Group Swim Lessons
Group Swim Lessons
Ages 6 months to 17 years old.
Our group swim lessons focus on small classes sizes for individualized attention.
Beginning group class sizes have a 2:1 or 3:1 student to instructor ratio.
Sunshine offers 9 levels of group swim lessons; swim assessments are strongly recommended to ensure your student enrolls in the level that is best suited for their ability.
When registering for ONGOING CLASSES you must contact the Sunshine Swim Center Office. 916-685-7462. It can not be done online.
If you are looking for one-on-one classes, tailor-made for your swimmer, check out our private lesson program.
Ages: 6 months – 36 months
Class Size: 8 students
Your baby will progress from learning to be comfortable in the water to advanced water safety skills such as; floating, kicking and rolling onto their back after falling into the water. An instructor will work alongside you and your swimmer to guide your child through the various safety skills.
Practice and repetition
are key to your child’s progress, it’s important to remember, each child is unique and will advance at their own pace. These classes are a great way to bond with your child, you’ll sing songs, play games and share in memorable moments.
Two Different Programs
As you know, there are significant differences in the motor skills, communication, emotional and cognative development in the span of 3 years; between infant and toddler years.
We have been listening to our swim families and developed 2 new parent tot programs. They are built around the developmental stages of 6-15 month olds and 16-36 month olds. Gearing all activities to be appropriate for development of these two groups. While the younger age group incorporates many songs and activities to be a fun and energized program where safety and water exploration are the main goal, the older group is more based on skill development with less singing and more activities focused on the fundamentals of swimming; such as effective kicking and swimming with faces in the water.
Classes are 25 minutes long and meet 2 days a week for 4 weeks. Tuition: $86.00 for 8 lessons
Programs Offered Year Round
Link: Register for class
Our learn to swim levels; Tadpole, Frog, 
Sea Star and Goldfish focus on young swimmers being more comfortable and confident in the water. Beginning with all skills completed with heavy assistance from the instructor to gradually giving them the opportunity to master them without the aid of the teacher.
Our “Learn to Swim” levels have been designed with safety in mind as well as maximizing the amount of individualized attention given to both of the swimmers in the class. With only 2 students in a class in our Tadpole and Frog class and 3 in our Sea star and Goldfish class, children can benefit from more one-on-one attention from the instructor which will allow for faster progress at mastering skills and levels.
Tadpole (Level 1)
Ages: 3-5
Class Size: 2 students
Skills Taught: Full body submersion, blowing bubbles, and floating in front and back positions, kicking, and arm strength.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $229
Ongoing Class Pricing: $209
Frog (Level 2)
Age: 3 and Up
Class Size: 2 students
Skills Taught: Kicking on stomach short distances, float on their back and stomach independently, learn basic safety rules and jump into the pool and swim to the side.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $229
Ongoing Class Pricing: $209
Sea Star (Level 3)
Age: 3 and Up
Class Size: 3 students
Skills Taught: Use both their arms and legs in a coordinated effort to travel up to 15 feet in the water as well as learn to rescue roll to take breaths.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $159
Ongoing Class Pricing: $149
Goldfish (Level 4)
Age: 3 and Up
Class Size: 3 students
Skills Taught: Developing freestyle technique; still rolling over to take breaths, using a kick board, swimming with no goggles at times. The target swimming distance is 7 yards for this level.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $159
Ongoing Class Pricing: $149
*All “Learn to Swim” classes are 25 minutes long and meet 2 days a week for 4 weeks.
Link: Schedule an Assessment or Trial Class
Link: Register for a Class
Our Intermediate Classes transition 
students from water safety to foundational swimming, learning correct technique of freestyle and back stroke. Building endurance with moderate assist from the instructor.
Sunfish (Level 5)
Ages: 4 and Up
Class Size: 4 students
Skills Taught: The progression of freestyle side breathing, rotation and floating skills, and treading water. Students will swim distances of up to 12 yards.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $129
Ongoing Class Pricing: $109
Blowfish (Level 6)
Ages: 5 and Up
Class Size: 4 students
Skills Taught: Freestyle with side breathing, introduction to backstroke, surface dives as well as from the top of the wall. The distance goal of this class is 25 yards without a kickboard.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $129
Ongoing Class Pricing: $109
Otter (Level 7)
Ages: 5 and Up
Class Size: 4 students
Skills Taught: Backstroke, freestyle technique, more advanced safety skills such as deep water bobbing and treading water for 30 seconds.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $129
Ongoing Class Pricing: $109
*All “Intermediate Classes” are 25 minutes long and meet 2 days a week for 4 weeks.
Link: Schedule an Assessment or Trial Class
Link: Register for a Class
Once your swimmer has mastered our 
intemediate classes it’s time for the ultimate challenge. The final 2 levels focus on breaststroke and butterfly as well as other higher level skills.
Sting Ray (Level 8)
Ages: 8 and Up
Class Size: 6 students
Skills Taught: Swimmers will be expected to swim distances greater than 50 yards at a time without stopping. In this process it is necessary to learn how to complete flip turns at the walls, dives, alternate breathing, and tread water for a minute.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $129
Ongoing Class Pricing: $109
Flying Turtle (Level 9)
Ages: 8 and Up
Class Size: 6 students
Skills Taught: Basics of breast stroke and butterfly, in addition to building endurance and stamina for all other competitive strokes.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $129
Ongoing Class Pricing: $109
*All “Advanced Classes” are 25 minutes long and meet 2 days a week for 4 weeks.
Link: Schedule an Assessment or Trial Class
Link: Register for a Class
Ages: 8 to 17 years old
Class Size: 16 students
Swimmers must be able to effectively demonstrate 50 yards (2 laps) of freestyle and one lap of backstroke; incorporating flip turns/cross over turns at each wall. Swim clinics is a workout style practice. They will be building endurance up to 1200 yards, learning breaststroke and butterfly. These practices are 55-minutes in duration.
Month-to-Month Pricing: $189
Ongoing Class Pricing: N/A
*”Swim Clinics” meet 2 days a week for 4 weeks.
Link: Schedule an Assessment or Trial Class
Link: Register for a Class
Ages: 13-18 years old
Class Size: 16 students
Is your high schooler considering swim team? We are here to help your swimmer prepare for the upcoming season; whether new to the sport or a varsity swimmer. Practices are 55-minutes long.
*High School Clinics is a seasonal program (November – February). Swimmers practice 4 days a week for 4 weeks. Tuition: $169
Link: Schedule a Swim Assessment or Trial Class
Link: Register for a Class