Swimming lessons are offered at Tufts University’s Hamilton Pool as a fund raiser for the Men’s and Women’s Swimming and Diving teams winter break training trip. Instructors are members of the Tufts Swimming and Diving team. We offer two sessions per college academic year—early fall and early spring. No refunds will be issued unless the space can be filled and notification given in a timely manner.
GENERAL INFORMATION:
You will not receive a reminder that lessons are beginning, so please be sure to mark in your calendar after you receive your email registration confirmation.
We operate under Tufts University Academic Calendar and will have lessons scheduled even if they fall on otherwise recognized holidays (ie: Patriot Day, Columbus Day, Religious Holiday, etc..) and well as public and private school vacations.
There is no required equipment other than full coverage bathing suits, although goggles are recommended. Also, please remember that LONG HAIR SHOULD BE TIED BACK and SICK children should be left home!
FEE:
SESSIONS #1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 ~ $ 120.00
SESSIONS #9, 10, 11, 12 ~ $ 80.00
Plus a 6% Service Charge added to your registration fee
WHERE:
Tufts University Hamilton Pool
161 College Avenue, Medford, MA, between Boston Ave and George St.
All swim lesson participants must enter the building through the Main Bldg entrance. You may use the locker rooms on the ground floor of the building. **Girls are to use the women's locker room; boys are to use the men's locker room. The bathrooms at the front of the Indoor Track/Gantcher Center are available for family use, as well as the unisex bathroom on the ground floor of the Tisch Athletic Center.
AGE:
Children age 4 - Adult. (*Please note if registering as an adult, you need at least one other adult to register in the same class session.)
VIEWING:
No parents or guardians are allowed on the pool deck. It is an easier and safer teaching environment if parents are not on the deck. There is a balcony and a viewing area at the end of the pool.
PLACEMENT:
Swimmers will be placed in the levels they are registered for and then adjustments will be made as needed. Swimmers will be placed together who are at the same swimming/developmental level, not necessarily the same chronological age. If you are unsure of your child's skill level, it is best to start in a lower level and then move up, so be conservative in level selection. If you do not enter a level, swimmers will be placed in level 1.
Class sizes range from 1:1 or 2:1 for the beginners, while more advanced levels may be 3:1 or 4:1. (*Please note: during the summer sessions May/June/July all class sizes are slightly higher 3:1 or 4:1.)
MAKE-UPS:
Due to the nature of our small teacher to student ratio, make-up sessions are not offered.
PARKING:
A code for the University’s Cousens parking lot will be sent prior to the start of the session.
MINORS (anyone under 18 years old) ON CAMPUS:
Minors are allowed on campus if they are: attending classes, Tufts-sponsored live performances, or athletic events; at the Elliot Pearson School; patients at the dental clinics; on campus for admissions tours and athletics recruiting; or on campus to participate in human subject research. Minors may be allowed to work in research labs on a case-by-case basis. All minors on campus must be vaccinated if they are eligible.
QUESTIONS:
Contact us at: tuftslessons@gmail.com
Each Participant Needs to Be Registered and Paid For Separately and Needs a Unique Account.
