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Swim Lessons will resume in Spring of 2026. Private Swim Lessons are available. Contact Tiffany at [email protected]
Mt. Hood Athletic Club – Small Group Swim Lessons
Limited to 4 children per group
Each session includes 8 classes, each 30 minutes long
First come, first served — space is limited
Registration is not guaranteed for those who participated in previous sessions
Non-refundable — by registering, you agree to Mt. Hood Athletic Club’s Terms of Service
See Swim Lessons FAQ & Policies for more information
If you have any questions, please contact [email protected]. Please do not call the Front Desk.
Private Swim Lessons are also available. To register email Tiffany at the email above.
Last session of the season-August 4th -27th, 2025
- Members must register online. See link
- Non-members must register in-house. Please call to schedule an appointment. 503-826-0565
Sessions will resume in Spring 2025. Private Lessons will still be available. Contact Tiffany at [email protected]
Sessions will take place between 4:00pm-6:15pm.
- Member $79
- Non-Members $109
- Children must be able to sit independently on the pool deck during lessons
Payment is due at the time of registration — spots will not be held without both registration and payment
Availability is limited and subject to lesson times and space
No parents or family members in the pool during lessons
A maximum of two parents/guardians may be on the pool deck during their child’s lesson
Members may not use the pool during Swim Lessons — see the Aquatic Schedule for open times
Children may not use the hot tub during lessons, as it is not designated family time
Level Descriptions
Level One
Level Two
Level Three
Level Four
Level One
In order to enter swim lessons, children must be able to sit on the pool deck independently without support.
LEVEL 1
Please note: Child must be able to sit on the pool deck unassisted.
Learning Targets:
- Putting their face in the water
- Blowing bubbles- chin and nose in the water
- Partial head bobs
- Floating on back with assistance-
- head back in water and ears
- Kicking feet with straight legs
- on front and back
- Jump in the water to instructor
- Learning to be comfortable in the water
Level Two
LEVEL 2
Must be able to:
- Enter and exit water independently
- Blow bubbles
- Float on back with assistance
Learning Targets & Outcomes:
- Floating on front and back
- Complete head bobs
- Submerge face and head fully
- Fully submerge face
- During front float
- Blow air out of nose
- Prevents the plugging of nose during front floats
- Streamline kicking
- On front and back
- Glide during floating
- Front and back
- Front crawl stroke
- Backstroke
- Jump into shallow water
Level Three
LEVEL 3
Must be able to:
- Front float independently
- Back float independently
- Front crawl 5 ft without assistance
- Backstroke 5 ft without assistance
- Fully submerge face & head
Learning Targets & Outcomes:
- Front Crawl stroke with rotary breathing the width of the pool
- Complete multiple widths without assistance
- Jump into water from side of pool and swimming to wall
- Kneeling dives
- Kick using kickboard
- Dive for toys at the bottom of the pool
- Backstroke the width of the pool independently
- Complete multiple widths without assistance
- Jumping in, back floating and then swimming to the wall
- Learn to tread water
- Egg beater & breaststroke kick
Level Four
LEVEL 4
Must be able to:
- Swim front stroke rotary side breathing the length of the pool without assistance
- Back stroke the length of the pool without assistance
- Kneel dive
- Front & black float in deeper water
- Jump in and swim to wall independently
- Dive for toys in 3-5 ft water depth
Learning Targets & Outcomes
- Fine tune side breathing during front stroke
- Introduce & learn breaststroke
- Introduce and learn butterfly
- Tread water for 1 minute
- Kick lengths of the pool with and without kickboard
- Dolphin, flutter, and breaststroke kick
- Find and dive for toys in 5-7 ft water depth z
- Swim multiple laps of the pool without stopping
- Freestyle & back stroke
- Breastroke
- Kneel dive and swim the length of the pool
- Flip turns for freestyle