Swimming Lessons
Greenville County Aquatic Complex offers swim lessons for infants through adults, including Star Babies and Star Tots, an innovative Parent / Child swim program for children 6 months to 36 months old. Starfish Swim School is a fun swim program for youth ages 3 – 12 years old. Also available are adult lessons for individuals 13 years old and older and private or semi-private lessons upon request.
Have a more advanced swimmer? The Greenville County Aquatic Complex also hosts a number of programs geared toward preparing youth for competitive swimming.
Our USA Swimming-approved swim lesson program is accredited in partnership with the Starfish Aquatic Institute, a nationally renowned developmental swim curriculum and progression.
Read more about each class below.
If you have any questions, please call 864-679-7946 (679-SWIM)
or email Bryant Dover at bdover@greenvillecounty.org.
Learn to Swim
Private Lessons for Children or Adults
Contact Bryant Dover at 864-679-7946 ext. 17
OR via email at bdover@greenvillecounty.org
Ages: 3+
This course will develop a high comfort level in the water and a readiness to swim, and for those children who are developmentally ready, it will teach functional swim skills. This class approaches teaching swimming through creative, fun activities in the water.
Adult private lessons are goal-based, so if you are brand new to the water we will work on water acclimation and water safety. For those adults who are comfortable in water, we will expand on existing skills and learn basic technique and stroke refinement.
30 minute one-on-one lessons with a Greenville County Aquatic Complex instructor. Registrations must be made at least 7 days in advance.
Cost: $56 ($70 out of county) per each half hour lesson selected
Lesson Days and Times:
Contact Bryant Dover to schedule!
at 864-679-7946 ext. 17
OR via email at bdover@greenvillecounty.org
Star Baby/ Star Tot Parent / Child Lessons
Through positive, child-focused teaching methods, we will cover the following skills in the Parent / Child Swimming Program:
- Water entry and exit
- Safety in and around the water
- Water adjustment and acclimation
- Parent education
- Fun and games
- Basic swimming movements (kicking, paddling, blowing bubbles)
- Breath control and independence (older swimmers)
Cost: $80 ($100 out of county)
- Includes six 30-minute lessons
- 1 Instructor per class
- 1 Parent per child
Lesson Days and Times:
Wednesdays: 11:30 am – 12:00 pm Saturdays: 11:15 am – 11:45 am
Star Babies Ages: 6 months to 18 months
Star Tots Ages: 19 months to 36 months
Starfish Swim School
This course will develop a high comfort level in the water and a readiness to swim, and for those children who are developmentally ready, it will teach functional swim skills. This class approaches teaching swimming through creative, fun activities in the water. Students work toward developing the five competencies and progress toward achieving the benchmarks at their own pace in a small-group setting. All swimmers will be swim tested their first day of class to determine the appropriate level to begin.
Ages: 3 – 12
Cost: $100 in county / $125 out-of-county
Includes:
- Six 40-minute lessons
- 1 Instructor per every 3-4 students
Lesson Days
Monday, Wednesday, Thursday and Saturday
Starfish Swim School for Teens and Adults
Ages: 13 +
If you’re looking for an opportunity to gain greater confidence in the water or learn primary swimming skills, then our adult group swimming lessons are for you.
The adult lesson program is goal based, so if you are brand new to the water we will work on water acclimation and water safety. For those adults who are comfortable in water, we will expand on existing skills and learn basic technique and stroke refinement.
Whatever your goals or needs are, our experienced instructors will give you the tools you need to succeed.
Cost: $74 ($92.50 out of county)
Includes:
- Four 45-minute lessons
- 1 Instructor per every 4 students
Lesson Days and Times:
Tuesdays:
6:15 pm – 7:00 pm
A USA Swimming Make a Splash Partner
Greenville County Rec is now an official USA Swimming Make A Splash partner!
Consistent with the goal of saving lives and providing every child in America with the opportunity to learn how to swim, Make a Splash, a national child-focused water safety initiative, was created by the USA Swimming Foundation in 2007. Make a Splash partners with learn-to-swim providers across the country to provide swimming lessons and educate kids on the importance of learning how to swim.
Many partner programs are located in disadvantaged or ethnically diverse communities and provide training programs (including certified instructors, resources and quality programming) to help children become water-safe and share with them a lifelong physical fitness activity. Make a Splash’s awareness campaign is built around the staggering statistics that minority children ages 5-14 are most at risk for drowning, and drowning is the second leading cause of accidental death for children under the age of 14.
Make a Splash educates parents through a national awareness campaign; saves lives by joining forces with grassroots learn-to-swim programs and reaches millions of children through its programming, promotions and publicity tours.
