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Swim lessons for kids and adults in North Alabama with educated professionals!
Year-Round Kids' Swim Lessons
1. Details for Kids' Lessons:
WHEN AND WHERE: Lessons are once a week, 30 minutes INDOORS at SportsFit Decatur, AL and SportsFit Athens, AL
RATES AND CLASS SIZE: Rates are BY TIME SLOT. Each time slot can hold up to 3 students of your choosing* (siblings, friends), for one rate of $245/mo (one 30 minute lesson/wk). Yes, $245 total, not per student. Click for more info! 🏷
AGES*:
- Looking for “Mommy & Me” lessons for kids under 3? Click HERE TO REGISTER!
- For regular lessons (student + instructor), age requirement is 3. 3 yrs+🏷.
START DATE: Registration is ongoing, first-come-first-serve! Click for more info.🏷
*3 year olds in student + instructor classes must be potty trained; Mommy & Me students must wear swim diaper until potty trained.
$230/month (total cost)
Includes up to 3 of your students in your time slot. For example: your private lesson can be a 1-on-1 lesson with one of your children, or you could place your child and up to 2 of his/her sibling/friend(s) in class, all for a total cost of $230.
We can split the billing with the other family for you — simply notify us during registration.
2. Find a Year-Round Class.
Then click “Register.”
WANT TO SPLIT YOUR TIME SLOT WITH ANOTHER FAMILY, or ENROLL MULTIPLE STUDENTS INTO ONE TIME SLOT?: See Enrollment Tab in the below table for instructions!
Registration
You can start any month of the year! You can start at the beginning of the next month that follows your enrollment date. As an example: If you enroll anytime in April, you start in the first week of May.
Year-Round Registration
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Decatur,AL
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Decatur Swim Classes
Swim lessons in Decatur, Alabama with educated professionals in an indoor pool!
Classes
Enrollment
Waitlist
Makeups
Withdraw
FAQ
Summer-only Classes
Summer sessions run a little differently from our year-round ongoing classes, so read this carefully. For 2022, summer classes will take place during the months of June and July. You can start anytime (we pro-rate), and since May 31st is a Tuesday, that will be the first day of class for Tuesday students. Classes are once a week, 30 minutes in length. Our fees are set up BY TIME SLOT, and one time slot can hold up to 3 students of your choosing (siblings, friends) for one rate of $230/month, auto-drafted by credit/debit card following registration, and again on 6/25 for July’s tuition. Make-up lessons will all occur during the first week of August. If you are out for illness or vacation, you are allowed one make-up for the summer session. If there is an issue that’s on our end, we allow unlimited makeups.
REGISTRATION:
- For YEAR-ROUND CLASSES, registration is ongoing, first-come-first-serve year round. We can get you started around a week after registration, and we send you an email after you register confirming your start date. We do not hold time slots for future enrollment.
- For SUMMER SESSIONS, registration is available when it opens until registration deadlines have passed.
MINIMUM ENROLLMENT
- For YEAR-ROUND CLASSES: We have a minimum enrollment of 2 months. Once enrolled, you must withdraw by the 15th of the current month if you will not continue for the following month (click here to withdraw). For proper processing, we cannot accept text, email, or verbal withdrawals.
AUTO-BILLING:
- For YEAR-ROUND CLASSES: There may be either 4 or 5 lessons/month, depending on the number of weeks in the month, and class fee is the same regardless of the number of weeks. Auto-billing for the next month occurs on the 25th of each month.
- For SUMMER SESSIONS, billing occurs by auto-billing half the class fee at registration and half about a week out from class starting.
FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES REGISTERING ONE OR MORE STUDENTS: When you register, the system will only show Student 1 as enrolled in the class; however, please provide other student(s) info by clicking ‘Add Student’ in the registration form. We will enroll the other students for you. At first you will see only the first student in the Customer Portal, but we will register the next one(s) for you into your class.
SPLITTING CLASS AND BILLING WITH ANOTHER FAMILY: For the first family who registers, pick your class from the Classes Tab in this table, click REGISTER, and note in the Comments box the email and name of the other families and students that will be joining you for class.
Subsequent families to register: go to the Waitlist tab on this table (currently you are reading the Enrollment tab) and choose either Athens or Decatur waitlist as a placeholder and our administrator will move you into the right class once we have your info. Please list in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class so that we can match you up with them.
ABSENCES AND MAKE-UP LESSONS:
- For YEAR-ROUND CLASSES, absences and make-ups are addressed in our policy document and can be scheduled as described in our FAQ.
- For SUMMER SESSION, student absences and make-ups are allowed at ONE ABSENCE/MAKEUP PER SESSION and can be scheduled by selecting “Makeups” at the top of the website under “Info.” Unlimited makeups are available for cases of instructor absences or bad weather. We do allow a makeup for 4th of July classes **for summer sessions only!**
If the day you are looking for is blank, we are either full or we do not have anyone teaching on that day at the moment. If you don’t see a time/day that works, sign up on our waitlist. Let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll get in touch when we have an opening.
Click HERE to register into the Decatur waitlist!
Click HERE to register into the Athens waitlist!
We do not have a Huntsville waitlist.
First, please review this FAQ about make-up eligibility. For year-round lessons, you are allowed ONE make-up per quarter-year if the absence is on your end. If you are in Summer Session, you are allowed one make-up per Session if the absence is on your end. Make-ups are ALWAYS allowed if the absence was due to something on our end (instructor out or weather, pool maintenance), and there are no make-ups for holidays, except we do allow a make-up for 4th of July FOR SUMMER SESSION REGISTRANTS ONLY. For multi-family private lessons (e.g. there are multiple families sharing a private lesson slot), then we consider class as taught if any one of the students is present. For further details, please read the FAQ.
Instructions:
1) If your lesson is coming up, immediately let your instructor know you will be absent by phone or text (instructor phone numbers are in your confirmation email from registration).
2) Request a make-up time using the tool below. You may request a make-up with your instructor or any instructor you like.
**Please note: Because we must pay the instructor for their time if they are present and ready to teach your class, we cannot allow make-ups for lessons cancelled within two hours of class.**
Frequently Asked Questions
Have a more specific question? For schedule/registration help, call our assistant Beth at 706-877-6655. For other questions, contact our owner, Ali Meeks, at 206-779-9425.
COVID questions
COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
We are not currently employing COVID measures. If it becomes necessary to do so, we will follow the requirements of the pool facility. The facilities where we teach are concurrent physical therapy facilities that continue to maintain high standards for cleaning and sanitation.
Why take lessons and how long will it take to learn?
Our goal is for every person to become independent in the water through the process of learning to swim. The best safety method for non-swimmers or weak swimmers is unwavering supervision. There is no guarantee that non-swimmers will remember their skills in an emergency situation. However, having experience with swim skills and using them correctly can save a life. We want to change drowning statistics by raising the standard of good and safe swimming with adequate supervision.
We believe year-round lessons help our students keep the consistency they need for swim success. Our lessons also work well with your schedule because they occur at a predictable time every week, and you can adjust that anytime based on your schedule and what we have available. Simply check out our schedule here to see what’s open!
Learning to swim is a lot like learning a language. You learn a little at a time, week by week. At first, you need basic skills, and once those are mastered, more complex skills can be introduced. We start with introduction to the water, progress to face in the water, floating, propelling, air exchange, and then strokes. These more complex skills take the basic skills to work, so they take time to learn. Everyone learns at their own pace, and everyone takes a different amount of time based on natural ability, willingness, strength, stamina, and interest. On average, it takes a beginner several years to learn, starting from complete novice to comfortable and independent in the deep end. Like we mention in the question just above this one, there is no guarantee that someone “who can swim” is 100% safe in water, but it gives the person the best chance to know what’s needed when it’s needed. Our goal is to give our clients the opportunity to master the skills of independence in the water.
Getting Started with Lessons
Our year-round classes can start anytime! Summer sessions have registration deadlines. Find classes that fit your schedule now here!
For our year-round lessons, class runs continually until you withdraw. We love watching our students progress all year!
Year-round lessons are once weekly for 30 minutes. We find that this weekly regularity helps students retain information and gain consistency in their skills over time and leads to excellent retention.
Year-round lessons are once weekly, so some months have 5 weeks and hence 5 lessons, and some months have 4 weeks, hence 4 lessons. We have no additional charge when there are 5 lessons in a month, and no discount when there are three.
Note: Our TWO-WEEK SUMMER SESSIONS do have class twice weekly.
A swimsuit designed for swimming, goggles, and a cap (cap optional). Please no regular clothing, including sports shorts, diapers, cutoffs, or underwear. Girls should wear coverage on the top, please, regardless of age.
Swimwear should be comfortable and close fitting, but avoid too much or loose clothing like swim shirts and long shorts, which tend to weigh swimmers down, making it harder for them to swim.
Withdrawing From Lessons
To withdraw from year-round lessons, click the Contact Us tab at the top of this webpage and select Withdraw. We ask for withdrawals by the 15th of each month so that we can plan our next month’s work.
Note: There is no need to withdraw from SUMMER SESSIONS because they have fixed start and end dates.
While we can’t guarantee that we can match availability, we always do our best to work with your schedule and accommodate everyone as much as we can.
Changing Class Times or Instructors
We try to take everyone’s requests into account and accommodate the best we can. We know that everyone works well with different learning and teaching styles, and rest assured we’ll ensure you’re happy with the instructor you have.
At times, our instructors need to change lesson times or elect to move on in life in order to work within their own life schedules. However, all of our instructors know and use our innovative method. Every one of them is kind, delightful, and ready to teach each swimmer well. If your favorite instructor moves on or changes times, we will contact you and help you select a new instructor or time.
You can request to change your lesson day or time by logging into the Parent portal and picking the class you’d rather have. Register in for that class just as you originally did, and make a note in the comments that you’d like to transfer to this class. Once wereceive the registration notification, we will send you a confirmation about the new class and details for the first lesson at the NEW time.
Billing
Yes! Tuition for year-round classes is pro-rated for the exact week you start to ensure that you’re not overcharged.
Registering Multiple Students or Families
Our classes DO allow more than one student in your class. However, the registration software has a particular setting which we don’t control wherein at initial registration, the software only allows you to officially register one student. BUT if you could please fill in the information about your second and/or third students in the registration form under Student #2 and/or #3, our admin assistant will take that info and place them into the class for you.
Don’t worry, we will take good care of you! If you have any questions as you register, chat into the website or call/text our assistant at 706.877.6655.
- For the first family to register: go to the CLASS REGISTRATION table, click the plus sign next to the day of the week that you want, click Register next to the class time, then fill out and submit the registration form that pops up, noting in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class.
- Subsequent families to be in the same class: CLICK HERE to register into our placeholder class and our administrator will move you into the right class once we have your info. Please list in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class so that we can match you up with them.
Yes! The monthly tuition you see on our website is the total price you pay. It’s the same amount whether you have 1 or 3 students in the class. The other students can be siblings, friends, or relatives, it’s up to you!
Contacting Us
Contact our owner, Ali Meeks, at 206.779.9425 with questions about lessons, rates, curriculum, or anything else. For scheduling and registration assistance, the quickest option is to text our assistant Beth Purvee first at 706.877.6655, and she will call you shortly.
Your instructor’s cell number was provided to you in your confirmation email that we sent confirming start date. If it is urgent and you do not have their number, please call/text our owner Ali Meeks at 206.779.9425 or our admin assistant Beth at 706.877.6655. But for our sanity, please see if you have that email first to save us from thousands of text messages! 😀
If you need to get in touch because you will be missing your lesson, please CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR AS A FIRST STEP. If you are eligible for a make-up this quarter, please also fill out our make-up request form under the Contact Us tab on our website here .
If not urgent, you may email us at [email protected].
Absences, Makeups, and Inclement Weather
As you can imagine, handling misses is challenging for both you and us, so we have endeavored to provide a system that will work for everyone.
Our policies describe how we manage missed lessons. Makeups in accordance with the below policies may be requested on this website at the top (desktop) or side (mobile) under Contact Us–> Makeups.
For Year-Round Lessons, there are 3 types of absences – 1) Holidays, 2) Pool maintenance/weather/instructor absence. and 3) Your absence*s.
- Holidays: No make-ups for holidays for year-round lessons. Observed holidays are : Martin Luther King Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and Christmas Eve through New Years’ Day.
- Pool closures/Weather/Instructor absence: Make-ups are always allowed.
- Your Absences: One make-up per quarter** is allowed in the event your student is sick or on vacation, which you can arrange by filling out this form: Makeups You can have your make-up with any instructor, yours or otherwise.
*If you are in a multi-family private lesson (e.g. there are multiple families sharing a private lesson slot), then we consider class as taught if any one of the students is present. If the other student(s) miss class, there is no make-up. If you as families collectively decide that all students will be absent, then the class can be considered for one of the quarterly make-ups.
**(A Quarter is a 3-month period on a yearly calendar (Jan-Feb-Mar is 1st Quarter; Apr-May-Jun is 2nd Q; Jul-Aug-Sep is 3rd Q; and Oct-Nov-Dec is 4th Q).
For SUMMER SESSION: You are allowed one make-up per Session if the absence is on your end. Make-ups are ALWAYS allowed if the absence was due to something on our end (instructor out or weather, pool maintenance), and we do allow a make-up for 4th of July FOR SUMMER SESSION REGISTRANTS ONLY.
No problem. Please CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR AS A FIRST STEP and let them know about the absence. If you are eligible for a make-up, please also fill out our make-up request form under the Contact Us tab on our website.
Your instructor’s cell number was provided to you in your confirmation email that we sent confirming start date. If it is urgent and you do not have their number, please call/text our owner Ali Meeks at 206.779.9425 or our admin assistant Beth at 706.877.6655. But for our sanity, please see if you have that email first to save us from thousands of text messages! 😀
Our company email is s[email protected] if you have any questions as well.
Recall that we allow one make-up per quarter for year-round lessons student absences, and those policies can be found under the FAQ on our website under the Info tab, in the FAQ titled, “How do we handle absences and make-ups?”
For safety reasons, we must exit the pool when lightning is in the area. Weather cancellations must often be made at the last minute due to quickly changing conditions. If lessons are to be cancelled due to inclement weather, instructors will send a text to the PRIMARY CONTACT LISTED IN OUR SYSTEM approximately one hour before the scheduled swim lesson. If more notice is possible, it will be given, but due to the fluctuations in weather more notice cannot be guaranteed.
We will never cancel without attempting to contact you, so please DO NOT assume a cancellation if the weather is poor.
To make up lessons cancelled due to weather please refer to the FAQ above titled “How do we handle absences and makeups?”
We do not have swim lessons on any of the following holiday days due to pool closure, and there are no make-ups for holidays for year round lessons. We do allow a makeup for 4th of July for SUMMER SESSIONS ONLY:
• Martin Luther King Day
• Easter Sunday
• Memorial Day
• 4th of July
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving and Black Friday
• Christmas Eve through New Years’ Day
For our policy on makeups re: holidays, please see the FAQ called “How Do We Handle Absences and Makeups?”
COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
- Masks may be worn on deck by observers and when not in lessons.
- Fevers: We may take your temperature using a forehead thermometer.
- Social distance: Observers may maintain an appropriate distance on deck.
- Cleanliness: The facilities where we teach are concurrent physical therapy facilities that continue to maintain high standards for cleaning and sanitation.
- Quarantines: If you are instructed to quarantine or experiencing symptoms, please do not attend class. If your instructor is instructed to quarantine, we will let you know and will help schedule alternative arrangements.
Our goal is for every person to become independent in the water through the process of learning to swim. The best safety method for non-swimmers or weak swimmers is unwavering supervision. There is no guarantee that non-swimmers will remember their skills in an emergency situation. However, having experience with swim skills and using them correctly can save a life. We want to change drowning statistics by raising the standard of good and safe swimming with adequate supervision.
We believe year-round lessons help our students keep the consistency they need for swim success. Our lessons also work well with your schedule because they occur at a predictable time every week, and you can adjust that anytime based on your schedule and what we have available. Simply check out our schedule here to see what’s open!
You can start anytime! Our swim lessons occur year-round and aren’t session based, because we believe that consistency plays a great role in swim success. Find classes that fit your schedule now here!
Because we run year round rather than seasonally, your lessons run continually until you withdraw. We love watching our students progress all year!
Our lessons are once weekly for 30 minutes. We find that this weekly regularity helps students retain information and gain consistency in their skills over time and leads to better retention.
Lessons are once weekly, so some months have 5 weeks and hence 5 lessons, and some months have 4 weeks, hence 4 lessons. We have no additional charge when there are 5 lessons in a month, and no discount when there are three.
Yes! Tuition is pro-rated for the exact week you start to ensure that you’re not overcharged.
- For the first family to register: go to the CLASS REGISTRATION table, click the plus sign next to the day of the week that you want, click Register next to the class time, then fill out and submit the registration form that pops up, noting in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class.
- Subsequent families to be in the same class: CLICK HERE to register into our placeholder class and our administrator will move you into the right class once we have your info. Please list in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class so that we can match you up with them.
Learning to swim is a lot like learning a language. You learn a little at a time, week by week. At first, you need basic skills, and once those are mastered, more complex skills can be introduced. We start with introduction to the water, progress to face in the water, floating, propelling, air exchange, and then strokes. These more complex skills take the basic skills to work, so they take time to learn. Everyone learns at their own pace, and everyone takes a different amount of time based on natural ability, willingness, strength, stamina, and interest. On average, it takes a beginner several years to learn, starting from complete novice to comfortable and independent in the deep end. Like we mention in the question just above this one, there is no guarantee that someone “who can swim” is 100% safe in water, but it gives the person the best chance to know what’s needed when it’s needed. Our goal is to give our clients the opportunity to master the skills of independence in the water.
Contact our owner, Ali Meeks, at 206.779.9425 with questions about lessons, rates, curriculum, or anything else. For scheduling and registration assistance, the quickest option is to text our assistant Beth Purvee first at 706.877.6655, and she will call you shortly.
As you can imagine, handling misses is challenging for both you and us, so we have endeavored to provide a system that will work for everyone.
Our policy document describes how we manage missed lessons.
For Private Lessons, there are 3 types of absences – 1) Holidays, 2) Pool maintenance/weather/instructor absence. and 3) Your absence*s.
- Holidays: No make-ups for holidays, which are : Martin Luther King Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and Christmas Eve through New Years’ Day.
- Pool closures/Weather/Instructor absence: Make-ups are always allowed.
- Your Absences: One make-up per quarter** is allowed in the event your student is sick or on vacation, which you can arrange by filling out this form: Makeups You can have your make-up with any instructor, yours or otherwise.
*If you are in a multi-family private lesson (e.g. there are multiple families sharing a private lesson slot), then we consider class as taught if any one of the students is present. If the other student(s) miss class, there is no make-up. If you as families collectively decide that all students will be absent, then the class can be considered for one of the quarterly make-ups.
**(A Quarter is a 3-month period on a yearly calendar (Jan-Feb-Mar is 1st Quarter; Apr-May-Jun is 2nd Q; Jul-Aug-Sep is 3rd Q; and Oct-Nov-Dec is 4th Q).
For safety reasons, we must exit the pool when lightning is in the area. Weather cancellations must often be made at the last minute due to quickly changing conditions. If lessons are to be cancelled due to inclement weather, instructors will send a text to the PRIMARY CONTACT LISTED IN OUR SYSTEM approximately one hour before the scheduled swim lesson. If more notice is possible, it will be given, but due to the fluctuations in weather more notice cannot be guaranteed.
We will never cancel without attempting to contact you, so please DO NOT assume a cancellation if the weather is poor.
To make up lessons cancelled due to weather please refer to the instructions below in the next FAQ.
No, we do not have swim lessons on any of the following holiday days due to pool closure, and there are no make-ups for holidays:
• Martin Luther King Day
• Easter Sunday
• Memorial Day
• 4th of July
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving and Black Friday
• Christmas Eve through New Years’ Day
For our policy on makeups re: holidays, please see the FAQ called “How Do We Handle Absences and Makeups?”
At times, our instructors need to change lesson times or elect to move on in life in order to work within their own life schedules. However, all of our instructors know and use our innovative method. Every one of them is kind, delightful, and ready to teach each swimmer well. If your favorite instructor moves on or changes times, we will contact you and help you select a new instructor or time.
We try to take everyone’s requests into account and accommodate the best we can. We know that everyone works well with different learning and teaching styles, and rest assured we’ll ensure you’re happy with the instructor you have.
A swimsuit designed for swimming, goggles, and a cap (cap optional). Please no regular clothing, including sports shorts, diapers, cutoffs, or underwear. Girls should wear coverage on the top, please, regardless of age.
Swimwear should be comfortable and close fitting, but avoid too much or loose clothing like swim shirts and long shorts, which tend to weigh swimmers down, making it harder for them to swim.
To withdraw from lessons, click the Info tab at the top of this webpage and select Withdraw. We ask for withdrawals by the 15th of each month so that we can plan our next month’s work.
While we can’t guarantee that we can match availability, we always do our best to work with your schedule and accommodate everyone as much as we can.
Yes! The monthly tuition you see on our website is the total price you pay. It’s the same amount whether you have 1 or 3 students in the class. The other students can be siblings, friends, or relatives, it’s up to you!
Our classes DO allow more than one student in your class. However, the registration software has a particular setting which we don’t control wherein at initial registration, the software only allows you to officially register one student. BUT if you could please fill in the information about your second and/or third students in the registration form under Student #2 and/or #3, our admin assistant will take that info and place them into the class for you.
Don’t worry, we will take good care of you! If you have any questions as you register, chat into the website or call/text our assistant at 706.877.6655.
Your instructor’s cell number was provided to you in your confirmation email that we sent confirming start date. If it is urgent and you do not have their number, please call/text our owner Ali Meeks at 206.779.9425 or our admin assistant Beth at 706.877.6655. But for our sanity, please see if you have that email first to save us from thousands of text messages! 😀
If you need to get in touch because you will be missing your lesson, please CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR AS A FIRST STEP. If you are eligible for a make-up this quarter, please also fill out our make-up request form under the Info tab on our website here .
If not urgent, you may email us at [email protected].
No problem. Please CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR AS A FIRST STEP and let them know about the absence. If you are eligible for a make-up this quarter, please also fill out our make-up request form under the Info tab on our website at https://readysetsplash.org .
Your instructor’s cell number was provided to you in your confirmation email that we sent confirming start date. If it is urgent and you do not have their number, please call/text our owner Ali Meeks at 206.779.9425 or our admin assistant Beth at 706.877.6655. But for our sanity, please see if you have that email first to save us from thousands of text messages! 😀
Our company email is s[email protected] if you have any questions as well.
Recall that we allow one make-up per quarter for student absences, and those policies can be found under the FAQ on our website under the Info tab, in the FAQ titled, “How do we handle absences and make-ups?”
You can request to change your lesson day or time by logging into the Parent portal and picking the class you’d rather have. Register in for that class just as you originally did, and make a note in the comments that you’d like to transfer to this class. Once wereceive the registration notification, we will send you a confirmation about the new class and details for the first lesson at the NEW time.
COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
- Masks may be worn on deck by observers and when not in lessons.
- Fevers: We may take your temperature using a forehead thermometer.
- Social distance: Observers may maintain an appropriate distance on deck.
- Cleanliness: The facilities where we teach are concurrent physical therapy facilities that continue to maintain high standards for cleaning and sanitation.
- Quarantines: If you are instructed to quarantine or experiencing symptoms, please do not attend class. If your instructor is instructed to quarantine, we will let you know and will help schedule alternative arrangements.
- Policies: Our COVID-19 policies can be found here.
Athens Swim Classes
Swim lessons in Athens, Alabama with educated professionals in an indoor pool!
Classes
Enrollment
Waitlist
Makeups
Withdraw
FAQ
Summer-only Classes
Summer sessions run a little differently from our year-round ongoing classes, so read this carefully. For 2022, summer classes will take place during the months of June and July. You can start anytime (we pro-rate), and since May 31st is a Tuesday, that will be the first day of class for Tuesday students. Classes are once a week, 30 minutes in length. Our fees are set up BY TIME SLOT, and one time slot can hold up to 3 students of your choosing (siblings, friends) for one rate of $230/month, auto-drafted by credit/debit card following registration, and again on 6/25 for July’s tuition. Make-up lessons will all occur during the first week of August. If you are out for illness or vacation, you are allowed one make-up for the summer session. If there is an issue that’s on our end, we allow unlimited makeups.
REGISTRATION:
- For YEAR-ROUND CLASSES, registration is ongoing, first-come-first-serve year round. We can get you started around a week after registration, and we send you an email after you register confirming your start date. We do not hold time slots for future enrollment.
- For SUMMER SESSIONS, registration is available when it opens until registration deadlines have passed.
MINIMUM ENROLLMENT
- For YEAR-ROUND CLASSES: We have a minimum enrollment of 2 months. Once enrolled, you must withdraw by the 15th of the current month if you will not continue for the following month (click here to withdraw). For proper processing, we cannot accept text, email, or verbal withdrawals.
AUTO-BILLING:
- For YEAR-ROUND CLASSES: There may be either 4 or 5 lessons/month, depending on the number of weeks in the month, and class fee is the same regardless of the number of weeks. Auto-billing for the next month occurs on the 25th of each month.
- For SUMMER SESSIONS, billing occurs by auto-billing half the class fee at registration and half about a week out from class starting.
FOR INDIVIDUAL FAMILIES REGISTERING ONE OR MORE STUDENTS: When you register, the system will only show Student 1 as enrolled in the class; however, please provide other student(s) info by clicking ‘Add Student’ in the registration form. We will enroll the other students for you. At first you will see only the first student in the Customer Portal, but we will register the next one(s) for you into your class.
SPLITTING CLASS AND BILLING WITH ANOTHER FAMILY: For the first family who registers, pick your class from the Classes Tab in this table, click REGISTER, and note in the Comments box the email and name of the other families and students that will be joining you for class.
Subsequent families to register: go to the Waitlist tab on this table (currently you are reading the Enrollment tab) and choose either Athens or Decatur waitlist as a placeholder and our administrator will move you into the right class once we have your info. Please list in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class so that we can match you up with them.
ABSENCES AND MAKE-UP LESSONS:
- For YEAR-ROUND CLASSES, absences and make-ups are addressed in our policy document and can be scheduled as described in our FAQ.
- For SUMMER SESSION, student absences and make-ups are allowed at ONE ABSENCE/MAKEUP PER SESSION and can be scheduled by selecting “Makeups” at the top of the website under “Info.” Unlimited makeups are available for cases of instructor absences or bad weather. We do allow a makeup for 4th of July classes **for summer sessions only!**
If the day you are looking for is blank, we are either full or we do not have anyone teaching on that day at the moment. If you don’t see a time/day that works, sign up on our waitlist. Let us know what you’re looking for and we’ll get in touch when we have an opening.
Click HERE to register into the Decatur waitlist!
Click HERE to register into the Athens waitlist!
We do not have a Huntsville waitlist.
First, please review this FAQ about make-up eligibility. For year-round lessons, you are allowed ONE make-up per quarter-year if the absence is on your end. If you are in Summer Session, you are allowed one make-up per Session if the absence is on your end. Make-ups are ALWAYS allowed if the absence was due to something on our end (instructor out or weather, pool maintenance), and there are no make-ups for holidays, except we do allow a make-up for 4th of July FOR SUMMER SESSION REGISTRANTS ONLY. For multi-family private lessons (e.g. there are multiple families sharing a private lesson slot), then we consider class as taught if any one of the students is present. For further details, please read the FAQ.
Instructions:
1) If your lesson is coming up, immediately let your instructor know you will be absent by phone or text (instructor phone numbers are in your confirmation email from registration).
2) Request a make-up time using the tool below. You may request a make-up with your instructor or any instructor you like.
**Please note: Because we must pay the instructor for their time if they are present and ready to teach your class, we cannot allow make-ups for lessons cancelled within two hours of class.**
Frequently Asked Questions
Have a more specific question? For schedule/registration help, call our assistant Beth at 706-877-6655. For other questions, contact our owner, Ali Meeks, at 206-779-9425.
COVID questions
COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
We are not currently employing COVID measures. If it becomes necessary to do so, we will follow the requirements of the pool facility. The facilities where we teach are concurrent physical therapy facilities that continue to maintain high standards for cleaning and sanitation.
Why take lessons and how long will it take to learn?
Our goal is for every person to become independent in the water through the process of learning to swim. The best safety method for non-swimmers or weak swimmers is unwavering supervision. There is no guarantee that non-swimmers will remember their skills in an emergency situation. However, having experience with swim skills and using them correctly can save a life. We want to change drowning statistics by raising the standard of good and safe swimming with adequate supervision.
We believe year-round lessons help our students keep the consistency they need for swim success. Our lessons also work well with your schedule because they occur at a predictable time every week, and you can adjust that anytime based on your schedule and what we have available. Simply check out our schedule here to see what’s open!
Learning to swim is a lot like learning a language. You learn a little at a time, week by week. At first, you need basic skills, and once those are mastered, more complex skills can be introduced. We start with introduction to the water, progress to face in the water, floating, propelling, air exchange, and then strokes. These more complex skills take the basic skills to work, so they take time to learn. Everyone learns at their own pace, and everyone takes a different amount of time based on natural ability, willingness, strength, stamina, and interest. On average, it takes a beginner several years to learn, starting from complete novice to comfortable and independent in the deep end. Like we mention in the question just above this one, there is no guarantee that someone “who can swim” is 100% safe in water, but it gives the person the best chance to know what’s needed when it’s needed. Our goal is to give our clients the opportunity to master the skills of independence in the water.
Getting Started with Lessons
Our year-round classes can start anytime! Summer sessions have registration deadlines. Find classes that fit your schedule now here!
For our year-round lessons, class runs continually until you withdraw. We love watching our students progress all year!
Year-round lessons are once weekly for 30 minutes. We find that this weekly regularity helps students retain information and gain consistency in their skills over time and leads to excellent retention.
Year-round lessons are once weekly, so some months have 5 weeks and hence 5 lessons, and some months have 4 weeks, hence 4 lessons. We have no additional charge when there are 5 lessons in a month, and no discount when there are three.
Note: Our TWO-WEEK SUMMER SESSIONS do have class twice weekly.
A swimsuit designed for swimming, goggles, and a cap (cap optional). Please no regular clothing, including sports shorts, diapers, cutoffs, or underwear. Girls should wear coverage on the top, please, regardless of age.
Swimwear should be comfortable and close fitting, but avoid too much or loose clothing like swim shirts and long shorts, which tend to weigh swimmers down, making it harder for them to swim.
Withdrawing From Lessons
To withdraw from year-round lessons, click the Contact Us tab at the top of this webpage and select Withdraw. We ask for withdrawals by the 15th of each month so that we can plan our next month’s work.
Note: There is no need to withdraw from SUMMER SESSIONS because they have fixed start and end dates.
While we can’t guarantee that we can match availability, we always do our best to work with your schedule and accommodate everyone as much as we can.
Changing Class Times or Instructors
We try to take everyone’s requests into account and accommodate the best we can. We know that everyone works well with different learning and teaching styles, and rest assured we’ll ensure you’re happy with the instructor you have.
At times, our instructors need to change lesson times or elect to move on in life in order to work within their own life schedules. However, all of our instructors know and use our innovative method. Every one of them is kind, delightful, and ready to teach each swimmer well. If your favorite instructor moves on or changes times, we will contact you and help you select a new instructor or time.
You can request to change your lesson day or time by logging into the Parent portal and picking the class you’d rather have. Register in for that class just as you originally did, and make a note in the comments that you’d like to transfer to this class. Once wereceive the registration notification, we will send you a confirmation about the new class and details for the first lesson at the NEW time.
Billing
Yes! Tuition for year-round classes is pro-rated for the exact week you start to ensure that you’re not overcharged.
Registering Multiple Students or Families
Our classes DO allow more than one student in your class. However, the registration software has a particular setting which we don’t control wherein at initial registration, the software only allows you to officially register one student. BUT if you could please fill in the information about your second and/or third students in the registration form under Student #2 and/or #3, our admin assistant will take that info and place them into the class for you.
Don’t worry, we will take good care of you! If you have any questions as you register, chat into the website or call/text our assistant at 706.877.6655.
- For the first family to register: go to the CLASS REGISTRATION table, click the plus sign next to the day of the week that you want, click Register next to the class time, then fill out and submit the registration form that pops up, noting in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class.
- Subsequent families to be in the same class: CLICK HERE to register into our placeholder class and our administrator will move you into the right class once we have your info. Please list in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class so that we can match you up with them.
Yes! The monthly tuition you see on our website is the total price you pay. It’s the same amount whether you have 1 or 3 students in the class. The other students can be siblings, friends, or relatives, it’s up to you!
Contacting Us
Contact our owner, Ali Meeks, at 206.779.9425 with questions about lessons, rates, curriculum, or anything else. For scheduling and registration assistance, the quickest option is to text our assistant Beth Purvee first at 706.877.6655, and she will call you shortly.
Your instructor’s cell number was provided to you in your confirmation email that we sent confirming start date. If it is urgent and you do not have their number, please call/text our owner Ali Meeks at 206.779.9425 or our admin assistant Beth at 706.877.6655. But for our sanity, please see if you have that email first to save us from thousands of text messages! 😀
If you need to get in touch because you will be missing your lesson, please CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR AS A FIRST STEP. If you are eligible for a make-up this quarter, please also fill out our make-up request form under the Contact Us tab on our website here .
If not urgent, you may email us at [email protected].
Absences, Makeups, and Inclement Weather
As you can imagine, handling misses is challenging for both you and us, so we have endeavored to provide a system that will work for everyone.
Our policies describe how we manage missed lessons. Makeups in accordance with the below policies may be requested on this website at the top (desktop) or side (mobile) under Contact Us–> Makeups.
For Year-Round Lessons, there are 3 types of absences – 1) Holidays, 2) Pool maintenance/weather/instructor absence. and 3) Your absence*s.
- Holidays: No make-ups for holidays for year-round lessons. Observed holidays are : Martin Luther King Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and Christmas Eve through New Years’ Day.
- Pool closures/Weather/Instructor absence: Make-ups are always allowed.
- Your Absences: One make-up per quarter** is allowed in the event your student is sick or on vacation, which you can arrange by filling out this form: Makeups You can have your make-up with any instructor, yours or otherwise.
*If you are in a multi-family private lesson (e.g. there are multiple families sharing a private lesson slot), then we consider class as taught if any one of the students is present. If the other student(s) miss class, there is no make-up. If you as families collectively decide that all students will be absent, then the class can be considered for one of the quarterly make-ups.
**(A Quarter is a 3-month period on a yearly calendar (Jan-Feb-Mar is 1st Quarter; Apr-May-Jun is 2nd Q; Jul-Aug-Sep is 3rd Q; and Oct-Nov-Dec is 4th Q).
For SUMMER SESSION: You are allowed one make-up per Session if the absence is on your end. Make-ups are ALWAYS allowed if the absence was due to something on our end (instructor out or weather, pool maintenance), and we do allow a make-up for 4th of July FOR SUMMER SESSION REGISTRANTS ONLY.
No problem. Please CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR AS A FIRST STEP and let them know about the absence. If you are eligible for a make-up, please also fill out our make-up request form under the Contact Us tab on our website.
Your instructor’s cell number was provided to you in your confirmation email that we sent confirming start date. If it is urgent and you do not have their number, please call/text our owner Ali Meeks at 206.779.9425 or our admin assistant Beth at 706.877.6655. But for our sanity, please see if you have that email first to save us from thousands of text messages! 😀
Our company email is s[email protected] if you have any questions as well.
Recall that we allow one make-up per quarter for year-round lessons student absences, and those policies can be found under the FAQ on our website under the Info tab, in the FAQ titled, “How do we handle absences and make-ups?”
For safety reasons, we must exit the pool when lightning is in the area. Weather cancellations must often be made at the last minute due to quickly changing conditions. If lessons are to be cancelled due to inclement weather, instructors will send a text to the PRIMARY CONTACT LISTED IN OUR SYSTEM approximately one hour before the scheduled swim lesson. If more notice is possible, it will be given, but due to the fluctuations in weather more notice cannot be guaranteed.
We will never cancel without attempting to contact you, so please DO NOT assume a cancellation if the weather is poor.
To make up lessons cancelled due to weather please refer to the FAQ above titled “How do we handle absences and makeups?”
We do not have swim lessons on any of the following holiday days due to pool closure, and there are no make-ups for holidays for year round lessons. We do allow a makeup for 4th of July for SUMMER SESSIONS ONLY:
• Martin Luther King Day
• Easter Sunday
• Memorial Day
• 4th of July
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving and Black Friday
• Christmas Eve through New Years’ Day
For our policy on makeups re: holidays, please see the FAQ called “How Do We Handle Absences and Makeups?”
COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
- Masks may be worn on deck by observers and when not in lessons.
- Fevers: We may take your temperature using a forehead thermometer.
- Social distance: Observers may maintain an appropriate distance on deck.
- Cleanliness: The facilities where we teach are concurrent physical therapy facilities that continue to maintain high standards for cleaning and sanitation.
- Quarantines: If you are instructed to quarantine or experiencing symptoms, please do not attend class. If your instructor is instructed to quarantine, we will let you know and will help schedule alternative arrangements.
Our goal is for every person to become independent in the water through the process of learning to swim. The best safety method for non-swimmers or weak swimmers is unwavering supervision. There is no guarantee that non-swimmers will remember their skills in an emergency situation. However, having experience with swim skills and using them correctly can save a life. We want to change drowning statistics by raising the standard of good and safe swimming with adequate supervision.
We believe year-round lessons help our students keep the consistency they need for swim success. Our lessons also work well with your schedule because they occur at a predictable time every week, and you can adjust that anytime based on your schedule and what we have available. Simply check out our schedule here to see what’s open!
You can start anytime! Our swim lessons occur year-round and aren’t session based, because we believe that consistency plays a great role in swim success. Find classes that fit your schedule now here!
Because we run year round rather than seasonally, your lessons run continually until you withdraw. We love watching our students progress all year!
Our lessons are once weekly for 30 minutes. We find that this weekly regularity helps students retain information and gain consistency in their skills over time and leads to better retention.
Lessons are once weekly, so some months have 5 weeks and hence 5 lessons, and some months have 4 weeks, hence 4 lessons. We have no additional charge when there are 5 lessons in a month, and no discount when there are three.
Yes! Tuition is pro-rated for the exact week you start to ensure that you’re not overcharged.
- For the first family to register: go to the CLASS REGISTRATION table, click the plus sign next to the day of the week that you want, click Register next to the class time, then fill out and submit the registration form that pops up, noting in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class.
- Subsequent families to be in the same class: CLICK HERE to register into our placeholder class and our administrator will move you into the right class once we have your info. Please list in the Comments box the names of the other families that will be joining you for class so that we can match you up with them.
Learning to swim is a lot like learning a language. You learn a little at a time, week by week. At first, you need basic skills, and once those are mastered, more complex skills can be introduced. We start with introduction to the water, progress to face in the water, floating, propelling, air exchange, and then strokes. These more complex skills take the basic skills to work, so they take time to learn. Everyone learns at their own pace, and everyone takes a different amount of time based on natural ability, willingness, strength, stamina, and interest. On average, it takes a beginner several years to learn, starting from complete novice to comfortable and independent in the deep end. Like we mention in the question just above this one, there is no guarantee that someone “who can swim” is 100% safe in water, but it gives the person the best chance to know what’s needed when it’s needed. Our goal is to give our clients the opportunity to master the skills of independence in the water.
Contact our owner, Ali Meeks, at 206.779.9425 with questions about lessons, rates, curriculum, or anything else. For scheduling and registration assistance, the quickest option is to text our assistant Beth Purvee first at 706.877.6655, and she will call you shortly.
As you can imagine, handling misses is challenging for both you and us, so we have endeavored to provide a system that will work for everyone.
Our policy document describes how we manage missed lessons.
For Private Lessons, there are 3 types of absences – 1) Holidays, 2) Pool maintenance/weather/instructor absence. and 3) Your absence*s.
- Holidays: No make-ups for holidays, which are : Martin Luther King Day, Easter Sunday, Memorial Day, 4th of July, Labor Day, Thanksgiving and Black Friday, and Christmas Eve through New Years’ Day.
- Pool closures/Weather/Instructor absence: Make-ups are always allowed.
- Your Absences: One make-up per quarter** is allowed in the event your student is sick or on vacation, which you can arrange by filling out this form: Makeups You can have your make-up with any instructor, yours or otherwise.
*If you are in a multi-family private lesson (e.g. there are multiple families sharing a private lesson slot), then we consider class as taught if any one of the students is present. If the other student(s) miss class, there is no make-up. If you as families collectively decide that all students will be absent, then the class can be considered for one of the quarterly make-ups.
**(A Quarter is a 3-month period on a yearly calendar (Jan-Feb-Mar is 1st Quarter; Apr-May-Jun is 2nd Q; Jul-Aug-Sep is 3rd Q; and Oct-Nov-Dec is 4th Q).
For safety reasons, we must exit the pool when lightning is in the area. Weather cancellations must often be made at the last minute due to quickly changing conditions. If lessons are to be cancelled due to inclement weather, instructors will send a text to the PRIMARY CONTACT LISTED IN OUR SYSTEM approximately one hour before the scheduled swim lesson. If more notice is possible, it will be given, but due to the fluctuations in weather more notice cannot be guaranteed.
We will never cancel without attempting to contact you, so please DO NOT assume a cancellation if the weather is poor.
To make up lessons cancelled due to weather please refer to the instructions below in the next FAQ.
No, we do not have swim lessons on any of the following holiday days due to pool closure, and there are no make-ups for holidays:
• Martin Luther King Day
• Easter Sunday
• Memorial Day
• 4th of July
• Labor Day
• Thanksgiving and Black Friday
• Christmas Eve through New Years’ Day
For our policy on makeups re: holidays, please see the FAQ called “How Do We Handle Absences and Makeups?”
At times, our instructors need to change lesson times or elect to move on in life in order to work within their own life schedules. However, all of our instructors know and use our innovative method. Every one of them is kind, delightful, and ready to teach each swimmer well. If your favorite instructor moves on or changes times, we will contact you and help you select a new instructor or time.
We try to take everyone’s requests into account and accommodate the best we can. We know that everyone works well with different learning and teaching styles, and rest assured we’ll ensure you’re happy with the instructor you have.
A swimsuit designed for swimming, goggles, and a cap (cap optional). Please no regular clothing, including sports shorts, diapers, cutoffs, or underwear. Girls should wear coverage on the top, please, regardless of age.
Swimwear should be comfortable and close fitting, but avoid too much or loose clothing like swim shirts and long shorts, which tend to weigh swimmers down, making it harder for them to swim.
To withdraw from lessons, click the Info tab at the top of this webpage and select Withdraw. We ask for withdrawals by the 15th of each month so that we can plan our next month’s work.
While we can’t guarantee that we can match availability, we always do our best to work with your schedule and accommodate everyone as much as we can.
Yes! The monthly tuition you see on our website is the total price you pay. It’s the same amount whether you have 1 or 3 students in the class. The other students can be siblings, friends, or relatives, it’s up to you!
Our classes DO allow more than one student in your class. However, the registration software has a particular setting which we don’t control wherein at initial registration, the software only allows you to officially register one student. BUT if you could please fill in the information about your second and/or third students in the registration form under Student #2 and/or #3, our admin assistant will take that info and place them into the class for you.
Don’t worry, we will take good care of you! If you have any questions as you register, chat into the website or call/text our assistant at 706.877.6655.
Your instructor’s cell number was provided to you in your confirmation email that we sent confirming start date. If it is urgent and you do not have their number, please call/text our owner Ali Meeks at 206.779.9425 or our admin assistant Beth at 706.877.6655. But for our sanity, please see if you have that email first to save us from thousands of text messages! 😀
If you need to get in touch because you will be missing your lesson, please CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR AS A FIRST STEP. If you are eligible for a make-up this quarter, please also fill out our make-up request form under the Info tab on our website here .
If not urgent, you may email us at [email protected].
No problem. Please CONTACT YOUR INSTRUCTOR AS A FIRST STEP and let them know about the absence. If you are eligible for a make-up this quarter, please also fill out our make-up request form under the Info tab on our website at https://readysetsplash.org .
Your instructor’s cell number was provided to you in your confirmation email that we sent confirming start date. If it is urgent and you do not have their number, please call/text our owner Ali Meeks at 206.779.9425 or our admin assistant Beth at 706.877.6655. But for our sanity, please see if you have that email first to save us from thousands of text messages! 😀
Our company email is s[email protected] if you have any questions as well.
Recall that we allow one make-up per quarter for student absences, and those policies can be found under the FAQ on our website under the Info tab, in the FAQ titled, “How do we handle absences and make-ups?”
You can request to change your lesson day or time by logging into the Parent portal and picking the class you’d rather have. Register in for that class just as you originally did, and make a note in the comments that you’d like to transfer to this class. Once wereceive the registration notification, we will send you a confirmation about the new class and details for the first lesson at the NEW time.
COVID-19 CONSIDERATIONS
- Masks may be worn on deck by observers and when not in lessons.
- Fevers: We may take your temperature using a forehead thermometer.
- Social distance: Observers may maintain an appropriate distance on deck.
- Cleanliness: The facilities where we teach are concurrent physical therapy facilities that continue to maintain high standards for cleaning and sanitation.
- Quarantines: If you are instructed to quarantine or experiencing symptoms, please do not attend class. If your instructor is instructed to quarantine, we will let you know and will help schedule alternative arrangements.
- Policies: Our COVID-19 policies can be found here.