Summer Schedule & Registration

New Session Schedule, Registration Information, Rate Increase

Little Strokes Swim Academy offers two separate sessions during the year, Summer Session and School Year Session. Swimmers currently enrolled in the School Year 2023-2024 session will end their classes on Saturday, June 8th. If you are currently enrolled and would like to swim this summer, you will need to register for a class spot on May 1st, as current School Year enrollment will not carry over to the Summer Session. Summer Session will begin on Sunday, June 9th and runs through Friday, August 30th, with the following exceptions:

Due to overseas family visiting, Mr. Rafał has sporadic availability this summer. The first couple weeks he will be substituting for Ms. Anna Scott, and for the last 7 weeks he will have his own classes. Mr. Rafał's classes will begin on Sunday, July 14th. Ms. Anna Scott will be out June 10th through June 20th, and Mr. Rafał is able to substitute through June 19th. A different instructor will substitute on June 20th or we will provide makeup/credits.

Registration for current students and waitlisted students will take place on Wednesday, May 1st at 10AM. All waitlisted but not currently enrolled students wanting to register on May 1st should respond to the email inquiry (being sent this week) so that we can give permission to register before the General Public registration. General Public Registration will take place on Monday, May 13th at 10AM. Please email us at LittleStrokesSwim@gmail.com with any questions before or during registration.

For the upcoming 2024-2025 School Year session (beginning September 5th), we will carry over the 2023-2024 School Year enrollment. If you are currently enrolled in School Year lessons (ending June 8th), sometime in the summer we will contact your family to see if that spot still works for the upcoming school year, and make adjustments at that time. Please note that the 2024-2025 School year enrollment DOES NOT carry over into Summer. If you would like to swim in the summer, you will need to register for a new class.

In order to continue to provide top-notch swim lessons while keeping class sizes small, retain our extremely talented staff and keep pace with increasing costs, we will raise our rates for the 2024 Summer Session as mentioned in the last newsletter. Parent-Tot classes will be $20, and Age Group lessons and Swim Team will be $30.50 per class. Child(ren) in private lessons pay for all 3 class spots, or $90.50 per class.

CURRENT & WAITLIST REGISTRATION: Wednesday, May 1st at 10am

GENERAL PUBLIC REGISTRATION: Monday, May 13th at 10am

END OF 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR SESSION: Saturday, June 8th

START OF SUMMER SESSION: Sunday, June 9th

START OF SHORTENED SUMMER SESSION FOR MR. RAFAŁ: JULY 14TH

END OF SUMMER SESSION: Friday, August 30th

START OF 2023-2024 SCHOOL YEAR SESSION: Thursday, September 5th

Laney began swimming at a young age and continued her swimming career in High School for the Merrill Bluejays Swim Team. She was a captain her junior and senior year of High School, where she qualified for State in the 200 Medley Relay. Laney is lifeguard, CPR, and Water Safety Instructor certified, and has taught swim lessons since 2019.

Laney is currently attending the University of Wisconsin-Madison to pursue a bachelor’s degree in Material Science and Engineering. When she isn’t in the pool, Laney loves to workout, go hiking, and boating. She can't wait to inspire others to love swimming as much as she does!

Susanna grew up in Bellevue, Washington where she started competitively swimming at 8 years old for Edgebrook Swim Team and later, Issaquah Swim Team. She also competed for the Issaquah High School Swim Team where she was captain her Senior year. In addition, she lifeguarded at her local YMCA throughout high school.

Susanna graduated in 2023 from Colorado State University with a B.S. in Health and Exercise Science and a minor in Business Administration. She now attends UW – Madison where she is pursuing her Doctorate of Occupational Therapy with hopes of becoming a Pediatric Occupational Therapist. In her free time, Susanna enjoys exercising, painting, cooking, being outside, and spending time with family and friends!

It is Super Refer-A-Family time! Typically, when you refer a new family to Little Strokes and they sign up for lessons, you receive $20 swim cash. For the months of February and March, if you refer a new family to our program you will receive $40 swim cash for each family referred who enrolls!! The best part is that the family you refer also receives a $10 discount on their first lessons.

What could be better? How about if we enter everyone who fills out a referral form into a drawing for a $100 gift certificate! At the end of March, we will draw one lucky winner from our list of families who either referred a family to us or were referred to us by a current swim family.

Refer a new family who enrolls in February or March:

► Your family receives $40 swim cash

► Their family receives $10 swim cash

► Both families are entered into a drawing for $100 gift certificate

Referral forms located at the front desk or online: https://www.littlestrokes.com/discounts

Looking for something to do with your infant or toddler on these chilly winter mornings? How about joining our Parent-Tot swim lessons class? There are currently openings on Tuesdays at 9am and Thursdays at 10am.

Little Strokes’ Parent-Toddler class is a wonderful way to get your child loving the water! Our Parent-Toddler classes meet once a week for 30 minutes and have a maximum of 6 Parent-Toddler groups per instructor. You must be at least 6 months old to join this class.

Your child will learn how to blow bubbles while submerging and learn to balance their body while moving through the water on their front and back. We do all of this while keeping it light by combining fun songs, jump-ins and lots of smiles.

Lexi started swimming at the age of 9 years old for the Fort Atkinson Swim Team (FAST). She continued swimming for the Fort Atkinson High School swim team, where she was on varsity all 4 years. She is currently at senior at UW-Madison, studying neurobiology. After graduation, Lexi will be attending an accelerated nursing program, the end goal to be a nurse anesthetist! For the past 5 summers, she has worked at the Fort Atkinson Aquatic Center as a lifeguard manager and swim instructor. Her favorite part of being a swim instructor is seeing the progress kids make throughout the years, especially when they hit a big milestone in their swimming. In her free time, Lexi loves being with friend and family, enjoying summer days on the lake, and spending time with her dog.

From the age of 5, swimming has been a huge part of Nicole's life. She began swimming at a YMCA program in Queen Creek, AZ where she soon found her love for swim meets and competition. She swam competitively for several different clubs over the years in Arizona and California, due to moving around in her childhood. As a 4-year member of the Varsity Swim Team at Higley High School in Arizona, she most frequently competed in the 500 freestyle and 200 IM, but always loved being a part of relay teams as well. Nicole hopes to eventually participate in a triathlon and other distance swimming events. In addition to swimming, she is an avid runner and dancer. She has always had a passion for teaching and working with children, and previously taught dance lessons for many years. She is currently studying Sociology at the University of Wisconsin-Whitewater and plans to continue working with children and teaching them the joys of swimming. She and her husband live in Janesville with their two dogs, Bonkley and Bosco and love the snow and seasons of Wisconsin after spending so much time in Arizona.

Just a friendly reminder that we will take a break from swim lessons and adult swim on Monday, January 15th to honor Martin Luther King, Jr. Activities will resume on Tuesday, January 16th. There is no need to schedule a makeup lesson, this break has already been taken into account.

Born and raised in Madison, Wi, Natalie has been swimming since the age of 2. As the daughter of a swim coach she has grown up on a pool deck. Natalie started lifeguarding at 15 and has since worked as both a pool and triathlon lifeguard. Currently, she works as a Firefighter/EMT and is working on her associates degree in Fire Protection.

We have some exciting news to share - Mr. Bill has been hired as a swim coach with the Waunakee Wave swim team! Mr. Bill was formerly the Head Assistant and Senior Group coach for the Waunakee Rural Aquatic Team for almost a decade, so he is ecstatic to be back coaching. All three of Mr. Bill's daughters swim for the Waunakee Wave, and joined right after graduating from Little Strokes' non-competitive swim team. The Waunakee Wave swim team is an awesome next step if your child is done with swim lessons but wants to keep swimming. It is a great opportunity to make new friends and stay in shape while building team spirit and enjoying competition.

Just a friendly reminder that we are on a break from swim lessons, swim team, Water Aerobics and Adult Swim for the Thanksgiving holiday from November 20th-26th. Lessons will resume on Monday, November 27th. This closure has already been taken into account so there is no need to schedule a makeup lesson. During the break we are offering private pool rentals, please send us a message if you'd like to reserve a spot!

Anna Scott grew up in Saint Louis, where she started competitively swimming at 7 years old for Clayton Shaw Park and later for Rockwood Swim Club. She also competed for her High School team where she was captain her Junior and Senior year, as well as a state qualifier in the 100 Breaststroke and 200 Individual Medley.

Anna Scott is continuing her education at UW-Madison where she studies Real Estate and Finance. Besides swimming, she enjoys running, trying new restaurants, and spending time with friends. Anna Scott can’t wait to share her love of the water with the next generation of swimmers!

There will be no swim lessons or swim team after 3pm on Tuesday, October 31st. Enjoy Halloween and trick or treating with your family!

Please extend a warm welcome to Ms. Rebecca, our newest instructor!

Rebecca has been swimming all her life. Throughout her childhood, she swam on a nearly year-round competitive team called the Hornets. She continued on to swim on her high school team, also called the Hornets, so basically her entire childhood was spent wearing black and yellow sweatshirts with huge wasps on the front. She mostly swam 100 butterfly and 200 IM. As a teen, she worked as a lifeguard and swim instructor at her high school and the local YMCA.

Rebecca earned a B.A. in Journalism from UW-Madison (where she swam laps at the SERF) and a J.D. from DePaul University College of Law in Chicago. She continued to swim recreationally and has been on a couple of Masters Swim Teams. Years ago she found she enjoyed long distance, open water swimming. In between having and raising kids, she completed the Chicago Big Shoulders 5k swim held in Lake Michigan in September three times and the 2.4 mile Madison Open Water Swim in Lake Monona. One of her best days was when she and her teenaged son swam together in the Swim to the Moon 1.2 mile open water swim in Michigan. Rebecca still swims laps as often as she can which goes to show that teaching your kids to swim is a gift that keeps on giving.

Rebecca and her husband Steve have three amazing kids: Patrick, Maddy and Katie, all great swimmers who attend Middleton High School. Rebecca enjoys spending time with her family, traveling, reading and cuddling with her Golden Retriever, Zinnia.

NEW CLASSES! We have added on more classes for Ms. Lindsay and Ms. Jenn. The updated 2023-2024 School Year Session schedule can be found HERE. Please let us know if you have any questions

Just a friendly reminder that we will be closed for Labor Day Break from September 1st-5th. These days off have already been taken into account so there is no need to schedule a makeup or request a credit. There will be no swim team, swim lessons, water aerobics, adult swim or private pool rentals during this break. The break also represents the end of our Summer Session on August 31st. All activities will resume for the start of our School Year 2023-2024 Session on Wednesday, September 6th.

It's wristband week! From August 25th-31st, your swimmer will be evaluated at lessons and will receive a wristband indicating their progress. You can check out the wristband progression color chart here on our website: https://www.littlestrokes.com/classes

This wristband week signifies the end of our Summer Session. and our School Year 2023-2024 Session will begin on Wednesday, September 6th!

General Public Registration for the 2023-2024 School Year Session Priority Registration begins Monday, August 14th at 10am! A copy of the 2023-2024 School Year Session can be found here: https://www.littlestrokes.com/printable-schedule, and we have added new classes over the last couple weeks!

This session runs from September 6th, 2023 through June 8th, 2024 with costs of $29/lesson for Age Group and Swim Team, and $19/lesson for Parent Tot. In most cases we are able to place siblings together in the same class even if they are at different levels. Please email us at LittleStrokesSwim@gmail.com with any questions!

2023-2024 School Year Session Priority Registration begins Monday, August 7th at 10am! If you were new to Little Strokes this summer, were on a waitlist this past year, or want to change your class spot from last school year, you are able to enroll in our Priority Registration. If your swimmer is currently enrolled and you would like to newly enroll their sibling(s), just let us know and we'll help you out! Additionally, in most cases we are able to place siblings together in the same class even if they are at different levels.

A copy of the 2023-2024 School Year Session can be found here: https://www.littlestrokes.com/printable-schedule This session runs from September 6th, 2023 through June 8th, 2024 with costs of $29/lesson for Age Group and Swim Team, and $19/lesson for Parent Tot.

All new swimmers can enroll during the General Public Registration on Monday, August 14th at 10am. Please email us at LittleStrokesSwim@gmail.com with any questions!