Swim Lessons
Make a splash with Butler’s BullDAWG Swim School! Whether you’re just starting out or looking to refine your technique, our Starfish-certified instructors offer safe, fun, and skill-building lessons for all ages and abilities.
Come learn to swim with us!
Swim School
The Starfish Swim School curriculum is designed to build comfort, safety, and foundational swimming skills in children and adults. It emphasizes confidence in the water, safe entries and exits, floating, breath control, and body position—all while progressing through a series of five color levels.
The minimum age to participate in Swim School is three years old.
Levels
Stroke School
The Starfish Stroke School builds upon the foundation from Swim School by refining technique, increasing endurance, and developing proficiency in the four competitive strokes. Each level expands on skill, coordination, and fitness through the same five-color structure.
Levels
Private Swim Lessons
Private swim lessons are offered in a one-on-one (1:1) instructional format between the participant and a certified swim instructor. Private lessons follow the same color-level
progression and instructional benchmarks used in both Swim School and Stroke School,
ensuring consistency in skill development, safety expectations, and advancement
standards across all program formats.
Private lessons may be appropriate for participants seeking individualized instruction,
accelerated skill development, additional confidence in the water, or targeted support with specific skills. Advancement within private lessons is based on demonstrated readiness and successful completion of required safety benchmarks and swim benchmarks, consistent with group lesson expectations.
Availability for private lessons is limited and subject to swim instructor availability,
facility scheduling, and program capacity. Participation in private lessons does not
guarantee preferred scheduling or instructor assignment. Additional policies, pricing,
session structure, and registration procedures for private lessons will be published as the program expands.