Strawberry Recreation Swim Lessons

SRD offers year-round swim lessons with short seasonal breaks. Our outdoor aquatics facility includes two heated pools: the main pool (83°) and the teaching pool (89°).

SRD lessons are session-based, running 2–7 weeks depending on the season.

All lessons are available for online registration only during designated registration days. Please note that SRD does not schedule lessons by individual request.

All our group lessons are 25 minutes long. Private lessons are 30 minutes long.

Swim lessons run rain or shine! If SRD cancels a lesson for any reason, you will receive an email or call. SRD does not provide make up classes unless a class is cancelled by SRD. If SRD cancels a class – you will be issued a refund or a makeup class.

Quick Tip: Complete your swim lesson forms ahead of time and save a card to your account to speed up the checkout process. Remember, all swim lesson registrations are online only.

Swim Lessons Schedule
Swim Lesson Forms and Waivers

“How to” register for swim lesson

  1. Write down Registration date in your calendar
    1. Registration dates will be announced on our website and through email
  2. Create an account or log in
  3. To speed up registration:
    • Fill out swim lesson forms in advance
    • Save a card in your household payment method on you account
  4. Refresh your browser at the registration time and click the green register button
  5. After registering, you will end up on the confirmation page and receive an email with the receipt

Swim Lesson Levels

Color groups are for ages 3-6 years

    • $48 per class – 30 minutes – 3-14 yrs old

    • Private lessons are designed for children who need more attention than in group lessons. Children between 7-14 yrs old that do not meet the benchmarks for 7-10 lessons or swim club, or need extra support in specific areas of swimming.
  • $22 per lesson – 25 min – 6 months – 3 years old
  • The parent child class holds 8-10 parents and children. In this class, parents will join their child in the water with one of SRD’s swim instructors and learn the safest ways to swim with baby. This is a water instruction class taught with songs, toys and fun activities. Children will be introduced to kicking, scooping, climbing out of the pool, jumping in, floating on their back and going under water all with the support of their parent. This class is not designed as a learn to swim class – we ask that everyone registered participate in the class and follow the instructions given by the swim instructor!
  • $25 per class – 25 minutes – 3-6 yrs old
  • The orange level group holds up to 3 students. All students must be at least 3 years old. This class is designed for those who have never taken a swim lesson before, have only take a couple of lessons or hesitant in the water. Children will learn how to safely be apart of a group class. They will be introduced to blowing bubbles, submerging underwater, kicking with assistance, floating on their front and back, doggy paddle, scooping and kicking, climbing out of the pool and pushing off to a swim instructor with kicks.

    • $22 per class – 25 minutes – 3-6 yrs old

    • Benchmarks: Students must be able to float on their tummy and back with little to no assistance, push off to a swim instructor with kicks 3-5 feet, have knowledge of doggy paddle and be able to take beginning scoops.
    • The yellow level holds up to 4 students and is located in our teaching pool. Children in this class will learn to scoop and kick on their tummy, kick on their back with little to no assistance, roll from their belly to their back and float, lift their head to breath while swimming, jump in the pool and swim/kick to the wall, and swim up to 10 feet.

    • $22 per class – 25 minutes – 4-6 years old

    • Benchmarks: Students should be able to scoop and kick on their belly and back 10-15 feet unassisted, take a head up breath while swimming, float on their back 15-30 seconds unassisted and be comfortable in the main pool.

    • The green level group holds up to 4 students and is located in the main pool. Children in this class will learn to side breath with freestyle, strengthen their technique with both freestyle and backstroke, increase endurance in both freestyle and backstroke, how to tread water, use a kickboard and be introduced to breastroke swimming. This class will introduce deep water, 5-9 feet deep, by treading water and going off the diving board. The goal of this class is for children to be able to jump off the diving board and swim to the side unassisted.

    • $22 per class – 25 minutes – 4-6 yrs old

    • Benchmarks: Students should be able to swim freestyle and backstroke at least halfway across the pool with no assistance, attempt side breathing, tread water, and have knowledge of breastroke kick.

    • The blue level group holds up to 5 students and is located in our main pool. Children will strengthen their endurance, learn to swim full laps of freestyle and backstroke, and strengthen their stroke technique. After completing 2-3 sessions of the Blue level, children are ready for swim team!

    • $22 per class – 25 minutes – 7-10 yrs old

    • Benchmarks: Children should be comfortable in the water, be able to blow bubbles, float on their back with little to no assistance, swim freestyle 6-10 feet, kick on their back 10 feet and take a breath while swimming freestyle.

    • The 7-10 beginner level holds up to 4 children and is located in our main pool. Children will learn to swim freestyle and backstroke more efficiently, increase their endurance, practice side breathing, swim halfway across the pool, learn breastroke, and how to tread water.

    • $22 per class – 25 minutes – 7-10 yrs old

    • Benchmarks: Children should be able to swim at least halfway across the main pool with freestyle and backstroke, have knowledge of breastroke and side breathing.

    • The 7-10 int/adv class holds up to 5 students and is located in our main pool. Children in this class will strengthen their endurance in all strokes, strengthen their technique in all strokes, tread water up to 1 min, and swim full laps of each stroke.

    • $23 per class – 30 minutes – 7-13 yrs old

    • Benchmarks: Children must be able to swim full laps in the main pool without stopping or needing assistance, know how to swim freestyle with side breathing, backstroke and breastroke kick.

    • Children in this class will gain stroke feedback, increase endurance, learn how to follow a swim set, kick with a kick board for multiple laps, swim multiple laps in a row. Beginner swim club swims up to 500 yards (20 laps) per practice. Children will also learn how to flip turn, open turn and dive.

    • $23 per class – 35 minutes – 8-14 yrs old

    • Benchmarks: Must be able to swim freestyle with side breathing, backstroke and breastroke full lengths of the pool, have knowledge of dolphin kick and be able to swim 500 yards in 1 practice.

    • Children in this class will be participating in a swim practice. This level swims between 500-700 yards per practice with breaks between each lap. Children will learn how to do flip turns, open turns, and dive.