Wildwood Manor Pool Summer 2026

FINS will host small group programming at Wildwood Manor Pool throughout summer 2026. The group levels offered will be: Tiny Turtles, Little FINS, Seahorses, Marlins, and Swordfish.  Please reference practice timing and session dates below! (NOTE: times differ based on your swimmer’s group level.)

Session Dates:
Session 1: June 14 – July 2 (3 weeks)

Session 2: July 5 – July 23 (3 weeks)

Session 3: July 26 – August 7 (2 weeks)

 

Practice Schedule:

Tiny Turtles and Little FINS:

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 3:30pm

Wednesday at 11:00am and 11:30am

Saturday at 9:00am and 9:30am* Session 3 only

Sunday at 9:00am, 9:30am and 10:00am

Seahorses, Marlins, and Swordfish:

Monday, Tuesday, and Thursday at 6:30pm

Wednesday at 11:00am 

Saturday at 9:15am* Session 3 only

Sunday at 9:15am

Adult Programming: 

FINS will host masters programming for adult swimmers aged 18 and older twice a week.

Program Dates: June 6th through July 24th (7 weeks)

Program Schedule: Tuesdays and Thursdays 6:00-7:15am

Click HERE to register. Email masters@finsswimming.com for more information. 

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Tiny Turtles

Ages 3 to 6
Very Beginner

Shark fin emerging from water, symbolizing FINS Swimming's advanced swim group for older children and teens.

Little FINS

Ages 4 to 7
Beginner 1

Blue seahorse graphic representing the "Seahorses" beginner swim group for ages 5 to 8 at FINS Swimming, emphasizing aquatic themes and child-friendly design.

Seahorses

Ages 5 to 8
Beginner 2

Illustration of a marlin, representing the Swordfish swim group for ages 11 to 15 at FINS Swimming, emphasizing intermediate swimming skills.

Marlins

Ages 7 to 10
Intermediate

Swordfish illustration representing the Swordfish group for intermediate swimmers ages 11 to 15 at FINS Swimming, highlighting aquatic themes related to swim instruction.

Swordfish

Ages 11 to 15
Intermediate

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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 

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

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

Shark fin emerging from water, symbolizing the advanced Sharks swimming group for ages 10 to 14 at FINS Swimming.

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.) 

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

Blue seahorse graphic representing the "Seahorses" swimming group for ages 5 to 8 at FINS Swimming, emphasizing foundational skills in freestyle and backstroke.

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 a 25 yd/m “main competition pool”

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

Stylized marlin graphic representing the Marlins swimming group for children ages 7 to 10 at FINS Swimming, focusing on refining freestyle and backstroke techniques.

Marlins

Ages 7 to 10 - Intermediate

Primary Focus:

  • Refining freestyle and backstroke, strengthening the basic components of breaststroke and butterfly, and developing technical skills including starts, flipturns, breaststroke pull outs, underwater kick-outs, breakouts, etc.

  • Marlins will practice:

      • In a 25 yd/m “main competition pool”

    Requirements:

    • – Comfortable swimming beyond 25 yd/m of the pool

    • – Has a clear understanding of freestyle including kicking, arm strokes, and side breathing

    • – Has a clear understanding of backstroke including kicking and arm strokes

    • – Can attempt a “frog” breaststroke kick and “dolphin” butterfly kick for 25 yd/m of the pool

          • *Note: Most athletes in this group are swimmers who have spent time on a swim team or have received some type of organized swim instruction.  They feel confident swimming back and forth with ease, but their strokes are still in need of fine-tuning.  Divisions within this group will exist based on swimmer abilities.

Group Goals:

  • – Refine freestyle and backstroke swimming

    – Gain further mastery of breaststroke and butterfly

    – Gain exposure to race pace swimming

    – Develop technical skills (starts, flipturns, breaststroke pull outs, underwater kick-outs, breakouts, etc.)

    – Further swimming vocabulary and learn new drills that help swimmers understand the different components that make up every stroke

Swordfish illustration representing the Swordfish group for intermediate swimmers ages 11 to 15 at FINS Swimming, highlighting aquatic themes related to swim instruction.

Swordfish

Ages 11 to 15 - Intermediate

Primary Focus:

    • – Refining all four strokes and all technical skills including starts, flipturns, breaststroke pull outs, underwater kick-outs, breakouts, etc.

    • Swordfish will practice:

      • In a 25 yd/m “main competition pool”

  • Requirements:

    • – Comfortable swimming beyond 25 yd/m of the pool in freestyle and backstroke

      – Must have a clear understanding of all four strokes including kicking and arm strokes- strokes may not be refined, but swimmers are familiar with the general motions that make up every stroke

      • *Note: Most athletes in this group are swimmers who have spent time on a swim team or have received some type of organized swim instruction.  They feel confident swimming back and forth with ease, but their strokes are still in need of fine-tuning.  Divisions within this group will exist based on swimmer abilities.

Group Goals:

  • – Refine all four strokes

    – Gain exposure to race pace swimming

    – Become more proficient with all technical skills (starts, flipturns, breaststroke pull outs, underwater kick-outs, breakouts, etc.)

    – Further swimming vocabulary and learn new drills that help swimmers understand the different components that make up every stroke