Penguin City Swim

Penguin City Swim offers Water Babies for children 6 months to 2 years old, with water acclimation, basic skills, and safety in 30-minute classes priced at $57 per class. It also offers Little Blue Level 1 through King Swim Clinic, with lessons that include pool safety, water adjustment, floating, kicking, freestyle, backstroke, treading, surface dives, butterfly, sidestroke, diving, starts, turns, sprints, distance swimming, and swim meets. The program also offers Gentoo Adult Beginner and Royal Adult Intermediate for adults over 18 years old.

Programs

• Water Babies — 6 months to 2 years old · $57 per class · Water acclimation, basic skills, and safety; 30 minutes.
• Little Blue Level 1 — Ages 2 to 18 years old · Pool safety, water adjustment, and introductory floating techniques.
• Galapagos Level 2 — Ages 2 to 18 years old · Head and face underwater, independent floating, kicking, and assisted jumps.
• Rockhopper Level 3 — Ages 2 to 18 years old · Introduction to freestyle, swimming on back, and independent jumps.
• Humboldt Level 4 — Ages 2 to 18 years old · Beginning freestyle/backstroke, underwater swimming, treading, and surface dives.
• Macaroni Level 5 — Ages 2 to 18 years old · Coordinated swim strokes, beginning butterfly and sidestroke, and diving.
• Chinstrap Level 6 — Ages 2 to 18 years old · Proper swim strokes, diving, starts, and turns.
• King Swim Clinic — Ages 2 to 18 years old · Sprints and distance swimming, mastery of starts and turns, and swim meets.
• Gentoo Adult Beginner — Over 18 years old · Basic water safety, floating, beginner strokes, and underwater.
• Royal Adult Intermediate — Over 18 years old · Advanced swimming skills, butterfly intro, dives, and treading.

At a glance

• Ages: 0–18 years old
• Price range: $57 per class
• General schedule: Lessons are offered 7 days a week. Classes can range from 30, 45, or 60 minutes.

About the provider

Craig Weingard is the owner of Penguin City Swim. The page lists Kim, Ava, Autumn, Omara, Zaire, Rachel, Aaron, Edith, Finn, Jaydon, Julianne, Talia, Troy, Mariana, Hailey, Katie, and Megumi on the leadership team. Craig has been the exclusive provider of swim instruction at The Moise Safra Center since 2019 and at New York Sports Club’s East 45th Street location since 2022. Penguin City Swim says it has taught over 1,000 students how to swim and that its mission is to positively impact students' self-esteem, physical development, and overall confidence both in and out of the water by providing life-saving water safety skills and superior swim instruction in a fun, relaxed environment.

Clients pay for the full tuition prior to the start of each session. If a client joins after a session has started, tuition is pro-rated. Trial lessons are available and are not free. The program says students of all ages and abilities are accepted. Make up and cancellation policies are available at links for John Jay, NYSC, and Moise Safra Center. If a student joins midway through the semester, they may be placed in an empty class or a class with students of similar age and level.

Last updated November 7, 2026.