Our Stroke Improvement program is for those adults who can swim but want to improve their efficiency, speed, or general swimming enjoyment. This track is appealing to our triathletes who want to improve their swim splits while saving energy for the bike and run. Fitness and Masters swimmers also enjoy this track because we help improve efficiency, speed and overall enjoyment of the sport.
To enter directly into the Stroke Improvement track, you must be able to swim 100 yards of freestyle or 50 yards of the other strokes without stopping. Our coaches will assume that you have a developed stroke already and are looking to improve its efficiency. If you don’t think you can meet these standards, we suggest going through our Adult Learn-to-Swim track.
Each of our stroke improvement classes uses a sequence of technical drills that gradually build the stroke from the simplest movement to the full stroke. Our adults like this approach because it breaks down and builds the strokes and explains how to train in a methodical way that makes sense to an adult. Your stroke improvement will be targeted so that your time in the water is most effective—something important in our schedule-stretched lives.
We offer stroke improvement classes in all four strokes. Since most adults have an interest in learning freestyle, we offer stand-alone freestyle classes and two separate classes that focus on the backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly.
What is the Class Sequence?
This class teaches the foundations of competitive backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly. With each stroke, we will learn the principles of balance, streamlined body positions, and integrating the arm, leg, and core motion into a well-timed and efficient stroke.
What Can You Expect from Our Adult Stroke Improvement Classes?
For classes that require a full-length pool with a deep end, we rent lanes at the UIC Student Center West. This pool is 25 yards long with an 11 foot deep end that makes it ideal for working on diving/turns or speed and stroke calibration.
Our classes run on a set 4-5 week session. You will focus on learning a particular set of skills during that period. At the end of the period, we will evaluate you and either promote you to the next session or refine the current set for another session. We will send you and evaluation at the end of the session providing specifics on your progress.
- Megan overcomes her fear of the water and now even enjoys being in a pool
- Success story from an IRONMAN finisher: ‘I had signed up for my first triathlon and didn’t know how to swim’
- Anthony says, “Never give up”
- Angela turned 40 and decided it was time to learn to swim
- Savitre struggles through fear, anxiety and several sprint triathlons BEFORE deciding to conquer her fears with swim lessons
- From scuba lessons to triathlons, Norm dives into a new sport
The monthly tuition for our adult stroke refinement swimming classes is $250.00.
In addition to tuition, there is a non-refundable $20 annual membership fee to cover insurance and safety costs. If you continue on with us beyond one year (and we hope you do), you’ll be charged the membership fee on each anniversary.
If you withdraw from class within the initial three session period, you will be assessed a $25.00 cancellation fee. For more details about withdrawing from a class, see “Disenrollment from Automatic Tuition Renewal” on our Policies and Procedures page.
While we offer both 25 and 50 minute private lessons, adults seem to work best with 50 minute lessons. With all of the different priorities in our adult lives, having a longer lesson usually allows more work to get done in each session.
We also offer private lessons in one, two, and three person options. If you would like to do semi-private lessons, you need to provide the other members in the party. Purchases of five lessons at a time will receive a 5 percent discount.
If you are unsure where you fit in to our group class progression or whether private or group classes best meet your needs, contact our office to schedule a 25-minute Skills Assessment lesson. Our instructor will run you through a series of exercises to determine your current skill level and then will give you an overview of the skills progression that best matches your skills and goals.
Lesson Type |
25 Minute Single | 25 Minute Five Pack | 50 Minute Single | 50 Minute Five Pack |
Skills Assessment | $50.00 | N/A | N/A | N/A |
Private | $75.00 | $356.25 | $145.00 | $688.75 |
Two Swimmers (Per Person) | $49.00 | $232.75 | $98.00 | $465.50 |
Three Swimmers (Per Person) | $37.50 | $178.13 | $75.00 | $356.25 |
In addition to tuition, there is a non-refundable $20 annual membership fee to cover insurance and safety costs. If you continue on with us beyond one year (and we hope you do), you’ll be charged the membership fee on each anniversary.
When you register for a class, we charge your credit card that day for the first month of tuition. We will then set you up for automatic payment on the same day in subsequent months. We will keep you on auto pay until you move into a class with a different tuition or until you discontinue taking classes.
In addition to charging you for the first month of tuition, we will also charge you a non-refundable $20 annual membership fee to cover insurance and safety costs. If you continue on with us beyond one year (and we hope you do), you’ll be charged the membership fee on each anniversary.
If you withdraw from class within the initial three session period, you will be assessed a $25.00 cancellation fee. For more details about withdrawing from a class, see “Disenrollment from Automatic Tuition Renewal” on our Policies and Procedures page.
If you see a SIGN UP button next to the class name, there is space available and you can register online. Please note that you can only register for the introductory class online, Freestyle 1. If you would like to register for a more advanced class, schedule a make-up, or put yourself on a waiting list for a class that’s full, please contact our office.
Please note that we ask that you initially commit to 3 sessions of classes (~ 12-15 weeks) when you sign up. You will only be charged for the first month when you register online with the other two months charged on the second and third months after your class start date. You can cancel within the 3 month period, but you will be charged a $25.00 early cancellation fee.
After receiving your online registration and payment, our office will charge you an additional non-refundable $20.00 for our annual membership fee to cover insurance and safety costs. If you continue on with us beyond one year (and we hope you do), you’ll be charged the membership fee on each anniversary.
See “What is the Cost for Group Classes” above for more details on tuition and membership policies.
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How Do I Register?
Please note that we ask that you initially commit to 3 sessions of classes (~ 12-15 weeks) when you sign up. You will only be charged for the first month when you register online with the other two months charged on the second and third months after your class start date. You can cancel within the 3 month period, but you will be charged a $25.00 early cancellation fee.
After receiving your online registration and payment, our office will charge you an additional refundable $20.00 for our annual membership fee to cover insurance and safety costs. If you continue on with us beyond one year (and we hope you do), you’ll be charged the membership fee on each anniversary.
See “What is the Cost for Group Classes” above for more details on tuition and membership policies.
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