Continuous, year-round swim lessons!

Hopedale Medical Complex's Wellness Center offers year-round group and private swim lessons to adults and children.

Group Swim Lessons

Group Swimming lessons are available at the Wellness Center for children of all levels of swimming.

Levels include:

Level Descriptions (Final level placements will be made at the decision of the Instructors)

Water Exploration - Mom and Dad join babies and toddlers in this class aimed at gaining confidence and  comfort in the water. Skills include blowing bubbles, floating, and fun games and songs!  Children must be age 4 or under. (Max of 10 kids)

Level 1 - Swimmers’ first lessons all on their own! Skills include blowing bubbles, learning techniques for floating, submerging head underwater, and water safety and rules. Children must be age 4 or older and able to stand in water that is 3 ft 6 in deep. (Max of 6 kids)

Level 2 - Swimmers begin to swim independent of instructor. Arm pull and kick for front and back crawl are introduced.  At the beginning of this level, children can doggie paddles, can jump in independently and swim back to side. (Max of 6 kids)

Level 3  - Swimmers learn to swim independent of flotation devices and coordinate the strokes for front and back crawl. Elementary backstroke is introduced. (Max of 6 kids)

Level 4 - Swimmers perfect their front crawl, back crawl, and elementary back crawl.  Students should be able to swim easily across the pool and have some coordination of their front crawl breathing.. Students learn to tread water and to retrieve an object off the bottom of the pool. (Max of 6 kids)

Level 5 - Swimmers continue to practice their strokes and build endurance in the water.  Children should be able to swim a length of the pool with correct breathing. (Max of 6 kids)

Level 6- Swimmers continue to practice their strokes and build endurance in the water.  Children should be able to swim 2  lengths of the pool with correct breathing. (Max of 6 kids)

Level 7 - This final level works to prepare swimmers for competitive swimming and swimming for health purposes by  swimming continual laps with flip turns and other skills.  Children should be able to swim 100 yards with good  breathing techniques. (Max of 6 kids)

Stroke Clinic - This level of swimming lessons are for children ages 6 and up.  To be able to participate in this class, the child must be able to swim 1 length of all 4 strokes.  This class will focus on technique and efficiency through drills and instruction

Prices for a 8 session lesson are $32 for members of the Wellness Center and $42 for non-members per child. Additional children will receive a $5 discount per child.

Please contact the Wellness Center at 309-449-4500 for the most recent Group Lesson Schedule.

Do you offer a class for adults?

While there are no group adult swimming classes currently, we do have a sign-up sheet at the front desk for those that are interested. When enough adults sign up, a class is scheduled. Private lessons are available for swimmers of all ages.

How do I prepare for Swim Lessons?

Goggles, caps, and ear plugs are available for sale at the front desk. We offer high quality swim gear at competitive prices and even let you try on the goggles before deciding which ones to purchase.

What if classes are canceled?

In the case of lightning or very bad weather, swim lessons will be canceled. Please call the Pool Hotline at 309-449-4506 for cancellation information. If one or two lessons for a given class are canceled for any reason, they will be rescheduled. Make-up classes may be scheduled on different days and/or different times than the regular lessons.