GROUP & Private Lesson Info
Rutherford Swim Association provides private and group swimming lessons from the ages of 3 years to 17 years old. ISR lessons are available for children under the age of 3.
Our instructors are fully American Red Cross and Water Safety Instructor certified and are ready to service your children!
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Group Lessons: $235 for 8, thirty minute sessions (3-5 students: 1 Instructor)
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Private Lesson: $385 (1:1) 8, thirty-minute sessions
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Semi-Private for two: $590 (2:1) 8, thirty-minute sessions
The Spring session commences on March 3rd. The upcoming schedules for group lessons and private lessons are below, these are subject to change.
Registration for our Spring and Summer sessions opens in March 2025. Our class options for Spring 2025 will resume to our traditional schedule. Group lessons will meet twice per week, either Mondays & Wednesdays or Tuesdays & Thursdays. Private lessons will meet once per weekend, either Saturday or Sunday.
Spring
Group Lessons
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March 3rd -March 27th
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Mondays & Wednesdays (or)
- Tuesdays & Thursdays
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3:30 PM - 4:00 PM
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4:05 PM - 4:35 PM
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4:40 PM - 5:10 PM
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8 classes total, meet twice per week.
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1 Makeup Class: Tentative Dates March 28th & 29th
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Private Lessons
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April 11th-June 8th
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Friday, Saturday or Sunday
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8 classes total, meet once per weekend.
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1 Makeup Class: Tentative Dates June 15th or 16th
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Please direct any questions to our Swim Academy Coordinator by emailing, Diane@RutherfordSwim.org
GROUP LESSON EVALUATION INFO
Get ready for an exciting journey in our group lessons! Before we kick off each session, we’ll assess every child’s comfort level in and around water, as well as their swimming skills. This fun evaluation will be scheduled through a link sent to all registrants, helping us place your child in the group: Level 1, Level 2, Level 3, or Level 4!
**Level 1** By the end of this course, your little one will be on their way to mastering general water safety! They'll learn to float on their stomach and back, go underwater, and resurface all their own. Our core curriculum focuses on boosting their confidence in the water with exciting activities like supported float progressions, submersion skills, and jumping into the water!
**Level 2** In this level, participants will dive into introductory and movement skills! They'll glide through the water on their stomach and back while essential swimming techniques. We’ll focus on elementary movement-based swimming, glide pushes from the wall and the basics of freestyle and backstroke.
**Level 3** Swimmers in Level 3 will work towards swimming 8-15 meters independently using elementary strokes! They'll learn to swim on their stomach with freestyle techniques and backstroke with straight arm recovery. Our curriculum will enhance their skills with side breathing and introduce exciting techniques like breaststroke and butterfly swimming.
**Level 4** Get ready for pre-competitive swimming techniques in Level 4! By the end of this course, participants will swim25 meters of each stroke on their own and tackle more advanced drills. Our focus will be on perfecting the four strokes—freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly—while gradually swimming longer distances across the pool. Let’s make a splash!
ADULT PRIVATE Swim Lesson Info
We are pleased to introduce our Director of Adult Swim Instruction Brian Fagan.
Brian started with Rutherford Swim Association October of 2019.
Brian Fagan has over twenty years of experience coaching and teaching swimming- his students have included from very young age group swimmers to top tier Ironman triathletes with U.S. Masters, YMCAs and Goldfish Swim School.
Brian attended Plainview High School and Rider University.
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Level II U.S. Masters Swim Coach
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Certified U.S. Masters Adult Swim Instructor
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Nationally Ranked U.S. Masters Age Group Swimmer
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New Jersey U.S. Masters Age Group Champion
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NCAA Division II Conference Champion
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New York State Jones Beach Ocean Lifeguard for 13 Years
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New York State High School Champion
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Founder of Flash Aquatics
Brian will be running adult swim classes and will be part of the Rutherford Masters Team.
Anyone interested in taking Adult private Swim Lessons.
The cost of lessons is $80 per 50 minute lesson or a package of 6 lessons for $440!
Please contact Brian Fagan
ISR SWIM LESSON INFO
We are very excited to announce the introduction of Infant Swimming Resource (ISR) program. The program commenced in March 2022 and is led by Lisa Vartanian, a certified ISR Instructor.
Lisa Vartanian is a devoted educator working in the field since 2000. Before becoming an ISR instructor, Lisa was an ISR parent amazed by the program and wanting her children to acquire the ISR based skills. As a result, she ultimately accepted the opportunity to make a difference in children’s lives through steadfast dedication to the ISR program and its students. She has taught well over 1,000 students in New Jersey. In addition, Lisa holds certifications as a Water Safety Instructor through the Red Cross, BLS, First Aid and CPR for Infant/Children/Adult.
As a mother of five, all of her children went through the ISR program. Lisa is a firm believer in the program's importance in a child’s life and swimming development. In her own words, she has stated that, "it is an honor knowing I have the opportunity to enrich the lives of all those I teach. I will always give all my students and their families 100% despite any challenges that may arise. Be it through flexible scheduling, adapting to personality differences, or deciphering the needs of each child to better educate them, no obstacle can deter me in my mission to educate. NOT ONE MORE CHILD DROWNS."
Anyone interested in partaking in this new and exciting program, can contact Lisa directly at watchmeswim@gmail.com