Swimming

Visit the Alliston Rotary Pool information page for swim schedules, admission fees and admission guidelines. 

Save the Date for Summer Camp and Aquatics Registration! 

Program Sneak Peek: Tuesday, April 22 at 7 AM
Program Registration opens: Tuesday, May 6 at 7 AM

Choosing the Correct Swim Level

Participating in the proper swim level is critical to your child's social and physical development. Please have your child participate in a swim test to determine their appropriate level. Swim tests are administered by a Lifeguard during any of the scheduled drop in swim times.

  • A swim test consists of swimming continuously for 30 meters and treading water for one (1) minute.
Registration and Make Up Lessons 
  • To ensure program consistency and completion of the necessary skills, registrations or transfers will not be permitted after two (2) classes have occurred. 
  • Mid-way through the session, parents will have an opportunity to speak with the instructor regarding their child's progress.
  • Swimming lessons may be cancelled due to unforeseen challenges. A credit will be provided for a pool fouling or mechanical issue.
  • Lessons will take place during a light rain, as long as there is not any thunder or lightning. Refunds are not issued for swim lessons cancelled due to inclement weather. 
  • The Town of New Tecumseth will do what we can to compensate for the loss of program time - reschedule where possible or provide a credit, if more than two (2) lessons are cancelled.
  • Make-up classes &/or compensation will not be provided due to a participant being absent on the day of the class. 
Swimming Attire 
  • Bathing/swimming attire is defined as clothing that is clean and is used specifically for the purpose of swimming only.
  • For persons wishing to cover up, we suggest a t-shirt and leggings over your swimsuit (clothing should allow the participant to move through the water safely)
  • Children who are not toilet trained must wear appropriate swim diapers made for swimming pool use. Disposable diapers are not permitted in the water.
  • For Adults with challenges with their bladder or bowels, you must wear a garment that restricts leakage around the waist and legs.
  • As an additional safety measure, we suggest that long hair is tied back &/or wear a bathing cap.

Lifesaving Society Swim for Life Swim Lessons 

The Town of New Tecumseth is a proud affiliate of the Lifesaving Society. The Lifesaving Society’s Swim for Life® Program makes sure your kids are Water Smart®. You’re never too young to start, and never too old to learn. 

Parent and Tot 4 months to 36 months
 
Parent and Tot 1

Designed for the 4 to 12-month-old to learn to enjoy the water with the parent/caregiver. Parent/caregiver is required to be in the water with the child.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
Parent and Tot 2

Designed for the 12 to 24-month-old to learn to enjoy the water with the parent/caregiver. Parent/caregiver is required to be in the water with the child.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
Parent and Tot 3

Designed for the 2 to 3-year-old to learn to enjoy the water with the parent/caregiver. Parent/caregiver is required to be in the water with the child.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
Preschool 3 to 5 years 
 
Preschool 1

These preschoolers will have fun learning to get in and out of the water. We’ll help them jump into chest deep water. They’ll float and glide on their front and back and learn to get their faces wet and blow bubbles underwater.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
Preschool 2

These preschoolers learn to jump into chest- deep water by themselves and get in and get out wearing a life jacket. They’ll submerge and exhale underwater. Wearing a life jacket, they’ll glide on their front and back.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
Preschool 3

These preschoolers will try both jumping and a sideways entry into deep water while wearing a life jacket. They’ll recover objects from the bottom in waist-deep water. They’ll work on kicking and gliding through the water on their front and back.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
Preschool 4

Advanced preschoolers will learn to do solo jumps into deeper water and get out by themselves. They’ll do sideways entries and open their eyes underwater. They’ll master a short swim on their front wearing a life jacket and gliding and kicking on their side.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
Preschool 5

These preschoolers get more adventuresome with a forward roll entry wearing a life jacket and treading water for 10sec. They’ll work on front and back crawl swims for 5 m, interval training and get a giggle out of whip kick.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
School Aged 6 to 12 years 
 
Swimmer 1

These beginners will become comfortable jumping into water with and without a life jacket. They’ll learn to open their eyes, exhale and hold their breath underwater. They’ll work on floats, glides and kicking through the water on their front and back.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
Swimmer 2 

These advanced beginners will jump into deeper water and learn to be comfortable falling sideways into the water wearing a life jacket. They’ll be able to support themselves at the surface without an aid, learn whip kick, swim 10m on their front and back, and be introduced to flutter kick interval training (4 x5m).

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.

 
Adult 1 18+ years 

You'll work towards a 10-15 m swim on your front and back. You'll do jump entries from the side and recover an object from the bottom in chest-deep water. Improve your fitness and your flutter kick with 4 x 9-12 m interval training.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.

 

Swim Lessons - Specialty 

Specialty swim lessons are designed to teach select swimming skills covered in the LSS swim program.  

 Next Step Essential Skills 
 
  Next Step Essential Skills 5 to 12 years 

Step into enhanced swim training with our Next Step Essential Skills program! Designed as a specialty class, this program builds upon the foundations taught in the Life Saving Society swimming program. Participants will refine their techniques, focusing on perfecting form and enhancing fluidity in the water. By emphasizing efficiency and precision, this class prepares swimmers to excel in their next standard level and beyond. Take your skills to the next level and unlock your aquatic potential!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Next Step Essential Skills is a specialized swimming program that operates independently from the Life Saving Society Swimming Program. As such, participants will not receive a Life Saving Society badge or report card upon completion. This program is designed to teach select skills covered in Life Saving Society levels Swimmer 3 and 4. However, due to the Alliston Rotary Pool's lack of a deep end, any deep-end-specific skills are excluded from the curriculum.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
  Next Step Essential Skills 13 to 17 years

Step into enhanced swim training with our Next Step Essential Skills program! Designed as a specialty class, this program builds upon the foundations taught in the Life Saving Society swimming program. Participants will refine their techniques, focusing on perfecting form and enhancing fluidity in the water. By emphasizing efficiency and precision, this class prepares swimmers to excel in their next standard level and beyond. Take your skills to the next level and unlock your aquatic potential!

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Next Step Essential Skills is a specialized swimming program that operates independently from the Life Saving Society Swimming Program. As such, participants will not receive a Life Saving Society badge or report card upon completion. This program is designed to teach select skills covered in Life Saving Society levels Swimmer 3 and 4. However, due to the Alliston Rotary Pool's lack of a deep end, any deep-end-specific skills are excluded from the curriculum.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
 Next Step Advanced Skills

PRE REQUISITE: Next Step Essential Skills 

 Next Step Advanced Skills 5 to 12 years 

Elevate your swim training with our Next Step Advanced Skills program! This specialty class builds on the foundation established in the Next Step Essential Skills program, providing participants with engaging and challenging opportunities to practice and enhance previously learned techniques. Through activities that boost endurance and speed, as well as refine essential skills, swimmers will prepare themselves for higher-level courses offered by the Life Saving Society.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Next Step Essential Skills is a specialized swimming program that operates independently from the Life Saving Society Swimming Program. As such, participants will not receive a Life Saving Society badge or report card upon completion. This program is designed to teach select skills covered in Life Saving Society levels Swimmer 5 and 6. However, due to the Alliston Rotary Pool's lack of a deep end, any deep-end-specific skills are excluded from the curriculum.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
 Next Step Advanced Skills 13 to 17 years

Elevate your swim training with our Next Step Advanced Skills program! This specialty class builds on the foundation established in the Next Step Essential Skills program, providing participants with engaging and challenging opportunities to practice and enhance previously learned techniques. Through activities that boost endurance and speed, as well as refine essential skills, swimmers will prepare themselves for higher-level courses offered by the Life Saving Society.

IMPORTANT NOTICE: Next Step Essential Skills is a specialized swimming program that operates independently from the Life Saving Society Swimming Program. As such, participants will not receive a Life Saving Society badge or report card upon completion. This program is designed to teach select skills covered in Life Saving Society levels Swimmer 5 and 6. However, due to the Alliston Rotary Pool's lack of a deep end, any deep-end-specific skills are excluded from the curriculum.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
 Private Lessons - 1 participant 

Gain confidence in the water and improve your skills with individualized swimming lessons. Our certified swim instructors will provide personalized one-on-one guidance and support, tailored specifically to the participant's needs.  

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.
 Semi-private Lessons - 2 participants

Gain confidence in the water and improve your skills with semi-private swimming lessons. Our certified swimming instructors will provide personalized guidance and support for two participants, tailored to each of the participant's needs.

THIS PROGRAM IS NOT AVAILABLE FOR ON-LINE REGISTRATION- Please register in person or by calling 705.435.3900 option 2.

Check back April 22 for a summer program sneak peek. Registration opens May 6 at 7AM.