Kids' swim classes and lessons across NYC — 1386 programs from British Swim School of Manhattan, Chelsea Piers, Physique Swimming, Saf-T-Swim and more, with live open/waitlist/closed status updated daily. Filter by age, borough, day and price.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 1,386 swim classes and lessons from 33 providers · 1,079 open for registration (5 more on waitlist) · typical price $210 · 6 free · ages birth–18½ · updated Oct 28, 2026
Goldfish Swim School · Glendale, Queens
Ages 4–12½Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Glendale, Queens
Ages 0mo–12½Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · Glendale, Queens
Ages 2½–5Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 4–6Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat$57Full season
Develops independent swimming skills focusing on safety and strokes. Swimmers learn floating, treading water, and swimming back to the platform safely, alongside freestyle and backstroke techniques. 4:1 ratio.
Chelsea Piers · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Ages 4–6Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat$56.60Full season
Develops independent swimming skills focusing on safety and strokes. Swimmers learn floating, treading water, and swimming back to the platform safely, alongside freestyle and backstroke techniques. 4:1 ratio.
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 5–7Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat$57Full season
Continues to build independent swimming skills, introducing major strokes. Emphasis on mastering Freestyle, Backstroke, and side breathing. This specific class is also a transitionary class where swimmers will move into…
British Swim School of Manhattan · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 2mo–14Every day$269–$279Full season
Water Survival – Beginner
Physique Swimming · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages 5–9Every dayFull season
Physique Swimming teaches at Park Slope and Financial District locations, with additional sessions held at BronxWorks on Grand Concourse. Levels range from parent-and-child classes like "Me & My Shadow" through Beginner…
Physique Swimming · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages 7–12Every dayFull season
Physique Swimming teaches at Park Slope and Financial District locations, with additional sessions held at BronxWorks on Grand Concourse. Levels range from parent-and-child classes like "Me & My Shadow" through Beginner…
British Swim School of Manhattan · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–14Every day$269–$279Full season
Water Acclimation
SwimJim · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 3½–14½Every dayFull season
SwimJim teaches swim lessons at three locations — the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Greenpoint — with levels from Swim Babies and Swim Tots up through Swim Basics for older beginners.
British Swim School of Manhattan · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–14Every day$269–$279Full season
Stroke development
Physique Swimming · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5Every dayFull season
Physique Swimming teaches at Park Slope and Financial District locations, with additional sessions held at BronxWorks on Grand Concourse. Levels range from parent-and-child classes like "Me & My Shadow" through Beginner…
Penguin City Swim · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 2–10Every day$968–$1,617Full season
Penguin City Swim offers semi-private swim lessons at Midtown East and Riverdale locations, with levels 1 through 3 and up. Pricing runs $226 to $1,890, with a typical package around $678.
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 9–12Every day
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 9–12Every day
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Penguin City Swim · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 2mo–4Every day$1,210–$2,205Full season
Penguin City Swim offers semi-private swim lessons at Midtown East and Riverdale locations, with levels 1 through 3 and up. Pricing runs $226 to $1,890, with a typical package around $678.
SwimJim · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 3½–14½Every dayFull season
SwimJim teaches swim lessons at three locations — the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Greenpoint — with levels from Swim Babies and Swim Tots up through Swim Basics for older beginners.
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 3–14Mon Wed Fri Sat SunFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–8Every day
Asphalt Green's biggest offering by far is swim instruction, based mainly out of Upper East Side and Battery Park City locations, with a smaller Brooklyn presence in Prospect Lefferts Gardens. It also runs martial arts,…
Penguin City Swim · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 2–8Every day$968–$1,617Full season
Penguin City Swim offers semi-private swim lessons at Midtown East and Riverdale locations, with levels 1 through 3 and up. Pricing runs $226 to $1,890, with a typical package around $678.
Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 3–13Mon Wed Fri Sat SunFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
SwimJim · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 4–14½Every dayFull season
SwimJim teaches swim lessons at three locations — the Upper West Side, Upper East Side and Greenpoint — with levels from Swim Babies and Swim Tots up through Swim Basics for older beginners.
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 1–15Every dayFull season
British Swim School of Brooklyn, Queens & Nassau · Port Richmond, Staten Island
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun$174Full season
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Take Me To The Water · Forest Hills, Queens
Ages 4–13Mon Wed Fri Sat SunFull season
Take Me To The Water offers swim lessons for babies through older kids at multiple sites around the city, with program names referencing locations like Williamsburg, a Sheraton hotel pool and a 75th Road site. Its "Baby…
British Swim School of Brooklyn, Queens & Nassau · Howard Beach, Queens
Mon Tue Wed Fri Sat Sun$174Full season
This branch of British Swim School runs classes for the youngest swimmers, ages 0 to 3, with levels like Turtle and Barracuda taught throughout the week including weekends. Sessions run $174 to $360, and the schedule…
British Swim School of Brooklyn, Queens & Nassau · Port Richmond, Staten Island
Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun$174Full season
This branch of British Swim School runs classes for the youngest swimmers, ages 0 to 3, with levels like Turtle and Barracuda taught throughout the week including weekends. Sessions run $174 to $360, and the schedule…
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 3–8Mon Tue Wed Thu Sat SunFull season
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 3–17½Mon Tue Sun$168–$212Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 3–5½Sun$168–$190Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 3–5½Mon Sun$168–$212Full season
Long Island City YMCA focuses mainly on swim instruction, with Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for kids 3 to 5, plus soccer, multi-sport and martial arts. Swim packages run $168 to $225, with a…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 8–17Wed Thu$223–$239Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 5–12Mon Wed Sat SunFull season
Chinatown YMCA · Chinatown, Manhattan
Ages 3–12½Sun$228–$242Full season
Chinatown YMCA offers swim instruction — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for 3-to-5-year-olds — plus a small soccer and multi-sport slate, for kids 6 months to 13. Listed sessions are priced at $228.
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5–12Sun$185–$198Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 3–12½Mon Sun$380–$427Full season
Vanderbilt YMCA, in Midtown East, is mostly a swim program, with soccer/multi-sport and a Ballet I-III dance track (organized by age: 3-4, 5-6, 7-9) for kids 6 months to 13. Prices run $40 to $406, median around $289.
Chinatown YMCA · Chinatown, Manhattan
Ages 3–12½Wed Sun$228–$242Full season
Chinatown YMCA offers swim instruction — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for 3-to-5-year-olds — plus a small soccer and multi-sport slate, for kids 6 months to 13. Listed sessions are priced at $228.
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 3–12½Sun$166–$200Full season
Castle Hill YMCA, in Soundview, runs swim as its main offering — including Aqua Conditioning for 5-to-12-year-olds and Stage 1 water acclimation for younger kids — plus soccer, multi-sport, enrichment and martial arts.…
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 2½–5½Sun$192–$202Full season
North Brooklyn YMCA, in East New York, runs swim as nearly its whole program, plus a small soccer/multi-sport and enrichment slate that includes an Egg-Citing Coloring session for kids 2 to 10. Prices run free to $258.
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Tue Thu Sun$160–$168Full season
Northeast Bronx YMCA, in Wakefield, runs swim, soccer/multi-sport, dance, gymnastics and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Dance offerings include Tiny Toes Ballet and Hip-Hop for 6-to-11-year-olds, priced $130 to…
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Sun$380–$427Full season
Vanderbilt YMCA, in Midtown East, is mostly a swim program, with soccer/multi-sport and a Ballet I-III dance track (organized by age: 3-4, 5-6, 7-9) for kids 6 months to 13. Prices run $40 to $406, median around $289.
Chinatown YMCA · Chinatown, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Sun$228–$242Full season
Chinatown YMCA offers swim instruction — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement classes for 3-to-5-year-olds — plus a small soccer and multi-sport slate, for kids 6 months to 13. Listed sessions are priced at $228.
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 3–12½Sun$124–$162Full season
Rockaway YMCA, in Arverne, is mostly a swim program — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement for 3-to-5-year-olds — with gymnastics, soccer/multi-sport and martial arts filling out the rest. Prices run $103 to…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Tue Wed$375Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5½Tue$212–$255Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 8–17½Tue Wed$375–$600Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6–12½Sun$150–$166Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 3–12½Mon Sun$183.25–$272Full season
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA runs swim as its core program, plus Tiny Toes Ballet for 3-to-6-year-olds, martial arts and soccer/multi-sport, for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to $426, median around $259.
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 2½–12½Mon Sun$202Full season
North Brooklyn YMCA, in East New York, runs swim as nearly its whole program, plus a small soccer/multi-sport and enrichment slate that includes an Egg-Citing Coloring session for kids 2 to 10. Prices run free to $258.
West Side YMCA · Upper West Side, Manhattan
Ages 3–12½Tue$375Full season
West Side YMCA, on the Upper West Side, runs swim as its dominant program — including a Pre-Swim Team track and Stage 1 water acclimation for 3-to-5-year-olds — alongside smaller soccer, dance and martial arts…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5½Wed Sun$183.25–$272Full season
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA runs swim as its core program, plus Tiny Toes Ballet for 3-to-6-year-olds, martial arts and soccer/multi-sport, for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to $426, median around $259.
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 3–6Tue Sat Sun$124–$162Full season
Rockaway YMCA, in Arverne, is mostly a swim program — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement for 3-to-5-year-olds — with gymnastics, soccer/multi-sport and martial arts filling out the rest. Prices run $103 to…
Coney Island YMCA · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Ages 12–17½Sat Sun$158–$167Full season
Coney Island YMCA's swim program moves kids through Stage 1 through 3 — water acclimation, movement and stamina — for ages roughly 3 to 12 and up, alongside soccer, multi-sport and art. Prices run $139 to $247.
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 6mo–3½Sun$192–$202Full season
North Brooklyn YMCA, in East New York, runs swim as nearly its whole program, plus a small soccer/multi-sport and enrichment slate that includes an Egg-Citing Coloring session for kids 2 to 10. Prices run free to $258.
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Mon$160–$168Full season
Northeast Bronx YMCA, in Wakefield, runs swim, soccer/multi-sport, dance, gymnastics and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Dance offerings include Tiny Toes Ballet and Hip-Hop for 6-to-11-year-olds, priced $130 to…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Mon$160–$168Full season
Northeast Bronx YMCA, in Wakefield, runs swim, soccer/multi-sport, dance, gymnastics and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Dance offerings include Tiny Toes Ballet and Hip-Hop for 6-to-11-year-olds, priced $130 to…
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 5–12½Mon$406–$427Full season
Vanderbilt YMCA, in Midtown East, is mostly a swim program, with soccer/multi-sport and a Ballet I-III dance track (organized by age: 3-4, 5-6, 7-9) for kids 6 months to 13. Prices run $40 to $406, median around $289.
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 13–17½Tue Wed$190–$200Full season
Castle Hill YMCA, in Soundview, runs swim as its main offering — including Aqua Conditioning for 5-to-12-year-olds and Stage 1 water acclimation for younger kids — plus soccer, multi-sport, enrichment and martial arts.…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 5–12½Tue Wed$190–$200Full season
Castle Hill YMCA, in Soundview, runs swim as its main offering — including Aqua Conditioning for 5-to-12-year-olds and Stage 1 water acclimation for younger kids — plus soccer, multi-sport, enrichment and martial arts.…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 12–17½Tue$238–$255Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 7–17½Mon$194.25–$285Full season
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA runs swim as its core program, plus Tiny Toes Ballet for 3-to-6-year-olds, martial arts and soccer/multi-sport, for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to $426, median around $259.
Flushing YMCA · Flushing, Queens
Ages 5–12½Sun$220–$231Full season
Flushing YMCA offers swim as its main program, plus soccer, multi-sport, martial arts, dance and an after-school enrichment track (Y Scholars/YAS), for kids roughly 3 to 16. Prices run free to $236, with most around…
Flushing YMCA · Flushing, Queens
Ages 5–17½Sat Sun$185–$220Full season
Flushing YMCA offers swim as its main program, plus soccer, multi-sport, martial arts, dance and an after-school enrichment track (Y Scholars/YAS), for kids roughly 3 to 16. Prices run free to $236, with most around…
Flushing YMCA · Flushing, Queens
Sun$220–$231Full season
Flushing YMCA offers swim as its main program, plus soccer, multi-sport, martial arts, dance and an after-school enrichment track (Y Scholars/YAS), for kids roughly 3 to 16. Prices run free to $236, with most around…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 17+Mon$223–$239Full season
Cross Island YMCA, in Bellerose, Queens, offers swim as its biggest program alongside soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and art for kids roughly 6 months to 20. Dance classes like Mommy & Me Ballet and Hip Hop…
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Sat$207–$221Full season
Rockaway YMCA, in Arverne, is mostly a swim program — Stage 1 and 2 water acclimation and movement for 3-to-5-year-olds — with gymnastics, soccer/multi-sport and martial arts filling out the rest. Prices run $103 to…
Dodge YMCA · Brooklyn Heights, Brooklyn
Ages 3–5½Tue$212–$227Full season
Dodge YMCA, in Brooklyn Heights, centers on swim — including Aquatic Conditioning for 12-to-17-year-olds — alongside enrichment, soccer/multi-sport, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18. Prices run free to…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6–12½Sun$158–$166Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 3–5½Mon$150–$158Full season
La Central YMCA, in Mott Haven, centers on swim alongside soccer/multi-sport, enrichment, dance and gymnastics for kids 6 months to 18. Dance classes cover Ballet and Hip Hop for a range of ages, plus Toddler Tumbling…
Broadway YMCA · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 3–5½Sun$158–$213.75Full season
Broadway YMCA, in West Brighton on Staten Island, runs swim as its primary program, including a Lifeguard Development track for teens, plus soccer and multi-sport. Prices run free to $244, with most listings around $180.
Coney Island YMCA · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12½Sun$176Full season
Coney Island YMCA's swim program moves kids through Stage 1 through 3 — water acclimation, movement and stamina — for ages roughly 3 to 12 and up, alongside soccer, multi-sport and art. Prices run $139 to $247.
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 8–18Mon$275–$294Full season
McBurney YMCA, in Chelsea, is primarily a swim program with soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and music rounding things out for kids 6 months to 18. Extras include Pre-Ballet for 3-to-9-year-olds and a Musical…
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Mon$258–$276Full season
McBurney YMCA, in Chelsea, is primarily a swim program with soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and music rounding things out for kids 6 months to 18. Extras include Pre-Ballet for 3-to-9-year-olds and a Musical…
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 3–5½Mon$258–$276Full season
McBurney YMCA, in Chelsea, is primarily a swim program with soccer, multi-sport, dance, martial arts and music rounding things out for kids 6 months to 18. Extras include Pre-Ballet for 3-to-9-year-olds and a Musical…
Greenpoint YMCA · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Wed Fri$208Full season
Greenpoint YMCA runs swim as its largest program, with soccer, multi-sport, enrichment, dance, martial arts and art rounding out the schedule for kids roughly 6 months to 19. Dance classes span Tiny Toes Ballet for the…
Broadway YMCA · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 5–12½Sun$190–$213.75Full season
Broadway YMCA, in West Brighton on Staten Island, runs swim as its primary program, including a Lifeguard Development track for teens, plus soccer and multi-sport. Prices run free to $244, with most listings around $180.
Broadway YMCA · West Brighton, Staten Island
Ages 3–5½Sun$190–$213.75Full season
Broadway YMCA, in West Brighton on Staten Island, runs swim as its primary program, including a Lifeguard Development track for teens, plus soccer and multi-sport. Prices run free to $244, with most listings around $180.
Prospect Park YMCA · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Sun$186–$200Full season
Prospect Park YMCA, in Park Slope, offers swim, soccer/multi-sport, gymnastics, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18, and also runs lifeguard-track classes like Lifeguard Development and Community BLS…
South Shore YMCA · Annadale, Staten Island
Sun$190Full season
South Shore YMCA, in Annadale on Staten Island, mixes swim with soccer, multi-sport and early-learning classes like "Our Littlest Learners" and "PreSchool Prep" for kids from infancy to 17. Prices span free to $475,…
Greenpoint YMCA · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Sun$208Full season
Greenpoint YMCA runs swim as its largest program, with soccer, multi-sport, enrichment, dance, martial arts and art rounding out the schedule for kids roughly 6 months to 19. Dance classes span Tiny Toes Ballet for the…
Prospect Park YMCA · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Sun$186–$200Full season
Prospect Park YMCA, in Park Slope, offers swim, soccer/multi-sport, gymnastics, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18, and also runs lifeguard-track classes like Lifeguard Development and Community BLS…
Greenpoint YMCA · Greenpoint, Brooklyn
Sun$208Full season
Greenpoint YMCA runs swim as its largest program, with soccer, multi-sport, enrichment, dance, martial arts and art rounding out the schedule for kids roughly 6 months to 19. Dance classes span Tiny Toes Ballet for the…
South Shore YMCA · Annadale, Staten Island
Sun$190Full season
South Shore YMCA, in Annadale on Staten Island, mixes swim with soccer, multi-sport and early-learning classes like "Our Littlest Learners" and "PreSchool Prep" for kids from infancy to 17. Prices span free to $475,…
Prospect Park YMCA · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Sun$186–$200Full season
Prospect Park YMCA, in Park Slope, offers swim, soccer/multi-sport, gymnastics, dance and martial arts for kids 6 months to 18, and also runs lifeguard-track classes like Lifeguard Development and Community BLS…
Harlem YMCA · Harlem, Manhattan
Tue Sat$220–$225Full season
Harlem YMCA centers on swim instruction, from Water Acclimation classes for 3-to-5-year-olds up through Teen/Adult stages, alongside a Leaders Club program. Prices run free to $247, with most listings around $225.
Harlem YMCA · Harlem, Manhattan
Tue Wed$220–$225Full season
Harlem YMCA centers on swim instruction, from Water Acclimation classes for 3-to-5-year-olds up through Teen/Adult stages, alongside a Leaders Club program. Prices run free to $247, with most listings around $225.
NYC Parks · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 6–18Likely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
Coney Island YMCA · Coney Island, Brooklyn
Sun$158Full season
Coney Island YMCA's swim program moves kids through Stage 1 through 3 — water acclimation, movement and stamina — for ages roughly 3 to 12 and up, alongside soccer, multi-sport and art. Prices run $139 to $247.
South Shore YMCA · Annadale, Staten Island
Tue$244Full season
South Shore YMCA, in Annadale on Staten Island, mixes swim with soccer, multi-sport and early-learning classes like "Our Littlest Learners" and "PreSchool Prep" for kids from infancy to 17. Prices span free to $475,…
Harlem YMCA · Harlem, Manhattan
Wed$220Full season
Harlem YMCA centers on swim instruction, from Water Acclimation classes for 3-to-5-year-olds up through Teen/Adult stages, alongside a Leaders Club program. Prices run free to $247, with most listings around $225.
NYC Parks · Gramercy, Manhattan
Ages 6–17SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
NYC Parks · Gramercy, Manhattan
Ages 6–17SatLikely full season
NYC Parks lists free drop-in programs — swim, enrichment, multi-sport, basketball and art — at roughly 160 different recreation centers and pools spread across all five boroughs. Offerings include Youth Open Access…
92NY · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 9–13Tue Sat$960Likely full season
92NY, on the Upper East Side, spans a wide mix of activities — swim, dance, gymnastics, art and music among them — for kids age 1 through 18. Prices vary hugely by program, from $22 up to several thousand dollars…
92NY · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 4–9Mon Tue Fri Sat Sun$960Likely full season
92NY, on the Upper East Side, spans a wide mix of activities — swim, dance, gymnastics, art and music among them — for kids age 1 through 18. Prices vary hugely by program, from $22 up to several thousand dollars…
92NY · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 4–9Mon Sat Sun$960Likely full season
92NY, on the Upper East Side, spans a wide mix of activities — swim, dance, gymnastics, art and music among them — for kids age 1 through 18. Prices vary hugely by program, from $22 up to several thousand dollars…
Park Slope Armory YMCA · Park Slope, Brooklyn
Thu$79Full season
Park Slope Armory YMCA leans toward dance — Tiny Toes Ballet, Creative Movement, Kids Ballet, Modern Dance — for kids 1 to 13, alongside smaller soccer, enrichment, art and music offerings. Prices run $180 to $206.
Goldfish Swim School · Glendale, Queens
Ages 4–12½Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · South Shore, Staten Island
Ages 2½–12Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
Goldfish Swim School · South Shore, Staten Island
Ages 4–13Every dayFull season
Goldfish Swim School runs swim lessons at seven locations spanning Queens, Brooklyn, Staten Island and Manhattan — Glendale, Gowanus, Glen Oaks and Astoria among the busiest, plus South Shore, the Upper East Side and…
As of Oct 28, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 1,386 swim classes and lessons across NYC, from 33 providers including Take Me To The Water, Asphalt Green, and Goldfish Swim School. 1,079 are open for registration right now, 5 more have a waitlist, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 6 programs are listed as free. 66% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 590 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $210; most fall between $174 and $258, with a full range of $40 to $1,617. Providers list prices differently — a single class, a month, or a full term — so compare the registration pages, not just the number.
Ages. Programs run from birth to 18½. The most options are for school-age kids (732), preschoolers (386), and teens (364).
Where the open spots are. By neighborhood, the most swim classes and lessons with open registration today are in Upper East Side (96 open), Forest Hills (86 open), Upper West Side (56 open), Chelsea (53 open), and Battery Park City (52 open). Neighborhood counts change daily as providers open and close sessions.
Most NYC swim programs group children by ability rather than strictly by age, so a first class usually starts with a short assessment in the water. Parent-and-child classes for babies and toddlers focus on comfort, floating and water safety with a caregiver in the pool; from around age 3, children move to small instructor-led groups working on kicking, breath control and basic strokes. Programs run in indoor pools year-round, so this is one of the few activities with real availability every season. Bring a swim diaper for children under 3, goggles, and a towel; most pools ask that a parent stay on deck for the younger levels.
1,079 of the 1,386 swim classes and lessons we track across NYC are open for registration as of Oct 28, 2026, and 5 more are taking a waitlist. Status is read from each provider's own registration system every morning.
The typical listed price is $210, and most of the 590 priced programs fall between $174 and $258. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term. 6 programs are free.
Programs run from birth to 18½. The most options are for school-age kids (732), preschoolers (386), and teens (364). Every listing shows its own age range.
Today the most open swim classes and lessons are in Upper East Side (96 open), Forest Hills (86 open), and Upper West Side (56 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are Take Me To The Water (339), Asphalt Green (134), Goldfish Swim School (130), NYC Parks (77), and British Swim School of Manhattan (75). 33 providers in total have swim classes and lessons listed across NYC.
Yes — 893 of the 1350 programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday. Use the day filter above the list to show only weekend or weekday classes.
