Seven Locks Summer 2026

Practices will be offered for Tiny Turtles, Little FINS & Seahorses groups Monday through Thursday at Seven Locks Pool. Summer programming consists of two separate sessions.

Session Dates:
Session 1: June 22 – July 10 (3 weeks)
Session 2: July 13 – July 31 (3 weeks)

Practice Schedule:

Tiny Turtles and Little Fins:

Tuesday and Thursday at 8:30am

Monday and Wednesday at 10:30am

Monday, Tuesday, Thursday at 3:30pm 

Seahorses:

Monday and Wednesday at 10:30am

Tiny Turtles

Ages 3 to 6
Very Beginner

little-fins

Little FINS

Ages 4 to 7
Beginner 1

seahorses

Seahorses

Ages 5 to 8
Beginner 2

Tiny Turtles

Ages 3 to 6 - Very Beginner - Outdoors Only

Primary Focus:

  • To further our swimmers’ comfort in and around the water with song, game, and play-based instruction, help develop and strengthen general water safety skills, and introduce foundational skills for freestyle and forward swimming.

  • Tiny Turtles will typically learn in the shallow end (2-3 ft.) of the pool with 5-10 minutes of most practices in deeper water (4.5+ ft.).

    • *Note: This group is currently offered only at outdoor locations.

Requirements:

  • Be able to enter and exit the water safely

  • Feel happy in and around the water and in a group setting without their grown-up present

  • Swimmers must be toilet-trained

    Group Goals:

  • Become comfortable and confident submerging

  • Learn to practice alongside teammates and feel comfortable in a team setting

  • Learn basic skills required for floating on front and back, blowing bubbles, kicking, and treading water

little-fins

Little FINS

Ages 4 to 7 - Beginner 1

Primary Focus:

  • To further our swimmers’ comfort in and around the water, help develop and strengthen general water safety skills, learn the basic elements to a successful freestyle, and introduce foundational skills for backstroke swimming

  • Little FINS will typically practice:

    • In the shallow end (2-3 ft.) of the pool with 10-15 minutes in deeper water (4.5+ ft.) at outdoor facilities

Requirements:

  • Comfortable submerging and blowing bubbles

  • Comfortable floating unassisted on back and front 

  • Comfortable jumping in and swimming in deeper water (4.5+ ft.)

  • Has foundational kicking skills and can move forward on a kickboard for 15 yd/m without touching the bottom

  • Can attempt to move across the pool with forward motion and horizontal body position independently for 5-10 yd/m

Group Goals:

  • Become comfortable and confident swimming unassisted for 15-25 yd/m

  • Develop the foundational components of freestyle swimming including body position, kicking, and roll over breathing

  • Learn the introductory components of backstroke swimming including body position and kicking

  • Learn to practice alongside teammates and feel comfortable in a team setting

seahorses

Seahorses

Ages 5 to 8 - Beginner 2

Primary Focus:

  • Strengthening of basic components and foundational skills of freestyle and backstroke and an introduction to breaststroke and butterfly strokes

  • Seahorses will typically practice:

    • In the diving well at Old Farm & Seven Locks

Requirements:

  • Feel comfortable in deep water (4.5+ ft.) independently

  • Swim across a 25 yd/m pool unassisted with elements of a freestyle stroke

  • Kick across a 25 yd/m pool unassisted on the back

Group Goals:

  • Continue to develop freestyle swimming by learning side breathing and how to add arm strokes to their freestyle kick

  • Continue to develop backstroke swimming by learning how to add arm strokes to their backstroke kick

  • Learn the introductory components of breaststroke and butterfly kicking

  • Introduction to technical swimming skills such as streamlines, send offs, and diving

  • Introduction to swimming drills and swimming vocabulary

  • Learn to practice alongside teammates and feel comfortable in a team setting