (Ages 15 up)
This is free for people planning on taking a lifeguard Certification class here at the Kroc. A lifeguard certification class will cost $250 for non-members ($200 for members) and will be scheduled at a later date.
This will teach you the necessary swim skills you need to pass a lifeguard Certification Class, including:
- Free Style and Breaststroke
- Prequalification Skills
Dates and times vary
