Learn to Swim at Any Age!
Learning to swim is not just for kids. Learning to swim is a gift for life…no matter what stage of life you are in. Learning to swim as an adult opens a whole new world of fun and fitness that will last a lifetime.
From the fear of water to novice swimmers to needing to learn basic strokes for fitness to more advanced stroke proficiency, Adult Swim Lessons at the JCC can help you achieve your goals. Come swim with us!
Lesson Options
Adult Beginner – Group Swim Classes
This class is designed to teach you the basics of swimming to feel comfortable and confident in the water.
Class objectives
- Enter the pool safely
- Float on front and back
- Learn basic strokes on the front and back
- Tread water
Price: $400 members | $500 nonmembers (includes 8 one-hour sessions within a month)
Upcoming class schedule:
- Mondays and Wednesdays | September 6 – October 4 from 7-8 pm
Adult Intermediate – Group Swim Classes
Once you know the basics of swimming, this class is designed to develop proper techniques for freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly.
Class objectives
- Breathing techniques on the side and stomach.
- Learn efficient techniques for freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly
- Learn to use paddles, buoys, fins, and snorkel
- Learn how to lap swim efficiently and effectively
Price: $400 members | $500 nonmembers (includes 8 one-hour sessions within a month)
Upcoming class schedule:
- Mondays and Wednesdays | September 6 – October 4 from 6-7 pm
Adult Advanced – Group Swim Classes
In this class, swimmers will learn more about different training styles, how to use training equipment, and how to put workouts together to get the maximum amount out of every workout. The training will combine drylands and swimming.
Price: $400 members | $500 non-members (includes 8 one-hour sessions within a month)
Upcoming class schedule:
- Tuesdays and Thursdays | September 5 – October 3 from 7-8 pm
Private lessons for all levels and abilities
These one-on-one lessons are tailored to your needs in the water.
Price:
2 hours of instruction: $125 members | $150 nonmembers
4 hours of instruction: $225 members | $270 nonmembers
Upcoming class schedule:
These are set up on an individual basis in 20, 40, or 60-minute increments with instructors trained in working with adults.
For more information please contact Lia Oberstar-Brown at lbrown@jccdallas.org.
Meet the Instructor
Cliff Ellman was born and raised in South Africa. He came to the United States to swim on the University of Texas swim team. He has been swimming his whole life and, for the past 10 years, has been teaching adults to learn to love the water as much as he does. His passion is to help students embrace the water, feel comfortable, be safe, and have fun around water.