PLEASE NOTE: THE MOST EFFICIENT WAY TO REGISTER FOR CLASSES IS ONLINE
The Irvington Club offers swim lessons for all levels and ages of swimmers.
Group swim lessons are offered at the Irvington Club for members and non-members. Lessons take place Monday-Thursday, for two weeks. (see below for details)
Private and semi-private lessons are available for children and adults looking to improve their swimming skills in a one-on-one and 2-on-1 settings.
2024 Summer Junior Swim Lessons (PDF)
2024 Sign-up Dates:
For Full Members, Associates, & Swim Members:
Group, Private, and Semi-Private Swim Lesson Registration is Monday, April 15th starting at noon (online or by phone, we encourage enrolling online)
For Non-Members:
Group, Private, and Semi-Private Swim Lesson Registration is Monday, April 22nd starting at noon in person at the club with payment (cash or checks only) or online through Club Automation after submitting a non-member application and EFT form (to the front desk or via email to frontdesk@irvingtonclub.com). The non-member application and EFT form must be submitted by our deadline of April 18th to create your online account in order to register online. Once we have you set up in Club Automation, we will notify via email with your login.
All lessons are held rain or shine!
To register online for Tennis or Group Swim Lessons, please follow these steps:
- Login to Club Automation (clubautomation.com).
- Click “Register for Classes”
- On the next screen, you will see the classes listed at the bottom of the page. Select your program by clicking on the name of the program.
- On the next screen, you will see all the session dates available. Click on the button to the right of the session to register for your selection.
- Then select the family member who will be taking the class and click the “Add to Cart” button.
- Repeat these steps for every class each family member will be taking.
- Once all classes have been selected for each family member, click the “View Cart” button in upper right corner of the screen. All classes selected will be listed by family member. You can opt to cancel any class by clicking on the “X” next to the appropriate class.
- To complete your registration, click “Submit Payment”. You will be sent an email confirmation of your registration. Please note that you must click the “Submit Payment” button to register for classes. Classes sitting in the cart do not reserve the spot.
*When registering online for Tennis or Group Swim Lessons, your cart will say that you have 20 minutes to check out but it does not hold your registration during that time so be sure to complete your checkout immediately to ensure your registration.
To register online for Private Swim Lessons, please follow these steps:
- Login to Club Automation (clubautomation.com).
- Click “Group Activities”
- Click on the “By Class” button to see all the dates of Private swim lessons and click on the specific class day and time to see availability OR
Click on the “By Date” button, select a date, and click on the specific class date and time to see availability.
- Click on the “Sign Up” button next to your selection. Then select the family member who will be taking the class. Click “Register” and you will receive a Registration Confirmation message.
- Repeat these steps for every lesson each family member will be taking.
To register online for Semi-private (2 participants) Swim Lessons:
- Follow the above procedure to enroll one of the semi-private participants in the lessons they will be taking.
- Call the front desk (503-287-8749) to have staff add the 2nd participant to the semi-private lessons.
*When registering online for Private and Semi-private Swim Lessons, your selections will not go into your cart. Instead, once you click “Sign Up”, you will receive a Registration Confirmation message that let’s you know that your registration is complete. You will not receive an email confirmation.
If you have any questions or need help registering, feel free to call the Club (503-287-8749).
GROUP SWIM LESSONS
GROUP SWIM LESSON REGISTRATION FORM
Group Swim Lesson Levels: This year we are offering Big Fish, Little Fish, Jellyfish, Tadpole, Lobster, Stingray, Beluga, and Shark levels. If you are looking for other levels, we will have private lessons and will accommodate all swim levels in private lessons.
Big Fish, Little Fish: Instructors lead parents and babies through skill-building games and songs. Participants learn swimming fundamentals such as float positions, crawl arms, flutter kids, blowing bubbles, and basic pool safety. Ages 6 months – 2 years, + parent.
Jellyfish: Non-swimmers ages 3 and older begin independent swimming by learning basic skills including bubble blowing, self-submerging, and assisted floating on front and back. Must be 3 yeards old and able to effectively communicate with instructor. Ages 3+
Tadpole: This second level class for the non-swimmer is geared toward those comfortable in the water, but not yet swimming or kicking on their own. Skills needed for advancement from Tadpole include independent floats on front and back for 5 seconds, glides on front and back with kicks for a distance of 5 feet, and an unassisted shallow water jump with recovery. Ages 3+
Lobster: A class geared toward children who are floating, gliding, and kicking on their own. Skills required for advancement include streamline glide with kick for 15 feet, back kick for 15 feet, side-glide kick for 10 feet, and dolphin body with kick for 10 feet. Ages 4+
Stingray: This level is geared toward beginning swimmers with strong kicks on front, back, and side who are comfortable in deeper water. Necessary skills for advancement include freestyle for 1 width, side-glide kick for 1 width, and back kick for 1 width. Ages 4+
Beluga: Swimmers will take skills learned in Stingray to progress to freestyle with bilateral breathing for 2 widths. Other advancement skills include backstroke for 2 widths, elementary backstroke for 2 widths, and breaststroke kick for 1 width. Ages 5+
Shark: In this advanced level swimmers must be able to swim 25 yards of side-kick freestyle with bilateral breathing, 25 yards of backstroke with shoulder rotation, breaststroke for 25 yards, elementary backstroke for 25 yards and tread water for 30 seconds. Ages 6+
Session 1: June 17th-27th
11:05-11:35 Shark*, Tadpole, Lobster, Stingray, Tadpole
11:40-12:10 Beluga, Jellyfish, Lobster, Stingray, Tadpole
Session 2: July 1st-July 11th **
**No lesson on July 4th, prorated
11:05-11:35 Jellyfish, Tadpole, Stingray
11:40-12:10 Beluga, Tadpole, Lobster, Stingray
Session 3: July 15th-25th
11:05-11:35 Shark*, Jellyfish, Lobster, Stingray, Tadpole
11:40-12:10 Beluga, Jellyfish, Lobster, Stingray, Tadpole
Session 4: July 29th-August 8th
11:05-11:35 Tadpole, Lobster, Stingray
11:40-12:10 Beluga, Jellyfish, Lobster, Stingray
The cost for an 8-lesson session is $87 for members and $96 for non-members.
*The cost for the Shark level 16-lesson session is $174 for members and $192 for non-members
August 12th-16th, August 19th-23rd
12:15-12:45 Big Fish, Little Fish (5-day sessions)
This class is a 5-day session for a cost of $44 for members and $48 for non-members.
Group Lesson Cancellation Policy
• Cancellations made 15 days or more in advance of the lesson start date will be charged a 10% fee.
• Cancellations made between 8 & 14 days in advance of the lesson start date will receive a 50% refund.
• Cancellations made less than 8 days of the lesson start date will not be refunded.
PRIVATE & SEMI-PRIVATE LESSONS
PRIVATE SWIM LESSON REGISTRATION FORM
SEMI-PRIVATE SWIM LESSON REGISRATION FORM
Private and semi-private lessons are available for children and adults looking to improve their swimming skills in a one-on-one and 2-on-1 settings. These 30-minute lessons are offered on Fridays, Saturdays, and Sundays from 9:30 am to noon, Friday May 3rd through Sunday, September 29th.
The cost for a half hour private lesson is $43 for members, and $48 for non-members.
The cost for a half hour semi-private lesson is $65, and $72 for non-members.
All lessons are held rain or shine!
Private and Semi-Private Lesson Change/Cancellation policy
- Prior to 48 hours before the class any change or cancellation will be assessed a $10 charge for members and a $15 charge for non-members.
- No refunds/credits for private lesson cancellations less than 48 hours prior to the start of the scheduled lesson.
Weather Policy
Because the Irvington Club pool is offering private lessons in a longer season this year, we will evaluate weather on a weekly basis for temperature. Our pool is heated to 80 degrees, but if the air temperature is below 65 degrees or if bad weather is forecasted the Thursday before lessons, they may be cancelled for the weekend.