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The Alanton BayCliff Recreation Center is a swim and recreation club located in Virginia Beach, Virginia open the Friday of Memorial Day to Labor Day.
Youth Swim Team
British Swim School of Region Name offers a variety of swim lessons for all ages and skill levels - babies, toddlers, kids, or adults.
Swim, Scuba, Snorkel, freedive & Travel Center at Hilltop Plaza Virginia Beach. Learn to swim lessons ages 3 and up.
Coastal Virginia Aquatic Club offers training and practice groups for swimmers of all ages and ability levels. It is the goal of CVAC to offer age specific training for all of our athletes geared towards challenging each individual and developing each individual to the best of THEIR abilities. Each group at CVAC is designed to help swimmers reach a level in which they are ready to continue development in the next training group.
Offering Introduction to Stand Up Paddle (SUP) 101 class, Floating Yoga Studio, and Girls SUP Empowerment Camp ages 10-18. Private swim lessons are now available ages 1yr - adult.
Infant Swim Self Rescue Survival Swimming Lessons
Swimming Lessons for all ages: babies 6 months and up. Toddlers, children, teens and adults who have a fear of the water or Triathletes who desire to shave time off their swim.
Private, semi-private and create your own "custom group" lessons are available. Travel to your location (Chesapeake and Virginia Beach) is available with an additional travel fee.
Military families and DOD. MWR Youth coed sports aged 5-16. Soccer, baseball/tee ball, basketball, cheerleading. Swimming Lessons. Pool and Water Park. Special events. Birthday Parties available. Contact information for School Liaison.
K2 Diving is a year-round competitive springboard diving club in Hampton Roads. The club practices at locations in Virginia Beach, Norfolk, Hampton, and Newport News. Ages 7+
K2 Diving offers diving instruction for the new diver just starting out, to the advanced elite diver, and everyone in between. Formed in 2011, K2 Diving is a year-round competitive springboard diving club in Hampton Roads and is the only competitive springboard dive club in the area, encompassing Southeastern Va. and a 100-mile radius.
Larkspur Pool and Racquet Club. Membership required. Come spend the summer with us and enjoy a crystal clear 25-meter pool, expansive sun deck, large grassy area for kids and adults to play, picnic tables, snack bar, gas grills, diving board, monthly adult and family parties, swim team and more. Tennis lessons available seasonally.
Tennis instruction ages 7-15. Swim lessons, swim team
Dive Instruction. Swim Lessons ages 6mos+. Summer Swim Camps
Swim lessons provided by members of the Virginia Wesleyan Swim Team. Ages 3+ Private, one-on-one lessons, which facilitate an individualized approach and provide more direct supervision and instruction. At the end of the lessons, we hope that your child had fun and learned to be comfortable in the water and some new swimming skills
Military families. Youth coed sports aged 5-16. Soccer, baseball/tee ball, basketball, cheerleading, swim lessons. Water Park. Bowling. Child Care. Birthday parties available.
Year round competitive swim team for ages 5 and up with practice locations in Chesapeake, Suffolk, and Virginia Beach.
A great program for low cost swimming lessons for local children in Hampton Roads, VA.
A state-of-the-art fitness & aquatics center, indoor/outdoor pools and water park, mini-golf, teen enrichment, Baby + Me meet-ups, an art gallery, seniors club & programming, summer day camp and cultural offerings open to people of all faiths.
Activities for youth include infant playgroups, soccer (pre k – 3rd grade), yoga for kids, t-ball, youth basketball league, swimming (lessons and Swordfish Summer Swim team), self defense and little ninjas, and Kids Night Out.

Swim lessons for kids and adults.
Swim America offers swim lessons for ages 2 1/2 to 16 years.
Preschool Program (ages 2 1/2 - 5) focuses on age-appropriate safety skills including learning to float and get air, and swimming to the wall.
Children's Program (ages 5-16) focuses on a goal-driven and technique-oriented structure with immediate rewards for successful completion of set goals. School-age children need to learn to swim on top of the water and learning a good freestyle stroke with proper air exchange will help the participant build confidence in the water, and may even save their life.
If you have any questions, please contact Miss Cheri at swimamerica@cox.net. Lesson locations may vary by season, summer lessons take place in Virginia Beach.
Innovative and award winning, we teach survival swim lessons, stroke development, snorkeling, children with challenges and adults. Multiple teachers in Virginia, current instructors can be found on the link.
Swimming at the Y helps people thrive—in and out of the water. Swim lessons provide kids and teens with the opportunity to set goals and achieve success, learn water safety and enjoy swimming as a form of exercise. Through swimming lessons, swim teams, lap swimming and more, the YMCA of the South Hampton Roads provides a safe environment for swimmers of all ages and abilities.
AQUATIC PROGRAMS
- Swim Lessons
- Swim Teams
- Adaptive Swimming
- Family Open Swim
- Water Safety Programs
- Water Exercise Classes
POOL LOCATIONS
Chesapeake:
Great Bridge Family YMCA
Greenbrier Family YMCA
Taylor Bend Family YMCA
Norfolk:
Blocker Norfolk Family YMCA
Y on Granby (Outdoor pool only from May 23- August 18)
Portsmouth:
YMCA of Portsmouth
Effingham Street Family YMCA (Outdoor pool only from May 24- August 25)
Suffolk:
Suffolk Family YMCA
Virginia Beach:
Hilltop Family YMCA
Indian River Family YMCA
Mt. Trashmore Family YMCA
Princess Anne Family YMCA
Certified Infant Swimming Resource Instructor (ISR) and American Red Cross Swimming Lesson Instructor

