Swim Lessons

High Sierra Pools Summer Swim Lessons Program is Closed for 2024. We will be back in April 2025!

We partner with local communities to promote aquatic safety and teach essential swimming skills! Please note that you must be a resident in the community or a Pool Pass holder to participate in the High Sierra Pools swim lessons program.

Officially part of USA Swimming’s Swim Lesson Provider network!

Swim Lessons Sessions Schedule 2025

Session	Dates	Make-up days
Pre-session *South Riding only	6/2 – 6/5/2025 and 6/9 – 6/12/2025	6/6/2025 and 6/13/2025
Session 1	6/16 – 6/19/2025 and 6/23 – 6/26/2025	6/20/2025 and 6/27/2025
Session 2	6/30 – 7/3/2025 and 7/7 – 7/10/2025 No lessons on July 4th	*N/A 7/11/2025
Session 3	7/14 – 7/17/2025 and 7/21 – 7/24/2025	7/18/2025 and 7/25/2025
Session 4	7/28 – 7/31/2025 and 8/4 – 8/7/2025	8/1/2025 and 8/8/2025
Session 5	8/11 – 8/14/2025 and 8/18 – 8/21/2025	8/15/2025 and 8/22/2025

Swim Lessons Locations

Click on the “Register” next to the selected community to register for swim lessons. You will need to create an account before registering for a class. Click the Create New Account button on the login page. After you’ve completed our account registration form, you will be taken to the payment page, where you can pay your fees. At that point, you are officially enrolled!

Have a question? Don’t hesitate to get in touch with us via email: [email protected].

Location	Pool name	Level	Registration
All location	All location	All levels	Register

South Riding VA	Hyland Hills pool	Nemos	Register
South Riding VA	Hyland Hills pool	Sea Turtles	Register
South Riding VA	Hyland Hills pool	Dolphins	Register
South Riding VA	Hyland Hills pool	Sharks	Register
South Riding VA	Hyland Hills pool	Book an Instructor	Register

South Riding VA	Town Hall pool	Nemos	Register
South Riding VA	Town Hall pool	Sea Turtles	Register
South Riding VA	Town Hall pool	Dolphins	Register
South Riding VA	Town Hall pool	Sharks	Register
South Riding VA	Town Hall pool	Book an Instructor	Register

Broadlands VA	Community Center Pool	Sea Turtles	Register
Broadlands VA	Community Center Pool	Dolphins	Register
Broadlands VA	Community Center Pool	Sharks	Register
Broadlands VA	Community Center Pool	Book an Instructor	Register

Broadlands VA	Summerbrooke Pool	Nemos	Register
Broadlands VA	Summerbrooke Pool	Sea Turtles	Register
Broadlands VA	Summerbrooke Pool	Dolphins	Register
Broadlands VA	Summerbrooke Pool	Sharks	Register
Broadlands VA	Summerbrooke Pool	Book an Instructor	Register

Aldie VA	Lenah Mill	Nemos	Register
Aldie VA	Lenah Mill	Sea Turtles	Register
Aldie VA	Lenah Mill	Dolphins	Register
Aldie VA	Lenah Mill	Sharks	Register
Aldie VA	Lenah Mill	Book an Instructor	Register

Cascades VA	Quarterpath Trace	Nemos	Register
Cascades VA	Quarterpath Trace	Sea Turtles	Register
Cascades VA	Quarterpath Trace	Dolphins	Register
Cascades VA	Quarterpath Trace	Sharks	Register
Cascades VA	Quarterpath Trace	Book an Instructor	Register

Alexandria VA	Windsor Park	Nemos	Register
Alexandria VA	Windsor Park	Sea Turtles	Register
Alexandria VA	Windsor Park	Dolphins	Register
Alexandria VA	Windsor Park	Book an Instructor	Register

Alexandria VA	Landsdowne Community Association	Book an Instructor	Register
Alexandria VA	Landsdowne Community Association	Dolphins/Sharks	Register
Alexandria VA	Landsdowne Community Association	Nemos/Sea Turtles	Register

Lake Linganore MD	Coldstream Pool	Nemos	Register
Lake Linganore MD	Coldstream Pool	Sea Turtles	Register
Lake Linganore MD	Coldstream Pool	Dolphins	Register
Lake Linganore MD	Coldstream Pool	Sharks	Register
Lake Linganore MD	Coldstream Pool	Book an Instructor	Register

Frederick MD	Spring Ridge	Nemos	Register
Frederick MD	Spring Ridge	Sea Turtles	Register
Frederick MD	Spring Ridge	Dolphins	Register
Frederick MD	Spring Ridge	Book an Instructor	Register

Frederick MD	Wellington Trace	Nemos	Register
Frederick MD	Wellington Trace	Sea Turtles	Register
Frederick MD	Wellington Trace	Dolphins	Register
Frederick MD	Wellington Trace	Book an Instructor	Register

Walkersville MD	Glade Towne	Nemos	Register
Walkersville MD	Glade Towne	Sea Turtles	Register
Walkersville MD	Glade Towne	Dolphins	Register
Walkersville MD	Glade Towne	Sharks	Register
Walkersville MD	Glade Towne	Book an Instructor	Register

Ashburn, VA	Westwind Crossing HOA	Nemos	Register
Ashburn, VA	Westwind Crossing HOA	Sea Turtles	Register
Ashburn, VA	Westwind Crossing HOA	Dolphins/Sharks	Register
Ashburn, VA	Westwind Crossing HOA	Book an Instructor	Register

Haymarket, VA	Villages of Piedmont 1	Nemos	Register
Haymarket, VA	Villages of Piedmont 1	Sea Turtles	Register
Haymarket, VA	Villages of Piedmont 1	Dolphins/Sharks	Register
Haymarket, VA	Villages of Piedmont 1	Book an Instructor	Register

Chantilly, VA	Marbury HOA	Nemos	Register
Chantilly, VA	Marbury HOA	Dolphins	Register
Chantilly, VA	Marbury HOA	Book an Instructor	Register

Brookville, MD	Manor Oaks	Book an Instructor	Register
Brookville, MD	Manor Oaks	Nemos	Register

Manasas, VA	Wellington HOA	Nemos	Register
Manasas, VA	Wellington HOA	Sea Turtles	Register
Manasas, VA	Wellington HOA	Dolphins	Register
Manasas, VA	Wellington HOA	Book an Instructor	Register

Frederick, MD	Tuscarora Creek HOA	Nemos	Register
Frederick, MD	Tuscarora Creek HOA	Dolphins	Register
Frederick, MD	Tuscarora Creek HOA	Book an Instructor	Register

Woodbridge, VA	Markhams Grant HOA	Nemos	Register
Woodbridge, VA	Markhams Grant HOA	Dolphins	Register
Woodbridge, VA	Markhams Grant HOA	Book an Instructor	Register

Woodbridge, VA	Port Potomac HOA	Nemos	Register
Woodbridge, VA	Port Potomac HOA	Dolphins	Register
Woodbridge, VA	Port Potomac HOA	Book an Instructor	Register

Summer Swim Lesson Overview

Each session is composed of eight 30-minute lessons taught over two weeks. All lessons are taught Monday through Thursday, with Friday as a make-up day. A group session costs $150 per child, and Book an Instructor session costs $360. A child must be at least 3 years old to enroll in lessons. The deadline to register will be one week before the session start date.

BOOK AN INSTRUCTOR – This option is for private 1-on-1 sessions or for PODs (groups) that prefer to stay together, such as family, neighbors, or friends. Children must be at least 3 years old to enroll. Each group can have a maximum of three students with similar swimming skills and ages. The cost for a complete session (8 classes) is $360.

GROUP LESSONS – A minimum of three children is required to run the group lesson. The maximum number of children per group is five for Nemos and Sea Turtles and six for Dolphins and Sharks. Children must be at least 3 years old to enroll. We provide a supportive environment that combines safety skills with age-appropriate swim techniques. The cost for a complete session (8 classes) is $150 per student.
In rare situations when we cannot gather 3 children to run the group lesson, we offer four solutions: upgrade to a semi-private class (+$30), upgrade to a private class (+$210), transfer the registration to the next session, or receive a refund.

Level Description

Nemos

This beginning level for children teaches them to be comfortable and safe in the water. Instructors will focus on introducing children to the water and improving their safety and comfort in the swimming pool. The class will feature activities such as: face in the water, wet the hair, submerging, opening eyes, front glide, back glide, breath control, moving around comfortably, blowing bubbles. We highly recommend this level for children who have never taken lessons, preferably children between 3 and 5 years old.

Sea Turtles

This group is for children confident in the water and marks the beginning of independent aquatic locomotion skills. Children continue to explore using simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back to gain more proficiency for strokes. At this level, arm position, leg exercises, floating and breathing will all be connected with freestyle and backstroke. This level is recommended for children that are confident in the water but never had lessons, or children that have taken and passed the Nemos level. Preferably children between 4 and 8 years old.

Dolphins

This group is for children that are confident in the water and know the basic swimming skills of free style and backstroke. At this level the arm position, legs exercises, breathing, turns, tread water and diving will be practiced. The focus of this group is for children that already know basic skills of freestyle and backstroke or for children that passed the Sea Turtles level. Preferably children between 6 and 12 years old.

Sharks

In this class, the swimmers will improve their backstroke, freestyle, breaststroke movements. The correct position to dive will also be an essential skill learned in the class. This class is recommended for children that successfully finished Dolphins level or children with previous swimming experience. Preferably children between 7 and 12 years old.

Make-up Lessons

All swim lessons will occur rain or shine. Lessons may be canceled only due to inclement weather or mechanical problems at the pool. Lessons will continue unless we have thunder or lightning present or the bottom of the pool is not visible due to heavy rain. Classes are automatically canceled if there is thunder and lightning within 20 minutes of lesson time. Weather cancellations are often made at the last minute due to quickly changing weather patterns. It will be up to the instructor whether or not classes will be held. Instructors will email participants before the scheduled swim lesson if lessons are canceled due to inclement weather. If there’s only light rain/wind/low temperature AND NO EMAIL IS RECEIVED, YOU STILL NEED TO COME TO THE POOL AT YOUR SCHEDULED TIME.

If inclement weather occurs during a class, the class will only be made up if less than 15 minutes of instructions have been given. If more than 15 minutes of a lesson is taught, there will be no make-up for that lesson. We allow up to two make-up lessons per session(1 per week). If the class is canceled, it will be made on the following Friday at the same time. In case the lessons are canceled more than two times per session(1 per week), there will be no additional make-up.

*For “Book an Instructor” lessons, you must inform your instructor at least an hour before the scheduled class if you cannot attend due to personal reasons. Failure to do so will result in the forfeiture of that class with no opportunity for a makeup session. Additionally, makeup classes cannot exceed two lessons per week. If this limit is exceeded, the missed lessons will not be rescheduled, and no refunds will be provided.

CANCELLATION POLICY:

Lessons cannot be split between different sessions. If a student cannot attend all 8 lessons during a session, the missed lessons cannot be made up in subsequent sessions.
We offer full refunds for lessons canceled at least 5 days before the session starts.
We do not offer refunds for group lessons canceled less than 5 days before the session starts.
We offer a $250 refund for “Book an Instructor” lessons canceled before the 3rd lesson begins.

Learn to Swim

Swim Lessons are a critical resource given that drowning is the number one cause of accidental death for children under the age of four. Fortunately, research shows that a toddler who participates in swim lessons reduces this risk by 88%. Children of any age can quickly benefit from learning the skills to keep themselves safe in and around water. At High Sierra Pools, we are dedicated to preventing drowning by teaching children and their families to be safer. Our goal is that every student feels confident, in and out of the pool, with memories to last a lifetime.

2023 Testimonials

“My children, brand new to swimming, had an excellent experience taking swimming lessons with High Sierra Pools. The instructor was patient, kind, encouraging and firm as she slowly got my children to be comfortable in the water and to progress in swimming exercises and practice. Every lesson started right on time and went for the full specified time. I had to contact High Sierra with a question at one point and the company was responsive and pleasant in my dealings with them.”

-Alicia

-Quon Family

“We took the plunge, and placed our child into his first swim lessons to see how he would do with one-on-one instruction. Little did we know, but the perfect instructor would be assigned to him — Remi. From the first lesson to the last, Remi gave it his all to show our son the basics and build on them, day-by-day. He was not only great at teaching swimming basics but was also a really great listener and adjusted continuously to things that our son was too afraid to try. With immense patience, Remi was able to help our son overcome a number of early-age fears in the water, establishing skills we can build on for years to come. Can’t speak highly enough about Remi and his dedication to teaching young children how to swim — a very important life skill. We will be requesting him in the future if he is back!”

-Greg S.

-Lara

“We have doing swim lessons with high Sierra pool for the last three year and my kids have had the pleasure of working with Remi for two of those years. He is very professional, caring, great communicating skills and makes swimming fun for the kids. My kids look forward to seeing Remi every day for swim and I’m glad we were able to request for him to be our instructor. I can’t say enough nice things about Remi and the progress my kids have made while having him as a swim instructor! I hope he comes back next year!”

-Misha T

Thank you so much for teaching them. You’re so good and I wish they can continue learning from you year-round.

-Ella

“My kids had their first ever swim lessons with Remi of Hi Sierra Pools during the first 2 weeks of July and my kids progressed very nicely. Remi was personable and professional with my kids and they enjoyed learning from Remi.
My kids requested to have Remi again for their 2nd 2 weeks of lessons in August. They are progressing nicely so far after their first week in August.
We are very happy with Remi and we highly recommend him.”

-Kevin B.

-Eli, Maddie, Aiden

“Thank you for being such a great teacher & helping us to master the strokes. We are looking forward to doing this in the future.”

-Witt

“Dear Carlos, thank you so much for training me in swimming, I learned a lot from your lessons”

-Sahasra N.

“Many thanks for a successful summer of swim instruction for our families!”

-Drew M.

“We are extremely happy with High Sierra pool instructors at Quarterpath pool in Cascades VA.
Very professional, kind and great with children.
Adriana and Victor are top notch :)”

-Lore B.

-Cole M.

-Chase

- Vanya

Swim Lessons

High Sierra Pools Summer Swim Lessons Program is Closed for 2024. We will be back in April 2025!

Swim Lessons Sessions Schedule 2025

Session

Dates

Make-up days

Swim Lessons Locations

Location

Pool name

Level

Registration