Malden Aquatics has a team of American Red Cross certified Water Safety Instructors who are available to teach private and group lessons at your home or nearby facility. You are never too young or too old to take swim lessons. Our Instructors are qualified to teach a wide range of swimmers; ranging from infants (at least 6 month old) who are entering the water for the first time, to helping adults further build on existing aquatic skills.

Our Water Safety Instructors are trained to provide courses in:

• Malden Aquatics' Swim Program
• ARC Learn-To-Swim Levels 1-6
• Parent and Child Aquatics

Malden Aquatics currently has certified specialists trained to teach special needs children.

Malden Aquatics' Swim Program

Gold Fish: Introduction to Water Skills

Participants will be introduced to beginner in-water skills used to build confidence and develop independence.

By the end of this level participants will be able to:

• Safely enter into the water
• Submerge their head
• Blow bubbles (intro to rotary breathing)
• Develop a flutter kick
• Develop scooping arm motions
• Perform back floats
• With assistance - Swim on front, back, and side using combined arm and leg actions

Sea Turtle: Primary Aquatic Skills

Participants will use previously learned skills to build endurance while learning introductory strokes. Participants will also learn to swim independently in the water without assistance.

By the end of this level participants will be able to:

• Perform rotary breathing in horizontal position
• Perform a kneeling dive
• Combine skills to develop an introductory front crawl
• Combine skills to develop an introductory back crawl
• Combine skills to develop an introductory elementary backstroke
• Swim 10 yards on their front independently
• Swim 10 yards on their back independently

Dolphin: Stroke Development

Participants will use previously learned skills to refine and develop their strokes. Participants will also be introduced to the breast stroke and be able to independently swim on their front and back for 20 yards.

By the end of this level Participants will be able to:

• Tread water using sculling arm motions with different kicks
• Perform a standing dive
• Swim on side using scissors-like kick.
• Perform front crawl independently for 20 yards
• Perform back crawl independently for 20 yards
• Perform elementary backstroke independently for 20 yards

*At the completion of each level, participants will receive a corresponding Malden Aquatics SWIM STRONG bracelet.

Summer swim lessons are being hosted at Deerkill Day Camp (54 Wilder Road, Suffern, N.Y. 10901)

How To Enroll

• Complete the application form.
• Wait for a representative to contact you.
• Send in signed Terms of Agreement form. (PDF format)

Prices

Prices are not posted on this website. Please contact us via email or phone and a representative will be happy to speak with you regarding current rates.

Payment & Cancellation Policy

Lessons must be cancelled 24 hours prior to meeting in order to reschedule. Missed appointments without prior 24-hour notice, will not be refunded or rescheduled. Cancellations and rescheduling will be up to the discretion of the instructor with whom you have been assigned in regards to inclement weather.