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Parkland group swim lessons for members and non-members* are available for beginner (tadpoles, goldfish), intermediate (piranha), and advanced (dolphins) swimmers (ages 3 and up).
“Parent and Me” (baby shark) lessons are also available for younger children beginning at 6 months. All instructors are lifeguards who have swim team experience as coaches, swimmers, or both!
Depending on instructor availability, lessons will start as early as the first week of June and end at the end of August. Lessons are 30 minutes long.
To sign up for lessons please fill out this form: Summer 2021 Swim Lessons
You may contact our swim lesson coordinator, Honor Kalala, directly on 202-487-8799 or email her at swimlessons@parklandpool.org for more details.
Parkland group swim lessons for members and non-members* are available for beginner (tadpoles, goldfish), intermediate (piranha), and advanced (dolphins) swimmers (ages 3 and up).
“Parent and Me” (baby shark) lessons are also available for younger children beginning at 6 months. All instructors are lifeguards who have swim team experience as coaches, swimmers, or both!
Depending on instructor availability, lessons will start as early as the first week of June and end at the end of August. Lessons are 30 minutes long.
To sign up for lessons please fill out this form: Summer 2021 Swim Lessons
You may contact our swim lesson coordinator, Honor Kalala, directly on 202-487-8799 or email her at swimlessons@parklandpool.org for more details.
Meet our Swim Instructors!
Hey! I’m Honor (she/her) and I am the swim lesson coordinator as well as a swim lesson instructor! I’ve been teaching swim lessons for about 4 years and before that had swam on the Parkland swim team for several years. I am a certified lifeguard, and typically work as a guard at Parkland, although this year I have transitioned and am dedicating my energies to the swim lesson program! I also play Water Polo at Macalester College, where I am a rising senior. I’m excited to be back to Parkland and swim lessons this summer, and I look forward to meeting everyone at the pool!
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Hi I’m Rose. I’ve been teaching swim lessons for 10+ years. I have been a proud Parkland Pool member for 12 years, and for 5 of those was on the swim team. I now work as a nurse in the Baltimore area but still love spending my summers at Parkland. I truly enjoy being a part of the journey towards being water safe and comfortable, by supporting swimmers of all ages to master swim skills. The confidence that comes with learning to swim is immeasurable, so I thank you for trusting me with your or your swimmer’s process! I have a 2-year-old son, Wyoming (Wyo), who will join me for the Baby Shark classes and who you’ll see hanging around the pool all summer. Since we have moved away from the neighborhood, our parkland time will be limited to weekends, but we are looking forward to making the most of it!
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Hey! I am Claire (she/her). As the newest member of the team, my focus this summer will be organizing and supporting coordination of the swim program and lesson schedule, as well as a master float/substitute for our main instructors. I just graduated with my masters degree in Art therapy and work as an art psychotherapist with neurodiverse children and adolescents. Although the majority of my teaching has been out of the pool, I am a very experienced swimmer, CPR/FirstAid/BLS Certified, and have been proximal to Honor and Rose's swim instruction for years - particularly bridging my therapeutic experience and population-specific skills to support neurodiverse swimmers. Like my sisters, I am passionate about helping to build swimmers confidence and safety in the pool, and am excited to contribute both behind the scenes and in the pool to a robust, accessible, and fun swim program this year.
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Hi! I am Dena Kotek. I am so excited to join this team of incredible swim instructors. I have been swimming ever since I could remember and I have always loved the pool! I’m a certified lifeguard and typically spend my summers working in camps. I thank you for entrusting me with your children and their swim education. Swimming is something I feel very passionately about and I hope to pass on that passion to your children.
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Hi I’m Tabby (she/her) and I’m a lifeguard here at Parkland! This is my first year as a swim instructor but I’m super excited to start working with all of you! I attend Salisbury University where I major in Exercise Science and I plan to move forward to Physical Therapy. I began swimming when I was in the Fifth grade and have loved it ever since. I remember my very first swim lesson and how much confidence it built in me and I want to do the same for all of you! Since I guard at the pool you can find me anytime at Parkland throughout the weeks. I’m excited to meet all of you very soon!
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Lesson Descriptions
Baby Shark (Parent & Me): swimmer assisted by parents will be working on water comfortability, blowing bubbles, intro to kicking, and floating.
Tadpole (Level 0): swimmer is not comfortable in water; swimmer will be working towards obtaining comfort and progress with goldfish level
Goldfish (Level 1): swimmer is already comfortable in/around water and willing to go under/blow bubbles, swimmer will be working towards floating independently, ability to self propel, and kicking with assistance on back and front
Piranha (Level 2): swimmer is able to float and self propel with kick independently, swimmer will be working on intro to arm strokes and breaststroke kick
Dolphin (Level 3): swimmer is able to swim freestyle and backstroke unassisted and able to float and flutter kick on back unassisted, swimmer will be working on Intro to breast, intro to fly, intro to dives
Tadpole (Level 0): swimmer is not comfortable in water; swimmer will be working towards obtaining comfort and progress with goldfish level
Goldfish (Level 1): swimmer is already comfortable in/around water and willing to go under/blow bubbles, swimmer will be working towards floating independently, ability to self propel, and kicking with assistance on back and front
Piranha (Level 2): swimmer is able to float and self propel with kick independently, swimmer will be working on intro to arm strokes and breaststroke kick
Dolphin (Level 3): swimmer is able to swim freestyle and backstroke unassisted and able to float and flutter kick on back unassisted, swimmer will be working on Intro to breast, intro to fly, intro to dives
Per Lesson Pricing
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LESSON TYPE
Group (3 or more)
Semi-Private
(2 swimmers) Private
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MEMBER PRICE
$20
$25
$30 |
NON-MEMBER PRICE *
$25
$30
$35 |
