Welcome to Nashville Swim Academy, the premier learn-to-swim program in Nashville, Tennessee! We have been creating a lifelong love for the water in the greater Nashville area for almost a decade now, and we aim to continue to serve this community with enthusiasm for teaching and swimming.
The outpour of support from the community for our team of aquatics professionals is fantastic! We have wonderful swim families who have found a home away from home for their kids to develop lifelong swimming skills that can take them in whatever aquatics direction they want to go.
We hope you will join us as we continue to serve this community through an awesome swimming experience.
From Parent & Me classes all the way through competitive stroke development, we have a swim option that will meet the specific needs of each of our students.
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Designed for our smallest swimmers, these classes empower parents to engage in an aquatic experience with their little ones, with emphasis on safety and exploration of the many ways we can start to teach little ones the fundamentals of swimming...
While this class can be the next step from Parent & Me classes, it also can be a starting point for swimmers who are ready to start their swimming journey. This option is great for our little ones who are asserting independence from their parents...
Taking place in our warm instructional pool, this class offers an exciting introduction to many swimming skills which each student will build on over the years, including breath control, comfortably submerging, floating, gliding with ease, water entry...
Taking place in our warm instructional pool, this class focuses on swimming skills that will lead to greater confidence, comfort, strength, and mobility in the water. Swimmers in this class are comfortable going underwater and are beginning to...
This class takes place in our warm instructional pool and focuses on building on swimming skills to continue to improve efficiency in the water while swimmers find more confidence in their abilities. Swimmers in this class continue to extend the...
These group classes are for 6-10-year-olds who haven't quite got the balance and swimming skills yet to feel confident and comfortable in deeper water. This confidence-boosting class is perfect for the older kids who are ready to learn and need some encouragement...
Private lessons are for swimmers who need a bit more individual attention to overcome whatever obstacle that is standing in the way of moving forward with learning to swim. Many swimmers who do private lessons move on to group classes once comfortable...
This is a semi-private lesson option for any age range, we just require that the pair be similar in developmental state and swimming skill level so we can give both swimmers the attention they need...
Designed for our smallest swimmers, these classes empower parents to engage in an aquatic experience with their little ones, with emphasis on safety and exploration of the many ways we can start to teach little ones the fundamentals of swimming...
While this class can be the next step from Parent & Me classes, it also can be a starting point for swimmers who are ready to start their swimming journey. This option is great for our little ones who are asserting independence from their parents...
Taking place in our warm instructional pool, this class offers an exciting introduction to many swimming skills which each student will build on over the years, including breath control, comfortably submerging, floating, gliding with ease, water entry...
Taking place in our warm instructional pool, this class focuses on swimming skills that will lead to greater confidence, comfort, strength, and mobility in the water. Swimmers in this class are comfortable going underwater and are beginning to...
This class takes place in our warm instructional pool and focuses on building on swimming skills to continue to improve efficiency in the water while swimmers find more confidence in their abilities. Swimmers in this class continue to extend the...
Designed for older, less experienced swimmers who are not yet comfortable & confident in water where they cannot stand up...
We reserve private lessons for swimmers overcoming a particular obstacle, such as special abilities or a traumatic experience. We encourage group lessons for our swimmers as we find that peer influence in the class setting is most productive while learning...
This is a semi-private lesson option for any age range, we just require that the pair be similar in developmental state and swimming skill level so we can give both swimmers the attention they need...
The next step after kids learn how to swim, these groups continue to work on refining strokes and cultivating a love for swimming and competition. This program is broken into three different groups with specific skill development goals for each.
The Prep 1 group is our introductory tier of Competitive Team Prep for kids ages 4-7 years old.
The Prep 1+ group is our introductory tier of Competitive Team Prep for kids ages 7-11 years old.
These groups swim in our Competition Pool. Children looking to join Prep 1 or Prep 1+ should have some understanding of freestyle and backstroke form.
Skill development goals include:
Please Note:
Swimmers in this group should be comfortable swimming in water that they cannot stand in.
SWIMMER / COACH RATIO 6:1
PRACTICE LENGTH: 40-MINUTES, ONCE PER WEEK
The Prep 2 group is our middle tier of Competitive Team Prep. Group sizes will be no more than 10 swimmers. Practices will be twice a week for 40-minutes.
This group swims in our Competition Pool. Children looking to join Prep 2 should be able to breathe to the side on freestyle; swim good backstroke for at least 15 yards; understand the very basics of breaststroke and butterfly.
Skill development goals include:
Please Note:
Coaches may switch swimmers between Prep 2 & 3 based on their needs for the skills that are being worked on in each practice.
SWIMMER / COACH RATIO 10:1
PRACTICE LENGTH: 40-MINUTES, TWICE PER WEEK
Prep 3 is our top tier of the Competitive Team Prep group. Group sizes will be no more than 20 swimmers. Practices will be twice a week for 40-minutes.
This group swims in our Competition Pool. Children looking to join Prep 3 should demonstrate proficiency in freestyle and backstroke, and be able to swim at least 4 cycles of breaststroke and butterfly.
Skill development goals include:
Please Note:
Coaches may switch swimmers between Prep 2 & 3 based on their needs for the skills that are being worked on in each practice.
SWIMMER / COACH RATIO 20:1
PRACTICE LENGTH: 40-MINUTES, TWICE PER WEEK
The Prep 1 group is our introductory tier of Competitive Team Prep for kids ages 4-7 years old.
The Prep 1+ group is our introductory tier of Competitive Team Prep for kids ages 7-11 years old.
These groups swim in our Competition Pool. Children looking to join Prep 1 or Prep 1+ should have some understanding of freestyle and backstroke form.
Skill development goals include:
Please Note:
Swimmers in this group should be comfortable
swimming in water that they cannot stand in.
SWIMMER / COACH RATIO: 6:1
PRACTICE LENGTH: 40-MINUTES, ONCE PER WEEK
The Prep 2 group is our middle tier of Competitive Team Prep.
This group swims in our Competition Pool. Children looking to join Prep 2 should be able to breathe to the side on freestyle; swim good backstroke for at least 15 yards; understand the very basics of breaststroke and butterfly.
Skill development goals include:
Please Note:
Coaches may switch swimmers between Prep 2 & 3 based on their needs for the skills that are being worked on in each practice.
SWIMMER / COACH RATIO: 10:1
PRACTICE LENGTH: 40-MINUTES, TWICE PER WEEK
Prep 3 is our top tier of the Competitive Team Prep group.
This group swims in our Competition Pool. Children looking to join Prep 3 should demonstrate proficiency in freestyle and backstroke, and be able to swim at least 4 cycles of breaststroke and butterfly.
Skill development goals include:
Please Note:
Coaches may switch swimmers between Prep 2 & 3 based on their needs for the skills that are being worked on in each practice.
SWIMMER / COACH RATIO: 20:1
PRACTICE LENGTH: 45-MINUTES, TWICE PER WEEK
During the School year, our one-time registration is designed to allow you to register once and hold your child’s spot until you decide to make a change.
Swimmers will move up as a class or we will recommend a change as it is appropriate. To help you decide on a class, check out our CLASS FINDER TOOL.
Still can’t make a decision? Contact us and let us help you decide. info@nashswimacademy.com
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