Youth Private Swim Lessons
Our new and advancing swimmers can customize their swim lesson experience with one-on-one instruction designed to support and strengthen skills at their own pace and level. Private swim lessons are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached. To sign up, please submit an application for your preferred location. In the application, you can include availability, goals, and special comments. AGUA Swim Academy uses the availability section from the application form to create a tentative schedule. You will then be contacted to confirm the dates and times.
Swim at Your Own Pace
For kids who want to improve their aquatic skills on their own terms, our Youth Private Swim Lessons offer a fun and fulfilling opportunity to work one-on-one with a swim instructor.
We carefully pair swimmers with instructors who specialize in youth swim development to ensure a match that is optimally beneficial to the student. With the instructor’s full and undivided attention, private lessons focus on building and expanding upon your child’s strengths as a swimmer and helping them further improve and refine their skills and technique.
Youth Private Swim Lessons are especially effective for helping kids overcome their fear of the water, build a foundation of basic skills, transition from one swim level to the next, master mechanics and technique, and build strength and endurance.
How much are youth private swim lessons?
Asphalt Green members:
- 30 Minutes = $97.75 per lesson
- 60 Minutes = $195.50 per lesson
Non-members:
- 30 Minutes = $115 per lesson
- 60 Minutes = $230 per lesson
How can I apply for youth private swim lessons?
To get started, select your preferred campus below. Applications for spring 2026 private swim lessons are open. The season runs from March 7 through June 21.
In the application, please include availability, goals, and special comments. AGUA Swim Academy uses the availability section from the application form to create a tentative schedule. You will then be contacted to confirm the dates and times.
Private swim lessons are scheduled on a first-come, first-served basis until capacity is reached. To maintain consistency, lessons are scheduled once a week on the same day and time for the duration of the term. Late enrollments will be accepted pending availability.
Frequently Asked Questions
Find out more about how our Adult Swim Classes can enhance your aquatic skills.
Lessons at Asphalt Green’s Battery Park City campus take place in our 25-yard pool and in our warm water teaching & exercise pool.
Lessons at Asphalt Green’s Upper East Side campus take place in our Olympic pool and the our warm-water Teaching & Exercise pool.
Private swim lessons are available for children of all ages, from toddlers to teens.
Our instructors assess each child’s abilities and customize lessons to focus on skill-building, water safety, and confidence in the water.
Lessons are typically 30 to 60 minutes. Depending on the child’s skill level, noticeable improvement can be seen in just a few sessions.
Parents and/or guardians are welcome to observe, but it’s not mandatory. Instructors provide parents/guardians with progress updates on a regular basis.
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Swim Academy: Babies & Toddlers
Babies and toddlers are introduced to the joys of water through fun games and songs that teach water-based motor skills.
Swim Academy: Pre-School
Pre-schoolers are introduced to the joys of water and safe swimming through fun games and songs that teach water-based motor skills.
Swim Academy: Foundations
Kids will develop foundational skills, proper technique, and more as they progress from shallow to deep water.
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With small class sizes, older kids and teens can build or refine their technical skills, stamina, and endurance.
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Questions?
Submit a contact form or reach out directly to our teams:
Battery Park City at [email protected]
Upper East Side at [email protected]