Jaguar Swim School

901 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

map901 W. New York Street, Indianapolis, IN 46202

About

Jaguar Swim School offers swim lessons for infants, toddlers, preschoolers, children, and adults, including Infant - Toddler Water Adjustments, Preschool Learn to Swim, Children's Learn to Swim, Adult Learn to Swim, and lap swim. The program also offers private and semi-private lessons for children, as well as Beginner, Intermediate, and Advanced Adult Group Lessons. Children's Learn to Swim uses a technique-oriented, progressive 10-station SwimAmerica program that moves from introductory skills to all four competitive strokes, turns, dives, and water safety skills.

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Schedule: Infant - Toddler Water Adjustments and Preschool Learn to Swim run seasonally from September to April on Saturday mornings; Children's Learn to Swim runs year-round Monday–Thursday in the late afternoon and early evening; Adult Learn to Swim and adult group lessons run year-round in the evening on Monday/Wednesday or Tuesday/Thursday.
• Price: Infant - Toddler Water Adjustments: $20 per lesson; Preschool Learn to Swim: $21 per lesson; Children's Learn to Swim: $33 per private lesson or $22 per person per semi-private lesson (both participants must register); Adult Learn to Swim: $15 per person per lesson.

Infant - Toddler Water Adjustments takes place in an 85° instructional pool, and a parent or guardian must be in the water at all times with their child, with swim diapers required for all lessons in this class. Preschool Learn to Swim has a coach-to-student ratio of 1:4, Infant - Toddler Water Adjustments has a coach-to-family ratio of 1:10, Children's Learn to Swim offers a 1:1 ratio for private lessons and 1:2 for semi-private lessons, and Adult Learn to Swim group lessons have a 1:7 ratio. Children's Learn to Swim follows the SwimAmerica 10 stations: Station 1 Air Exchange, Station 2 Floats and Glides, Station 3 Introduction to Kicking, Station 4 Crawl Stroke, Station 5 Freestyle, Station 6 Backstroke, Station 7 Introduction to Breaststroke and Butterfly, Station 8 Turns, Station 9 Lifetime Strokes, and Station 10 Individual Medley.

The curriculum at Jaguar Swim School is designed by SwimAmerica, a national learn-to-swim program created by the American Swimming Coaches Association, and instructors tailor lessons based on each participant’s needs and goals. The school states that it prioritizes water safety and teaches proper swimming techniques at every level, while maintaining a fun and nurturing environment for every swimmer to thrive. The program is led by Director Ed Merkling, who is also the facility rental contact for the IU Natatorium, and it is part of a facility that provides aquatic programming to Indiana University Indianapolis and surrounding communities and has hosted hundreds of state, regional, national, and international events.

Last updated May 15, 2026.

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