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Swimtensive Program at Chelsea Piers

Chelsea Piers Swimtensive is an accelerated swim program starting at age 2.5 – 13 designed to boost your child’s water skills, safety, and confidence. Through extended, intensive classes, swimmers can make rapid progress and important skill development in a short time. No swim experience necessary.

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  • Daily

    1-Hour Daily Swim

  • 3:1

    Starting Class Ratios

  • 2

    Locations

  • 15,000+

    Independent swimmers (and counting!)

Kids swimming in the pool

Why Swimtensive

Accelerate swim learning

Children starting at age 2.5 – 13 can achieve months of progress in a short amount of time

Boost confidence and independence

Children learn to swim without relying on a parent in the water

Prepare for longer-term swim programs

Builds a strong foundation for continued skill development

Ensure safety and technique

Guided by highly trained instructors in a world-class facility

What they'll learn

Curriculum Focus

Swimtensive classes help swimmers gain both the skills and confidence in the water.

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Water comfort and confidence

Ease into the water, build confidence, and overcome any hesitation with gentle, supportive instruction.

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Breath control and submersion

Learn to blow bubbles, float, return to the wall, and enter and exit the water safely

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Kicking techniques & stroke development

Build a strong foundation with proper kicking technique and all four strokesfoundational strokes (freestyle, backstroke, breaststroke, and butterfly).

Join us during school breaks

Choose from our 2 locations.
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Brooklyn, NY

Visit our Brooklyn location in Prospect Heights.

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Manhattan, NY

Visit our Manhattan location in Chelsea.

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