Swimming is a vital life skill, but finding the right program for your needs can feel overwhelming. Whether you're looking for beginner lessons for your child or advanced training for yourself, the wrong environment can delay progress and affect confidence. Unstructured or unsuitable swim programs can hinder skill development and water confidence. Without professional instruction, learning to swim may become a frustrating experience rather than an enjoyable one. With expertly designed programs, we cater to all ages and skill levels at Wings Over Water School of Swimming in Baldwin Place, Somers, NY. Our instructors are dedicated to fostering confidence, teaching safety, and encouraging progress, ensuring every swimmer thrives in a supportive environment.
Different Swimming Classes for Every Age and Skill Level
Water Babies & Tot Programs
4 months - 3 years old
Group Lessons $145 monthly tuition
Class Time: 30 minutes ~ Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:8 (1:8 baby classes)
5 % Sibling Discount ~ Includes $5 Monthly Membership Fee ~ Start date prorated
Water
Babies
(ages 4 months – 12 months)
Class Description
- Child is 4 months to 12 months of age
- Is new to our program
- First water experience
- Baby and their parent/guardian will experience the water together for the first time
- Baby will experience the water through play, song, and gentle aquatic movement
Parent
& Tot
(ages 1 - 3yrs)
Class Description
- Child is 1 - 3 years of age
- Tot’s first water experience with their parent in a group
- Is new to our program and/or successfully completed WOW Water Babie program
- Parent and tot will experience the water together through play, song, and gentle aquatic movement
- Submerging and safety sequences are introduced with teacher guidance.
Adv. Parent & Tot
(ages 1 - 3yrs)
Class Description
- Child is 1 - 3 years of age
- Has successfully completed WOW’s Parent & Tot program
- Students will work more independently gaining confidence in the water.
- Underwater travel to parent with comfort
- Submerging and safety sequences will be practiced with teacher guidance.
- Safely sit on platform for a count of ten
Goldfish
(age 2.5-3yrs)
Class Description
- Child is 3 years old
- Is new to our program
- First lesson experience (Needs to develop trust)
- Is not comfortable putting their face underwater
Otter
(ages 2 - 3yrs)
Class Description
- Child is 2 - 3 years of age
- Has completed WOW’s Advanced Parent & Tot
- referred by a teacher.
- Parental assistance in water if needed
- Students will begin to work independently with teachers in a group.
Tot
(ages 2 - 3yrs)
Class Description
- Child is 2 or 3 years of age
- Has successfully completed Wow’s GoldFish and/or Otter class
- Works independently with an instructor in a group.
- Comfortable with blowing bubbles with face in the water
- Self-initiate going under the water
- Can sit, listen and wait on all platforms
- Completely separated from parent
Super Tot
(ages 2 - 3yrs)
Class Description
- Child is 2 or 3 years of age
- Has successfully completed WOW Tot program
- Has totally separated from parent
- Can sit listen and wait on all platforms
- With mirror on lap blows bubbles (5-10 seconds)
- Initiates submerging underwater comfortably (5-10 seconds)
- Travel comfortably under water instructor or foundation
- Maintain a quiet back pencil shape with assistance
- Independently enters and exits the water from a platform
Don't see your class available? Need help with registering? Call 914-233-0747
What to Bring to Our Swimming Lessons:
Visit Our WOW Swim Store for your swim gear!
Two REUSABLE Swim Pants
Swim pants required for 3 and under
(even if potty trained)
Cap
(Hair longer than ears)
Goggles
(not required)
Bring your favorite toy (optional)
Remember your towel!
Elementary Programs
Group Lessons $145 monthly tuition
Class Time: 30 minutes ~ Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:4
5 % Sibling Discount ~ Includes $5 Monthly Membership Fee ~ Start date prorated
Angel Fish
(Ages 4 - 6 years old)
Class Description
- Child is 4 or 5 years of age
- Is new to our program
- First lesson experience (Needs to develop trust)
- Is not comfortable putting their face underwater
- The student usually swims with a flotation device and is not yet comfortable
- Student will be learning and becoming comfortable with breathing skills and the water.
Star Fish
(Ages 4 - 6 years old)
Class Description
- Child is 4 to 5 years old
- Has successfully completed WOW’S Super Tot or Angel Fish program
- Or have been evaluated and recommended for this level
- Initiates submerging consistently and comfortably
- Can enter and exit the water independently
- Quietly maintains a quiet back pencil shape with assistance
- Initiates underwater travel to and from a foundation
Dolphin
(Ages 4 - 6 years old)
Class Description
- Child is 4 to 6 years of age
- Has successfully completed WOW’s Star Fish program
- Student can do a safety jump with no assistance.
- Student is comfortable in deep water without using flotation devices
- Student can maintain a comfortable back float (no assistance)
- Student is comfortable front float in buoyancy postures (no assistance)
Hot Shot
(Ages 4 - 6 years old)
Class Description
- Child is 4 to 6 years of age
- Has successfully completed WOW’s Dolphin program
- Can swim with taking a breath (no assitance)
- X, Y, Pencil back body shapes (no assistance)
- Back-set off platform with travel, comfortable swimming on back (buoyancy/balance), with no assistance 5-10 feet.
Questions on what class to sign up for? Call our WOW office at
(914) 233-0747
What to Bring to Our Swimming Lessons:
Bathing Suit
(you're comfortable wearing)
Goggles
Swim Cap
(Hair longer than ears)
Remember Your Towel
Youth Programs
Group Lessons $155 (monthly tuition)
Class Time: 45 minutes Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:6
5 % Sibling Discount ~ Includes $5 Monthly Membership Fee ~ Start date prorated
Beginner
(Ages 6 – 11 years old)
Class Description
- Student is not comfortable in the water and/or deep end
- Student is not comfortable putting their face underwater.
- Cannot save themselves in water and return back to safety (wall)
- Cannot swim without wearing a flotation device
- Student is new to our program.
- First lesson experience/cannot swim without a flotation device.
Beginner Plus
(Ages 6 – 11 years old)
Class Description
- Has completed the WOW beginner program
- Has been evaluated and recommended by a WOW instructor
- Student can independently perform a safety jump with no assistance
- Student is comfortable in the deep water without flotation device
- Student independently maintains comfort in back and front floats with no assistance
Level One
(Ages 6 – 11 years old)
Class Description
- Has completed the WOW Beginner Plus/Hot Shot
- Has been evaluated and recommended by a WOW instructor
- This level is all about growing Swimplicity’s four foundations: Breathing, balance, travel, and safety.
- Changing directions, engaging core body movement vs. second class leverage systems is critical.
- Backstroke and Freestyle beginnings are introduced.
Level Two
(Ages 6 – 11 years old)
Class Description
- Has completed WOW’s Level One
- Has been evaluated and recommended by a WOW instructor
- Start the four basic strokes connect to breathing, balance, travel, and safety.
- Backstroke, Freestyle and Elementary Backstroke techniques will continue to progress
- Basic rhythms of breaststroke and butterfly are introduced.
Don't see your class available? Need help with registering? Call 914-233-0747
What to Bring to Our Swimming Lessons:
Bathing Suit
(you're comfortable wearing)
Goggles
Swim Cap
(Hair longer than ears)
Remember Your Towel
Upper Levels / Pre-Swim Team
Group Lessons $165 (monthly tuition)
Class Time: 1 hour Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:10
5 % Sibling Discount ~ Includes $5 Monthly Membership Fee ~ Start date prorated
Kids in the Fast Lane (KFL)
(Ages 6 years old and up)
Class Description
- Has successfully completed WOW’S Level 2 program or been evaluated/recommended by a WOW instructor.
- Backstroke and Freestyle with proper balance, breathing and timing.
- Breaststroke and butterfly rhythms will continue to be developed focusing on aquatic line, balance, breathing and timing.
- Enhancing skills and tasks in Freestyle and Backstroke while increasing distance traveled.
Junior Olympian
(Ages 6 years old and up)
Class Description
- Has successfully completed WOW’S KFL program or been evaluated/recommended by a WOW instructor.
- In Junior Olympian Backstroke, Freestyle, and Breaststroke will continue technique progressions while building endurance.
- Butterfly will develop through rhythmic breakdowns such as breathing, timing and shape enhancements.
- Backstroke, Freestyle and Breaststroke performance to include rhythm, breathing, timing, and technique.
Olympian
(Ages 7 years old and up)
Class Description
- Has successfully completed WOW’S Junior Olympian program or been evaluated/recommended by a WOW Instructor.
- Can perform all four strokes with proper rhythms in all aspects of stroke development.
- All the four strokes advancements including specific details of competition.
- Backstroke, Freestyle, Breaststroke, and Butterfly are developed and understood including rhythms of breathing, timing, technique, and stamina.
- Competitive stroke development
- Competition starts, finishes, and turns are integrated into strokes.
Pre-Swim Team
Our Pre-Swim Team program is for our upper level students who love the water, and/or interested in swimming on swim teams.
Class Description
- Our Upper Level students will be swimming and training twice a week.
- Students will be preparing for competitive swim teams.
- Increasing their endurance, preparing for races with techniques and specific training to take their swimming to a competitive level.
- Join our Pre-Swim team for only $100 more a month. ($60 Savings)
Don't see your class available? Need help with registering? Call 914-233-0747
What to Bring to Our Swimming Lessons:
Bathing Suit
(you're comfortable wearing)
Goggles
Swim Cap
(Hair longer than ears)
Remember Your Towel
Teen
Group lessons $155 (monthly tuition)
Class time - 45 min: Teacher to class ratio 1:6
5 % Sibling Discount ~ Includes $5 Monthly Membership Fee ~ Start date prorated
Teen Course 1 (Beginner)
(Ages 12 - 17 years old)
Class Description
A program designed for teens who are not comfortable in the water and/or afraid of the deep end. Student have breathing issues and wish to learn how to swim.
- Student is not comfortable in the water
- Student is not comfortable with breathing techniques
- Student is not comfortable with back floats
- Students will learn the Swimplicy foundations in comfort in breathing, buoyancy, balance, swim shapes, postures and safety. Students will be learning the beginnings of freestyle, Back, Elementary back, rolling over.
- Class Time: 45 minutes / Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:6 / Monthly Tuition $155
Teen Course 2 (Intermediate)
(Ages 12 – 17 years old)
Class Description
Bring your swim to the next level by combining advanced breathing applications, body postures, alignment, and stroke techniques.
- Student completed Teen Course 1 and/or meets qualifications required for Teen Course 2Student is comfortable in the deep waterStudent is comfortable with swimming and will be working on stroke techniques in Freestyle, backstroke, Elementary Backstroke, and the beginnings of Breaststroke and dolphin swim.
- Enhancing your relationship with water will increase swimming distance, duration, and rhythm’s allowing you to prepare for, scuba diving, open water swim, lifeguard certification preparation, or increasing your lap swim
- Class Time: 45 minutes / Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:6 / Monthly Tuition $155
Advance Teen (Olympian)
(Ages 12 – 17 years old)
Class Description
Our Olympian program is a higher level of technical training in all four competitive strokes with proper rhythms in all aspects of stroke development * Incorporating a higher level of stroke techniques to take their swim to the next competitive level. Increasing yardage, endurance and swim drills, is part of the course. Competition starts, finishes, and turns integrated into strokes.
- Student Completed Teen Course 2 and/or KFLStudent has been recommended by a WOW Instructor.Student can swim Freestyle and Backstroke Backstroke (2 lengths in comfort).
- Student can demonstrate the beginnings of breaststroke
- Prepare for triathlons
- Class Time: 1 hour / Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:10 / Monthly Tuition $165
What to Bring to Our Swimming Lessons:
Bathing Suit
(you're comfortable wearing)
Goggles
Swim Cap
(Hair longer than ears)
Remember Your Towel
Adults
Group lessons $155 (monthly tuition)
Class time - 45 min: Teacher to class ratio 1:6
5 % Sibling Discount ~ Includes $5 Monthly Membership Fee ~ Start date prorated
Adult Course 1 (Beginner)
(Ages 18 and up)
Class Description
A program designed for teens who are not comfortable in the water and/or afraid of the deep end. Student have
breathing issues and wish to learn how to swim.
- Student is not comfortable in the deep water
- Student is not comfortable with breathing techniques
- Student is not comfortable with back floats
- Students will learn the Swimplicy foundations in comfort in breathing, buoyancy, balance, swim shapes, postures and safety. Learning the elementary backstroke and rolling over.
- Class Time: 45 minutes / Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:6 / Monthly Tuition $155
Adult Course 2 (Intermediate)
(Ages 18 and up)
Class Description
Bring your swim to the next level by combining advanced breathing applications, body postures, alignment, and stroke techniques.
- Student completed Adult Course 1 and/or meets qualifications required for Teen Course
- Student is comfortable in the deep water
- Student is comfortable with swimming and will be working on stroke techniques in Freestyle, backstroke, Elementary Backstroke, and the beginnings of Breaststroke and dolphin swim.
- Enhancing your relationship with water will increase swimming distance, duration, and rhythm’s allowing you to prepare for, scuba diving, open water swim, or increasing your lap swim
- Class Time: 45 minutes / Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:6 / Monthly Tuition $155
Advance Adult (Masters)
(Ages 18 and up)
Class Description
Our Advance Adult Master Program a higher level of technical training in all four competitive strokes with proper rhythms in all aspects of stroke development * Incorporating a higher level of stroke techniques to take their swim to the next competitive level. Increasing yardage, endurance and swim drills, is part of the course. Competition starts, finishes, and turns integrated into stroke
- Student Completed Adult Course 2 and/or qualifies for the Master
- Student can swim Freestyle and Backstroke Backstroke (2 lengths in comfort).
- Student can demonstrate the beginnings of breaststroke
- Prepare for triathlons
- Class Time: 1 hour / Teacher & Class Ratio: 1:10 / Monthly Tuition $165
Questions on what class to sign up for? Call our WOW office at
(914) 233-0747
What to Bring to Our Swimming Lessons:
Bathing Suit
(you're comfortable wearing)
Goggles
Swim Cap
(Hair longer than ears)
Remember Your Towel
Lifeguarding
Shallow Water Lifeguard Course: $250
- Includes the $50 American Cross Registration Fee
- Includes CPR Mask
- A payment plan is available.
Junior
Lifeguard
Course
(Ages 11 – 15 years old)
Class Description
Junior Lifeguard Course (combined with a CPR and First Aid certification) this course includes both fitness (in-water swim training) and classroom training. It is an effective transition from upper-level swimming courses to the American Red Cross Lifeguard program, challenging participants to stay involved with aquatics.
Please call 914-233-0747 for more information.
American Red Cross
Lifeguard Course
(Ages 15+)
Class Description
American Red Cross Lifeguard Course (includes CPR and First Aid certification) this course is a blended learning experience with online lessons, in-water swim training and classroom training. Participants will receive a 10-visit lap swim pass to prepare for their lifeguard certification. For more details please click on Schedule & Login button.
Please call 914-233-0747 for more information.
Lifeguard
Re-certification Course
(Ages 15+)
Class Description
American Red Cross Lifeguard Course (includes CPR and First Aid certification) this course is a blended learning experience with online lessons, in-water swim training and classroom training. Participants will receive a 10-visit lap swim pass to prepare for their lifeguard certification. For more details please click on Schedule & Login button.
Please call 914-233-0747 for more information.
Don't see your class available? Need help with registering? Call 914-233-0747
Private Lessons
Private lessons are scheduled on an individual basis. If you are a first time swimmer, an individual with special needs or looking to improve your stroke a private or semi-private lesson can be scheduled.
Please call
(914) 233- 0747 and speak with a Wings Over Water representative to schedule your day and time with your Certified WOW Teacher.
Monthly Tuition
(Based on 4 lessons per month)
1 on 1 Private: $350
2 on 1 Semi-private: $240 per student
3 on 1 Small group private: $180 per student
- Private lessons are paid in full at the time of scheduling.
- A 24-hour notice is required to cancel a private lesson.
- If you fail to call and cancel your lesson within 24-hours, it cannot be rescheduled.
- If you miss two or more private lessons a doctor's note is required to reschedule.
- Please arrive early to insure your full private lesson time.
Contact Information
80 U.S. 6, Baldwin Place, Somers, NY, 10505
Business Hours
Lifeguarding Affiliated to the American Red Cross, United States Swim school.
Mon - Thu 10 AM - 8 PM
Friday Closed
Sat - Sun 8:30 AM - 3:30 PM