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in Sterling, VA

Group swim classes · Dulles Town Center

Swim classes for every stage

Indoor group lessons for infants, kids, teens and adults, focused on water safety, confidence, proper technique and stroke development. Swimmers move up level by level as they master each skill set.

  • 6 mo+ Ages
  • 8 Class levels
  • 30–60 Minute sessions
Swim instructor laughing with two young swimmers on kickboards

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Free trial classes are available, so your swimmer can meet our instructors and get comfortable in the pool before you enroll.

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Showing all 8 levels

Water Babies

Infants – Toddlers

Water comfort and basic safety skills for our youngest swimmers, all taught through play.

Swim instructor lifting a toddler during a Water Babies lesson

Water Babies

Infants – Toddlers

30-minute sessions
  • Water comfort and basic safety
  • Back float
  • Up-and-unders
  • Intro to kicking
  • Learning through play
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Beginner

Ages 3 – 8

From first independent strokes to arms, kick and breathing working together — the foundation for every swimmer.

Young swimmer working with an instructor on a floating mat

Beginner 1

Ages 3 – 6

30-minute sessions
  • First independent swimming
  • Proper kick, superman and streamline
  • Intro to arms and front breath
  • Back float
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Laughing swimmers practicing with kickboards

Beginner 2

Ages 3 – 8

30-minute sessions
  • Arms, kick and breath together
  • Out-of-water arm recovery
  • Intro to backstroke
  • Proper streamline
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Intermediate

Ages 3 – 12

Freestyle with side breathing, backstroke, then breaststroke, butterfly and flip turns, with a heavy focus on technique.

Instructor helping a swimmer with her freestyle stroke

Intermediate 3

Ages 3 – 8

30-minute sessions
  • Freestyle with side breathing
  • Side-to-side backstroke
  • Streamline with dolphin kick
  • Endurance and stroke drills
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Swimmer kicking on her back with a kickboard

Intermediate 4

Ages 5 – 12

30-minute sessions
  • Butterfly arms and breaststroke
  • Heavy technique focus
  • Drills for all four strokes
  • Intro to flip turns
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Advanced

Ages 5 – 18

Practice-style training for swim team prep, plus off-season sessions for competitive swimmers sharpening their technique.

Advanced 5

Ages 5 – 18

45-minute sessions
  • Swim team prep, practice-style
  • Individual medley (IM)
  • Turns for all four strokes
  • Endurance and dryland training
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Advanced 6

Competitive swimmers

Off-season training for competitive swimmers looking to sharpen their technique between seasons.

1-hour sessions
  • Technique refinement for all strokes
  • Stay sharp until your season starts
  • Our highest group level — contact us for placement
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Adults

All experience levels

It’s never too late to feel confident in the water — from learning the basics to building endurance and efficiency.

Adult Classes

Adults, all experience levels

30-minute sessions
  • Beginners learning the basics
  • Technique for experienced swimmers
  • Endurance and efficiency
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Inside Virginia Sports Academy at Dulles Town Center.

Free trial classes available