Kids' swim classes and lessons for kids (5–12) — 978 programs with live registration status updated daily.
Search & filter every class →At a glance · 978 swim classes and lessons for school-age kids from 30 providers · 643 open for registration (5 more on waitlist) · typical price $220 · updated Sep 13, 2026
Goldfish Swim School · Glendale, Queens
Ages 4–12y11mEvery 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 4–12y11mEvery 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 4–12y11mEvery 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 2y10m–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…
Goldfish Swim School · Flushing, Queens
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…
Goldfish Swim School · Glen Oaks, Queens
Ages 3y11m–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…
Goldfish Swim School · Astoria, Queens
Ages 2y10m–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 · Astoria, Queens
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…
Goldfish Swim School · Glen Oaks, Queens
Ages 4y11m–12y11mEvery 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 · Astoria, Queens
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…
Goldfish Swim School · Glen Oaks, Queens
Ages 4–12Every 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…
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…
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…
Physique Swimming · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 5–10Wed Thu Fri SunFull 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 · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 7–12Wed Thu Fri SunFull 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…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
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…
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,…
Physique Swimming · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 5–9Mon Tue SatFull 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 · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 7–11Mon Tue SatFull 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…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 3–11y6mTue Wed Thu 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…
Physique Swimming · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 7–11Tue Thu SatFull 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…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 4–11Wed Thu 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…
Physique Swimming · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 5–10Sat SunFull 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 · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 4–8Sat SunFull 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…
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,…
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,…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 5–14Mon Tue Wed 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,…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, 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,…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 4–9Mon Tue 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 · Battery Park City, 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,…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 4–10Fri 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…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 4–9Fri 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…
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 5–12y11mMon Wed Sat SunFull season
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 4–9Mon Wed Fri 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…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 5–14Mon 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…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 6–12Tue Wed 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…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 6–14Tue Wed Thu 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…
Take Me To The Water · Manhattan, Manhattan
Ages 3–11Tue Thu 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,…
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 5–12Mon Wed Sat SunFull season
Chelsea Piers · Sunset Park, Brooklyn
Ages 5–7Mon Tue Wed Sat$56.60Full 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…
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…
Long Island City YMCA · Long Island City, Queens
Ages 5–12y11mSun$200–$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…
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 6–7Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri$57Full season
For our older independent swimmers, we offer a progressive series of classes where stroke techniques are introduced and honed in freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke and butterfly. Prerequisite for Stroke Development 1:…
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 6–8Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri$57Full season
A bridge class for swimmers on their way to our Stroke Development classes. This 40-minute class gives swimmers the extra time and practice to build confidence, endurance, and technique across freestyle, backstroke, and…
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–8Mon Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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,…
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 5–12Mon Tue Sat SunFull season
Asphalt Green · Upper East Side, Manhattan
Ages 5–8Tue Wed Thu Sat Sun
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 · Battery Park City, 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,…
Physique Swimming · Financial District, Manhattan
Ages 5–10SatFull 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…
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 5–12y11mMon$406Full 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.
Asphalt Green · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 9–12Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat Sun
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 · Battery Park City, Manhattan
Ages 5–8Mon Tue Thu Fri Sat Sun
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,…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6–12y11mSun$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…
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 5–12y11mSun$151–$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…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mMon$247–$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.
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6–12y11mSun$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 6–12y11mSun$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…
South Shore YMCA · Annadale, Staten Island
Ages 3–12Sun$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,…
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6–12y11mSun$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…
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 5–12y11mSun$406Full 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.
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 5–12y11mWed Sun$189–$202Full 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…
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 5–12y11mWed$406Full 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.
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mTue$259–$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.
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mTue$259–$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.
Vanderbilt YMCA · Midtown East, Manhattan
Ages 5–12y11mSat$406Full 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.
La Central YMCA · Mott Haven, Bronx
Ages 6–12y11mMon Thu$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…
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 6–7Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri$57Full season
For our older independent swimmers, we offer a progressive series of classes where stroke techniques are introduced and honed in freestyle, backstroke, breast stroke and butterfly. Prerequisite for Stroke Development 2:…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 5–12y11mTue$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.…
Saf-T-Swim · Little Neck, Queens
Ages 5–12Mon Sat SunFull season
McBurney YMCA · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 5y11m–12y11mMon Tue$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 6–12y11mTue$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 6–12y11mMon$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 6–12y11mMon$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 6–12y11mMon$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 6–12y11mMon Tue$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…
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 5–7Mon$100Full season
Sea Lions Swimtensive is a daily 60-minute class for swimmers ages 3.5-7 years that will refine their skills as they grow into confident, independent swimmers. Instruction is geared towards developing proper stroke…
Chelsea Piers · Chelsea, Manhattan
Ages 5–6Mon$100Full season
Sea Pups Swimtensive is a daily 60-minute class for swimmers ages 2.5-6 years that will increase their comfort in the water as they improve their skills. Instruction is geared towards creating independent swimmers,…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 5–11y11mSun$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…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 5–12y11mSun$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.…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 6–11y11mSun$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
Ages 6–11y11mSun$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…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5–12Mon Sun$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…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 5–12y11mSun$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.…
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 4y11m–12y11mSun$258–$271Full 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.
Rockaway YMCA · Arverne, Queens
Ages 5–12y11mWed$189–$202Full 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…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 6–11y11mSun$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…
Bedford-Stuyvesant YMCA · Bedford-Stuyvesant, Brooklyn
Ages 5–12y11mSun$259–$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.
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5y6m–12y11mMon Tue$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…
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 5–12y11mMon$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.…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5y6m–12y11mMon Tue$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…
Northeast Bronx YMCA · Wakefield, Bronx
Ages 6–11y11mThu 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…
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 4y11m–12y11mTue Sun$258–$271Full 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.
Castle Hill YMCA · Soundview, Bronx
Ages 5–12y11mMon$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.…
North Brooklyn YMCA · East New York, Brooklyn
Ages 4y11m–12y11mSun$258–$271Full 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 6–12y11mSun$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…
Cross Island YMCA · Bellerose, Queens
Ages 5y6m–12y11mMon Tue$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…
As of Sep 13, 2026, Enrollercoaster tracks 978 swim classes and lessons for school-age kids across NYC, from 30 providers including Take Me To The Water, Asphalt Green, and Goldfish Swim School. 643 are open for registration right now, 5 more have a waitlist, and the rest are closed or not yet reporting a status. 60% of the programs with a published schedule meet on a Saturday or Sunday; the rest are weekday-only.
Prices. Across the 328 programs that publish a price, the typical (median) listed price is $220; most fall between $168 and $259, with a full range of $57 to $1,386. Providers list prices differently — a single class, a month, or a full term — so compare the registration pages, not just the number.
Ages. Every program here accepts at least part of the school-age kids range (ages 5–12); the list leads with the classes built for this age and finishes with those that only touch it at the edge.
Where the open spots are. By neighborhood, the most swim classes and lessons for school-age kids with open registration today are in Upper East Side (47 open), Financial District (32 open), Chelsea (30 open), Upper West Side (24 open), and Midtown East (24 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. For school-age children (5 to 12), programs split by ability as much as by age, and this is the band with the widest choice: recreational classes, leagues with games, competitive tracks and multi-week camps. After-school and weekend slots dominate; weekday daytime programs in this band are mostly school-break camps.
643 of the 978 swim classes and lessons for school-age kids we track across NYC are open for registration as of Sep 13, 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 $220, and most of the 328 priced programs fall between $168 and $259. Prices are as published by each provider and may cover one session, a month or a full term.
Usually yes, if the child's age falls inside the range the provider publishes. On this page the classes built specifically for ages 5–12 are listed first; those that only overlap the edge of the range come last, so check the age chip on each card.
Today the most open swim classes and lessons for school-age kids are in Upper East Side (47 open), Financial District (32 open), and Chelsea (30 open). These counts are recomputed every morning.
The largest by number of programs are Take Me To The Water (252), Asphalt Green (222), Goldfish Swim School (99), British Swim School of Manhattan (52), and Physique Swimming (31). 30 providers in total have swim classes and lessons for school-age kids listed across NYC.
Yes — 576 of the 960 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.
