Center Harbor Beach Swim Lessons | Town of Center Harbor, NH

Learn to Swim • Build Confidence • Have Fun!

Join us at Center Harbor Beach for a summer of swimming, water safety, and skill development. Lessons are taught by certified instructors in a fun and supportive environment.

June 23 – August 11, 2026

Lessons held every Tuesday, Wednesday & Thursday

Location: Center Harbor Beach

Click here to register noting the specific class(es) that you are registering for.

Registration Fees

Center Harbor Residents: $10.00 per week
Non-Residents: $20.00 per week

Important Notice: Center Harbor Parks and Recreation reserves the right to cancel, combine, modify, or change program schedules, class offerings, instructors, and other program logistics as necessary.

Classes and Times:

10:00 – 10:30 AM - Learn-to-Swim Level 4 – Stroke Improvement
10:40 – 11:10 AM - Parent and Child
11:20 – 11:50 AM - Preschool Aquatics Level 1
12:00 – 12:30 PM - Learn-to-Swim Level 1
1:00 – 1:30 PM - Learn-to-Swim Level 2 – Fundamental Skills
1:30 – 2:00 PM - Learn-to-Swim Level 3 – Stroke Development
2:00 – 2:30 PM - Learn-to-Swim Level 5 – Stroke Refinement

Swimming Lessons 2026 Descriptions

The Town of Center Harbor Parks & Recreation Department will be offering swim lessons at the Town Beach. Please use the following skill level descriptions to appropriately place your child. Non-swimmers and beginning swimmers MUST be accompanied by a parent/guardian in the water. Swim lessons will be taught by our WSI Instructor/Lifeguard on Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, BEGINNING JUNE 23 and ending on August 13. You can sign up for weekly sessions: all 8 weeks or pick and choose. Questions can be directed to the Parks & Recreation Director, Nancy Bickford at 603-455-1632 or via email.

PARENT AND CHILD (10:40-11:10)

Level 1 introduces basic skills to parents and children. Parents learn how to work safely with their child in the water, including how to appropriately support and hold their child in the water and how to prepare and encourage their child to participate fully and try the skills. Children receive an introduction to basic skills that lay a foundation for learning to swim. In addition, parents are introduced to several water safety topics.

PRESCHOOL AQUATICS LEVEL 1 (11:20-11:50)

Level 1 introduces basic aquatic skills, which children continue to build on as they progress through preschool aquatics and then Learn-to-Swim. In addition, children start developing positive attitudes and safe practices around the water.

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 1 (12:00-12:30)

Level 1 introduces basic aquatic skills, which participants continue to build on as they progress through Learn-to-Swim. In addition, participants start developing positive attitudes, effective swimming habits and safe practices in and around the water.

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 2 – FUNDAMENTAL SKILLS (1:00-1:30)

Learn-to-Swim Level 2 gives participants success with fundamental skills. This level marks the beginning of true locomotion skills. Participants learn to glide and float without support and recover to a vertical position. Participants further develop simultaneous and alternating arm and leg actions on the front and back, laying the foundation for future strokes. New water safety topics are introduced, and previously acquired water safety

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 3 – STROKE DEVELOPMENT (1:30-2:00)

Level 3 expands proficiency of previously learned skills by providing additional guided practice. Participants learn and practice survival floating and learn to swim front crawl and elementary back stroke. The scissors and dolphin kicks are introduced and the time duration for treading water is extended. Participants learn the rules for headfirst entries and begin to learn to enter the water headfirst from a seated position (if the water is 9 feet or deeper). New and previously addressed water safety topics are included. Participants who have successfully completed Level 3 have achieved basic water competency.

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 4 – STROKE IMPROVEMENT (10:00-10:30)

At Level 4, participants improve their aquatic skills and increase endurance by swimming strokes learned in Level 3 (front crawl, elementary backstroke) for greater distances and with more advanced proficiency. Participants add arm actions to the previously learned scissors kick and breaststroke kick to perform the sidestroke and breaststroke. Participants also learn the back crawl and butterfly.

LEARN-TO-SWIM LEVEL 5 – STROKE REFINEMENT (2:0-2:30)

In Level 5, participants refine their performance of all six strokes (front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, breaststroke, elementary backstroke and sidestroke) and increase the distances that they swim.

Lessons are scheduled Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday Lessons will begin June 23 and end on August 13th

Week #1 – June 23, 24, 25
Week #2 - June 30, July 1, 2
Week #3 - July 7, 8, 9
Week #4 – July 14, 15, 16
Week #5 – July 21, 22, 23
Week #6 – July 28, 29, 30
Week #7 – August 4, 5, 6
Week #8 – August 11, 12, 13

Please indicate weeks you prefer and make check payable to: Town of Center Harbor, Parks & Recreation

Registration Fee

Center Harbor Residents: $10.00 per week
Non-Residents: $20.00 per week

Rainy Day Policy for lessons:

Thunder and/or lightning will cause lessons to be canceled. Cancellations will be made at the discretion of the Parks & Rec Director & Swim Instructor. Families will be notified through text and/or email and/or phone calls. The Parks and Recreation Facebook page will also have updates. Due to frequent and sudden changes in weather, this change could happen at any time.

Participants may call the Center Harbor Parks & Recreation Director at 603-455-1632.