Swim

We look forward to assisting you in the achievement of your aquatic goals, whether you want your child to swim competitively, learn basic water survival skills, or you as an adult would like to participate to gain confidence in a warm and relaxed environment. Students will participate in learning activities that allow them to explore the water in a creative, safe, and comfortable environment. Our 89 degree indoor pool is the ideal place to learn to swim, and the 30 minutes of exclusive one-on-one instruction you receive will speed your swim development and ensure that your next aquatic experience will be a positive one. Please read down the list for answers to more specific questions regarding scheduling, program curriculum, and policies. 

Our Program

Our program is based upon the PADI Swim School curriculum, which has a two-fold focus: swim skill development and safety. From the first lesson, we seamlessly integrate water safety and independent movement in the water with confidence-building activities designed to develop good stroke form. We do not teach skills that students will have to "un-learn" later as their stroke technique develops; each level builds on the previous level and encourages the formation of good strokes from the beginning. As a companion to this program, each student receives a Personal Record book and participation certificates or patches for each passed level. We teach all ages from children to adults, though children are required to be potty trained.

Our Facility

Swim lessons are conducted in our 89 degree indoor pool. The shallow end is 4' deep while the deep end is 9' deep. Changing rooms with showers are available for your use as well as seating on deck.

Our Prices

We book our students for 30 minute lessons into sessions lasting five weeks. This means that you book and purchase your 30 minute space once a week for the length of the session (5 weeks). Each five-week session is $135.00 per student. This price can be adjusted at a rate of $27.00 per class if you have a planned absence.

Scheduling

We schedule swim lessons Monday-Friday from 11:00am-7:00pm. You can sign up anytime; however, you must be prepared to lock into the day and time agreed on for the remainder of the current session. If there is a schedule conflict, please notify us 24 hours in advanced during business hours to reschedule the lesson. No-call no-shows do count as lessons so please notify us ahead of time in order to reschedule the lesson. Please stop by or call to sign up.

What to Bring

Please make sure to bring a bathing suit, towel, and swim goggles to each lesson. If you do not have your own pair of goggles, you can purchase them in store and we can help fit them to you. We also have showers with shampoo and conditioner, but feel free to bring your own.

If swim lessons sound like something for you or you have any questions, please email our swim coordinator at jenifer@scubaemporium.com or call (708) 226-1614 and ask for Jenifer.

"My daughter was taught to fall in the pool with jeans, sweat shirt, and gym shoes without goggles and she was able to flip over onto her back and get back to the wall and climb out all by herself! Did I mention she is 4 years old? Thank you Scuba Emporium swim team!" -Laura P. Homer Glen

       

*For those deaf or hard of hearing and prefer ASL, we are proud to say that we can provide an instructor who can sign.