Learn to Swim

This program is over for the year. Please check back for information about the Summer 2010 Learn to Swim program.

Parks & Recreation and the City Parks Foundation (CPF) with the support of the American Red Cross are pleased to announce the kick-off of this year’s annual Learn to Swim program. Learn to Swim is a free instructional program that runs at New York City’s public outdoor pools. The program teaches tots (ages 1½ - 5) and children (ages 6 - 14) basic water safety and swimming skills. This summer, there are three three-week Learn-to-Swim sessions. The schedule is below.

Session Dates

Session 1: July 7 - July 22. Registration: July 6
Session 2: July 24 - August 11. Registration: July 23
Session 3: August 13 – 28. Registration: August 12

Program registration is taken on a first-come first-served basis at each pool from 9:00 a.m. to 11:00 a.m., so arrive early.

Breakfast is provided by the SchoolFood Summer Meals Program at select locations; please contact the individual pool for more information.

For more information on specific pool sites, call 311 or Parks Citywide Aquatics at (718) 760-6969.

For a complete list of Parks pools, please visit our Pools page.

Bronx
Claremont Park Pool Mount Eden & Teller Avenues More About Claremont Park	Crotona Pool 173rd Street & Fulton Avenue More About Crotona Park Community Center
Floating Pool at Barretto Point Park Tiffany Street and Viele Avenue More About Floating Pool at Barretto Point Park	Haffen Pool Ely & Burke Avenues More About Haffen Park
Mapes Pool E. 180th Street between Mapes and Prospect Avenues More About Mapes Park	Mullaly Park Pool E. 165th Street between Jerome & River Avenues More About Mullaly Park
Van Cortlandt Pool W. 242nd Street & Broadway More About Van Cortlandt Park
Brooklyn
Betsy Head Pool Boyland, Livonia, and Dumont Avenues More About Betsy Head Memorial Playground	Bushwick Houses Pool Flushing Ave. & Humbolt St. More About Bushwick Houses Pool
Commodore John Barry Flushing & Park Avenues, Navy & Elliot Streets More About Commodore Barry Park	Douglas and Degraw Pool Nevins & 3rd Avenues, Douglas & Degraw Streets More About Thomas Greene Playground
Howard Houses Pool Glenmore & Mother Gaston Blvd., East New York Ave. More About Howard Houses Pool	Kosciusko Pool Kosciusko St., Marcy & Dekalb Avenues More About Kosciusko Pool
Red Hook Pool Bay & Henry Streets More About Red Hook Park	Sunset Pool Seventh Ave. between 41st & 44th Streets More About Sunset Park
Manhattan
Asser Levy Pool 392 Asser Levy Place & E. 23rd Street More About Asser Levy Recreation Center	Dry Dock (Szold) Pool E. 10th & Ave. C More About Dry Dock Playground
Hamilton Fish Pool Pitt & Houston Streets More About Hamilton Fish Park	Jackie Robinson Pool Bradhurst Ave. & 145th St. More About Jackie Robinson Park
Highbridge Pool 173rd St. & Amsterdam Ave. More About Highbridge Park	John Jay Pool 77th St. east of York Ave. More About John Jay Park
Lasker Pool 110th Street & Lenox Avenue. More About Central Park	Marcus Garvey Pool Fifth Ave. & 122nd St. More About Marcus Garvey Park
Sheltering Arms Pool Amsterdam Ave. & W. 126th St. More About Sheltering Arms Park	Thomas Jefferson Pool 112th St. & First Ave. More About Thomas Jefferson Park
Tony Dapolito Pool Clarkson St. & Seventh Ave. South More About James J Walker Park	Wagner Pool E. 124th St. & First Ave. More About Wagner Pool
Queens
Astoria Pool 19th St. & 23rd Dr. More About Astoria Park	Fisher Pool 99th St. & 32nd Ave. More About Fisher Pool
Fort Totten Pool 337 Story Avenue More About Fort Totten Park	Liberty Pool 173rd St. & 106th Ave. More About Liberty Park
Staten Island
Faber Pool Faber St. & Richmond Terr. More About Faber Pool	Lyons Pool Pier 6 & Victory Blvd. More About Lyons Pool
Tottenville Pool Hylan Blvd. & Joline Ave. More About Tottenville Pool	West Brighton Pool Henderson Ave. & Broadway More About Corporal Thompson Park

Related Information

Adapted Aquatics Instruction
Adult Lap Swim Program
Swim Team Training for Kids & Teens