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3310 Dorothy Lane, Kettering, OH 45420Monday: 9:00 am to 7:30 pm · Tuesday: 9:00 am to 7:30 pm · Wednesday: 9:00 am to 7:30 pm · Thursday: 9:00 am to 7:30 pm · Friday: 9:00 am to 7:30 pm · Saturday: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm · Sunday: ClosedMonday: 9:00 am to 7:30 pmWoman owned(937) 555-0105
Starfish Swim School
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Swim lessons in Kettering, Ohio

From the baby pool to the main pool, one cap color at a time

Starfish is a swim school with its own pool, for swimmers ages 3 to 12. The youngest start in the baby pool, and every swimmer moves up through five levels, each with a cap color, in the main pool.

Book a placement visitSee the five levels
  • Ages 3 to 12
  • A baby pool and a main pool
  • Parents watch from the window
A young swimmer at the pool wall holding a kickboard, with an instructor in the water in front of her

Specials

Two coupons for the front desk

Show a coupon when you register and ask what it covers.

  • Sample coupon: replace with your own offer
    Summer Summer weeks special Registering a swimmer for the summer weeks? Show this coupon at the front desk. Ask at the desk when you register.
  • Sample coupon: replace with your own offer
    Winter Winter term special Joining for the winter term? Show this coupon at the front desk. Ask at the desk when you register.

Sample offers.

Five levels

Find your swimmer's cap color

Each level has a cap color, an age range and a short list of what swimmers practice. The first two levels learn in the baby pool; the other three swim in the main pool.

  1. Getting started

    Yellow cap, ages 3 to 5
    Skills

    • Entering and leaving by the steps

    • Blowing bubbles

    • Getting the face wet, one step at a time

    • Moving through the water holding the instructor's hands

    Moving up

    When bubbles and a calm entry by the steps are steady, the instructor suggests Floating and kicking.

  2. Floating and kicking

    Orange cap, ages 4 to 6
    Skills

    • Floating on the front and back with support

    • Putting the face in and blowing bubbles

    • Kicking with a kickboard

    • Reaching for the wall

    Moving up

    When floating with support and kicking with a board are steady, the instructor suggests Gliding.

  3. Gliding

    Green cap, ages 5 to 8
    Skills

    • Gliding from the wall on the front and back

    • Kicking with the face in the water

    • Arm pulls with a kickboard

    • Turning the head to breathe

    Moving up

    When glides from the wall and steady kicking on both sides are in place, the instructor suggests Freestyle and back crawl.

  4. Freestyle and back crawl

    Blue cap, ages 6 to 10
    Skills

    • Freestyle arms with breathing to the side

    • Back crawl arms

    • Swimming across the width of the pool

    • Treading water with the instructor close

    Moving up

    When both strokes cross the width of the pool, the instructor suggests Four strokes.

  5. Four strokes

    Purple cap, ages 8 to 12
    Skills

    • Breaststroke kick and arms

    • Butterfly kick and the four strokes

    • Swimming a length of the pool

    • Turns at the wall

    Moving up

    There is no level after this one. Swimmers who finish it can ask the front desk about joining a team.

Where to startStart with a placement visit

Sample levels.

A week at the pools

Choose a pool or a level to see its classes.

See every class
Winter term

Showing 13 of 13

Monday

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Yellow cap

    Harue · 30 minutes · Baby pool

    Ages 3 to 5Getting startedOpenRegister

  • 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm

    Orange cap

    Encarnacion · 30 minutes · Baby pool

    Ages 4 to 6Floating and kickingOpenRegister

  • 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

    Green cap

    Regino · 45 minutes · Main pool

    Ages 5 to 8GlidingWaitlistJoin the waitlist

  • 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm

    Blue cap

    Napoleon · 45 minutes · Main pool

    Ages 6 to 10Freestyle and back crawlOpenRegister

Wednesday

  • 9:30 am – 10:00 am

    Yellow cap

    Kenisha · 30 minutes · Baby pool

    Ages 3 to 5Getting startedOpenRegister

  • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

    Yellow cap

    Harue · 30 minutes · Baby pool

    Ages 3 to 5Getting startedFull

  • 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm

    Orange cap

    Braelyn · 30 minutes · Baby pool

    Ages 4 to 6Floating and kickingOpenRegister

  • 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

    Purple cap

    Chuck · 45 minutes · Main pool

    Ages 8 to 12Four strokesOpenRegister

Saturday

  • 8:30 am – 9:00 am

    Yellow cap

    Harue · 30 minutes · Baby pool

    Ages 3 to 5Getting startedOpenRegister

  • 9:15 am – 9:45 am

    Orange cap

    Encarnacion · 30 minutes · Baby pool

    Ages 4 to 6Floating and kickingWaitlistJoin the waitlist

  • 10:00 am – 10:45 am

    Green cap

    Rajinder · 45 minutes · Main pool

    Ages 5 to 8GlidingOpenRegister

  • 11:00 am – 11:45 am

    Blue cap

    Napoleon · 45 minutes · Main pool

    Ages 6 to 10Freestyle and back crawlOpenRegister

  • 12:00 pm – 12:45 pm

    Purple cap

    Layne · 45 minutes · Main pool

    Ages 8 to 12Four strokesFull

Sample classes.

Your first day

From the parking lot to the viewing window

Four stops between the car and the glass, so the first day feels like the fifth.

What to bring
  1. A drinking fountain beside a bench in a pool lobby
    01

    Park and come in

    The front door opens onto the lobby, with a bench and a drinking fountain close by.

  2. A row of children's flip-flops and small shoes on a rack beside a bench
    02

    Shoes in the cubbies

    Shoes come off at the rack, and the youngest swimmers pick a cubby of their own.

  3. A tiled entry hall with a bench, small shoe cubbies and a glass wall onto the pool
    03

    Wait on the bench

    In the entry hall your swimmer rinses, puts on a cap and waits for the instructor to call the level.

  4. A parent lounge with a sofa, a low table and a window onto the pool
    04

    Settle at the window

    Parents sit in the lounge behind the glass and watch the whole class, with brothers and sisters beside them.

Summer

Summer weeks at the pools

A week of daily lessons at one level, morning by morning. Pick the week that fits the level.

All summer weeks
Summer weeks
  • Early June

    Week one

    Getting started

    • Ages 3 to 6
    • Monday to Friday, 9:30 am to 10:00 am
    • Baby pool
    Open
  • Mid June

    Week two

    Gliding

    • Ages 5 to 8
    • Monday to Friday, 10:15 am to 11:00 am
    • Main pool
    Open
  • Late June

    Week three

    Freestyle and back crawl

    • Ages 6 to 10
    • Monday to Friday, 11:15 am to 12:00 pm
    • Main pool
    Waitlist

Sample sessions.

What families write

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  • “My daughter started in the baby pool and moved to the main pool when her instructor said she was ready. She wore her green cap to dinner that night.”

    Dana M., parent of a six-year-old

  • “Parents watch from the window, and the instructors wave to us before class. We always know what the class worked on because they tell us afterward.”

    Marcus T., parent of a seven-year-old

  • “Two kids, two levels, and the schedule made it easy to book them back to back. The front desk picks up the phone.”

    Priya S., parent of two swimmers

Sample reviews.

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