Swimming Lessons
The Androscoggin Yacht Club is excited to announce that swimming lessons will be offered beginning July 6th. Lessons will take place Tuesday through Friday. Two 2-week sessions are currently planned.
Session 1 is July 6 – July 17
Session 2 is July 20 – July 31
Lucy Lord will be the swim instructor this summer. Lucy is a senior at Cony High School and will be graduating in June. She has 5 years of competitive swimming experience, is a lifeguard and swim instructor at the local YMCA and has also been a camp counselor. She has spent her whole life growing up on a lake and wants to help kids learn to swim and be safe around the water. Lucy just spent the last year studying abroad in Germany and will be returning in August for college. She also plays volleyball, tennis, and guitar in her free time.
Have a question about what level is best for your child? Reach out to Lucy directly at (207) 458-6377. It may be easier to text. She will need to get back to you if she is in class or working.
Swim Levels1-3 are $20. Levels 4-6 are $25.
Download the 2026 Swimming Lesson Registration form below, fill it out and mail it in. You can make the payment on line by clicking below or attaching a check to the registration form when you mail it in.
Classes Offered:
Level 1 - Introduction to Water Skills
This level is for swimmers getting used to the water. We work on water entry and exit, back and front float with support, exploration of the water, simultaneous and alternating arm and leg movements on both front and back.
Level 2 - Fundamental Aquatic Skills
Here’s where we learn to do it ourselves! Front and back floats unsupported along with breath control and underwater swimming. We start to learn the front crawl, back stroke and sidestroke.
Level 3 - Stroke Development
In this level, we start to work on dives, opening our eyes underwater, rotary breathing, survival float, and treading water for 30 seconds. Swimmers will learn to swim 15 yards of backstroke and front crawl.
Level 4 - Stroke Improvement
Standing dives! We also start to learn how to do breaststroke, elementary backstroke and butterfly for 15 yards, front crawl and backstroke for 25 yards. Treading water too!
Level 5 - Stroke Refinement
To complete this level, all swimmers must be able to swim both front crawl and backstroke for 50 yards, along with the other four strokes for 25 yards. Swimming underwater for 15 yards, and floating on both sides and treading water for 2 minutes each.
Level 6 - Personal Water Safety
After completing level 5, all swimmers work on endurance, being able to swim at least 100 yards of each stroke. This level always ends with a fun swim out to Whaleback Rock.