Little Dolphins Swim Academy

Little Dolphins Swim Academy offers Bathtime Babies, Baby & Me, Toddler & Me, Gold Fish I, Get Wet, Get Gliding, Beginner I, Advanced Beginner I, Beginner II, Advanced Beginner II, Intermediate, and Super-Dolphin Squad. The classes are divided by age and ability, and the program runs as a perpetual swim class system where families can join whenever there is space in a class. Classes include 30-minute and 45-minute sessions.

Programs

• Bathtime Babies — two to six months old · $0 · First-time swim class; designed and offered to parents of newborns to introduce them to water and swimming at a young age.
• Baby & Me — 2-24 months · 30 minutes · Required ability: None. Must wear 2 reusable swim pants; no disposable diapers.
• Toddler & Me — 24 to 36 months · 30 minutes · Required ability: None. Under 3 or not potty trained must wear 2 reusable swim pants; no disposable diapers.
• Gold Fish I — 24-36 months · 30 minutes · Required ability: Child can leave Mom/Dad to take a group swim lesson; can allow water over the head.
• Get Wet — 3-6 (Kindergarten and younger) · 30 minutes · Required ability: Child can leave Mom/Dad to take swim lessons.
• Get Gliding — 3-6 (Kindergarten and younger) · 30 minutes · Required ability: Go underwater independently, jumping, or from a seated position.
• Beginner I — 3-6 (Kindergarten or below) · 30 minutes · Required ability: Child can float independently of swim instructor; can blow bubbles and achieve 5 relaxed bobs; can kick on their back with support behind their head/neck.
• Advanced Beginner I — 3-6 (Kindergarten or below) · 30 minutes · Required ability: Child can swim 40 feet freestyle with rotary breathing, on their back, and can surface dive to the bottom with some help.
• Beginner II — 6-12 (first grade and older) · 30 minutes · Required ability: Child can pour water over the head; can leave Mom/Dad to take a swim class.
• Advanced Beginner II — 6-12 (first grade and older) · 30 minutes · Required ability: Child can swim 40 feet of freestyle with rotary breathing and backstroke. They can perform a roll from front to back and can surface dive to the bottom with some help.
• Intermediate — 6-16 (first grade and older) · 45 minutes · Required ability: Child can swim 4 lengths of the pool with rotary breathing; can swim breaststroke; can butterfly for one length.
• Super-Dolphin Squad — 6-16 · 45 minutes · Required ability: Child can swim 4 lengths of the pool with rotary breathing; can swim breaststroke; can butterfly one length.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price range: $0
• General schedule: Perpetual swim classes system; join whenever there is space in a class. Classes are divided by age and ability.

About the provider

Little Dolphins Swim Academy has been operating since June 2011. Its mission is to teach swimming within the Principles of Compassion, Empowerment, Family and Excellence, with a lifetime mission to teach parents, infants, children, youth and adults swim safety, swim skills and a lifetime of swimming enjoyment. The program states that it has Olympic level swim instruction experience and is a Proud Gold Member of the New Jersey Swim Safety Alliance.

Most toddler swim classes are on weekday mornings, Saturday and Sunday afternoons. Classes are held 7 days a week. Free infant swim class: Bathtime Baby for ages two to six months old.

What families say

“My daughters have just signed up the end of February and my 7-year old can already swim freestyle down the length of the pool. My 5-year old is floating on her back and practicing freestyle and back stroke. The class size is small, the coaches are very attentive, and the director is easy to talk to and very knowledgeable on swim techniques and teaching children.” — Sara F.

Last updated October 28, 2026.