General Information: School Year Lessons

Levels 1 - 4   (Age 4 to adult)*

• Classes are offered from September 23 through June 7
• NO lessons will be held on Nov 28 - Dec 1, Dec 23 - Jan 5, May 25
• Class size is limited to 3 swimmers per instructor. A minimum of 2 students is required for a class
• Students are placed in classes by swim school staff and are grouped together by age and ability
• Students take one 30-minute class per week
• Once enrolled, students keep the same class day and time from month to month during the school year
• Students may withdraw at any time with 30 days notice (email us to give notice)
  
• Tuition is $80 per month, charged automatically on the 1st of each month to the credit card on file
• Registration is done electronically - no paperwork involved!
• Fees collected at registration:  $25.00 Tide registration fee, $20 USA Swimming annual Flex membership fee, $20.00 tuition for the first lesson
• For students 18 and older, a USA Swimming Premium membership ($79) is required. The additional $59 USA Swimming registration fee will be charged to the adult swimmer's account
• Students 18 and older are required to take USA Swimming's 3-part Athlete Protection Training Course

*Three year old candidates will be considered on an individual basis

Introduction to Competitive Swimming 1 & 2

WINTER SESSION  (Jan 6 - Mar 26)

• Both classes are offered in 12-week sessions 
• Class size is limited to 15 swimmers per class
• Students attend two 45-minute practices per week
• Tuition is $130 per month, charged automatically on the 1st of each month to the credit card on file
• Registration is done electronically - no paperwork involved!
• Fees collected at registration:  $25.00 Tide registration fee, $20 USA Swimming annual Flex membership fee, $130.00 tuition for the first 4 weeks of training
• Two additional tuition installments will be charged to the credit card on file

Katherine Kardok, Director

coachkatherine@tideswimming.com

Katherine grew up riding horses and swimming in southern California. In high school, after becoming the owner of a spirited Arabian gelding, she left daily swimming but worked as a swim instructor at the local swim complex and joined a new institution called masters swimming. She swam with the masters team in college, played club water polo, and rode her still very spirited horse in the beautiful national parks that surrounded the college. In the summers, she worked as the pool manager at the swim complex, teaching lessons as well as scheduling both  lessons and major regional swim meets. After a brief time in the corporate world, Katherine returned to swimming by opening her own swim school and recreation-league swim team in the Boston area. She brought in world class athletes and coaches for clinics on a regular basis and many of her swimmers went on to have leadership roles on high school and college swim teams. A move to Virginia Beach in 2015 happily led her to Tide, where she became the lead novice coach and assisted in creating Tide's Swim School. She continues to swim with USMS where she has had 2 top ten relay swims, many top ten postal swims, and now enjoys easy, picturesque, open water lake swims! Coach Katherine is a Level 2 ASCA member coach and recently completed a Masters in Theology and Educational Ministry. Guiding students to find courage, discipline, and joy through the sport of swimming is Katherine's goal for our swim school.