GMCF’s KidSWIM Club is a great non-competitive program to help your young swimmer gear up for a swim team, or just to make them the strongest swimmers they can be. KidSWIMmers will gain the skills, knowledge and confidence to apply what they have learned in swim lessons in a more formal setting. They will learn persistence, self-discipline, and how to be a team player – all while having fun swimming with their friends!
Swimmers will learn all four competitive strokes, turns, and dives.
KidSWIM is perfect for developing swimmers ages 8-12, and was developed in partnership with the Central Vermont Swim Club. KidSWIM is also a great feeder program for their Icebreakers competitive swim team.
KidSWIM skill prerequisites
KidSWIM Advanced
Are you interested in an advanced-level KidSWIM session for children ages 10-18? If so, please contact [email protected]
About the coaches
WSI | CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD
Coach Carrie is a mom to three who homeschools and coaches for the Central Vermont Swim Club.
WSI | CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD Coach Rosalie is an experienced Water Safety Instructor who has taught many swimmers at GMCF and elsewhere.
USMS L1 Coach Jessica is a former Division I Ivy League champion who enjoys helping others improve their swimming technique and teaching her two children the ins and outs of all the strokes.
WSI | USMS L3 | USAT L1 Coach Steve is GMCF’s Aquatics Director, a USMS and USAT-certified coach and experienced triathlete.
CERTIFIED LIFEGUARD INSTRUCTOR Lisa is a lifeguard instructor for the American Red Cross. She has completed 3 sprint triathlons. Her full time job is as a freelance American Sign Language Interpreter in VT, NH, MA, CT.
Upcoming Session Information
2025 Sessions
Practice is held on Tuesday and Thursday evenings from 5 – 6:00pm.
Session 1: January 21 – February 20 (+ make-up date March 4)
Session 2: March 18 – April 17
Session 3: September 16 – October 16 – Registration open
Session 4: November 11 – December 18 (no practices Thanksgiving week)
Session cost is $200 per swimmer and includes a team swim cap. Registration opens at 8 AM on the final day of each preceding session.
Important Information
Please be prepared to bring your own towels to practice, and to have indoor footwear to change into (no outdoor footwear on the pool deck!) Parents are asked to remain in our lobby if waiting during practice. Please note that electronic devices are not permitted on deck.