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American Red Cross Learn to Swim group swimming lessons are offered Monday-Thursday, rain or shine, unless otherwise stated.  A swim membership is required to participate in swim lessons.  For the Parent Child class, the parent can purchase the membership if the child is under 3.

Group lessons are designed for children. Adults seeking swimming lessons are encouraged to register for private swim lessons.  

Swim Level Information:

Parent Child: For youth age 6 months to 2 years old.  Parents will be in the water with their children to get them acclimated to the water. The participants will move around the pool while playing with toys, singing songs, and practice the basics of swimming. The comfort level for each child will vary and will not be pressured into doing anything the parent or child is not comfortable with.  

Preschool Aquatics: Children will be in the water without an adult. Preschool age starts age 3. Participants will work on the basics of being in the water by themselves, learn safety rules about being in the pool, work on being able to put their heads under water and learning about kicking and using arms to swim.

Level 1: Introduction to Water Skills: For the beginner who is comfortable in the water. Swimmers learn basics of swimming: bobbing, going under water, supported front and back floating, supported rolling over from front to back and back to front, supported gliding, supported flutter kick, supported front crawl arms and jumping in. 

Level 2: Fundamental Aquatic Skills: Swimmers should already be able to float on front and back and put their head under water. Swimmers will work on: independent front and back floating, independent rolling over from front to back and back to front, independent front and back glides, front crawl arms and kicks, back crawl arms and kicks, retrieving underwater objects, and jumping into water over their head.

Level 3: Stroke Development: Swimmers should already be comfortable swimming front stroke and swimming on their back. Swimmers will work on: gliding, freestyle with side breathing, backstroke, breast stroke and dolphin kicks, retrieving objects in deeper water, treading water, jumping into deep water and compact dives.

Level 4: Stroke Improvement: Swimmers should already be able to: swim front and back crawl 25 yards. Swimmers will work on: rotary breathing, freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, scissors kick and sidestroke, whip kick and breaststroke, intro to turning at wall, treading water with modified scissors, and diving in kneeling position.

Level 5: Stroke Refinement: Swimmers should already be able to: swim freestyle, breaststroke and backstroke 25 yards, scissors kick, whip kick, treading water, and dive. Swimmers will work on: alternate breathing, stride jump, refinement of: freestyle, backstroke, elementary backstroke, sidestroke, breaststroke, dolphin kick and butterfly, open turn on front and back, feet-first surface dive, and treading water.

Adaptive Swim Lessons: More information will be available soon regarding the format and schedule for adaptive swim lessons. There will be limited adaptive lessons available. 

Inclusion Support: Inclusion support and staff can be provided for all levels of swim lessons and swim team. If you have questions on whether inclusive or adaptive lessons would be the right fit, please contact kdeangelis@lexingtonma.gov 

Aquatics Closure and Cancellation Policy: In the event that the facilities need to close for inclement weather or unforeseen reason such as maintenance, open swim, lap swim, aerobics, swim lessons and swim team will be cancelled.  Closures will be posted on the Aquatics webpage.  Cancelled programs such as swim lessons and swim team are non-refundable and make-up sessions are not available. 

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Parent Child - 5:25-5:55pm 
INT150135 		6m - 103y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
05:25 PM - 05:55 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Preschool Aquatics - 4:15-4:45pm 
INT150140 		3y - 5y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Preschool Aquatics - 4:50-5:20pm 
INT150132 		3y - 5y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
04:50 PM - 05:20 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 1 - 4:15-4:45pm 
INT150129 		4y - 14y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 1 - 5:25-5:55pm 
INT150137 		4y - 14y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
05:25 PM - 05:55 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 2 - 4:15-4:45pm 
INT150130 		4y - 14y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 2 - 4:50-5:20pm 
INT150133 		4y - 14y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
04:50 PM - 05:20 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 2 - 5:25-5:55pm 
INT150136 		4y - 14y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
05:25 PM - 05:55 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 3 - 4:15-4:45pm 
INT150131 		5y - 14y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
04:15 PM - 04:45 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 3 - 4:50-5:20pm 
INT150134 		5y - 14y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
04:50 PM - 05:20 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 4 & 5 Combined - 4:50-5:20pm 
INT150138 		5y - 14y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
04:50 PM - 05:20 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
 
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Level 4 & 5 Combined - 5:25-5:55pm 
INT150139 		5y - 15y N/A MTuWTh  07/07/2025 - 07/17/2025
05:25 PM - 05:55 PM
Lexington Town Pool 		$95.00 Res, $105.00 Non-Res
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