At Long Island Swimming children are taught their strokes right the first time. The small group environment makes learning to swim easy and fun. Our learning sequences are geared towards small logical progressions that allow the whole stroke to be developed.

Children in our stroke clinics already have an understanding of the four competitive strokes and are able to demonstrate at least 25 yards of each butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, and freestyle, as well as complete four laps of continuous swimming. In every level of Stroke Clinic swimmers are introduced to drills in order to make their swimming more efficient. Swimmers are also encouraged to swim more to build the stamina, strength and endurance necessary to participate on a swim team.

Long Island Swimming's Stroke Clinics take place at both our Stewart avenue Pool and the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower park. Long Island Swimming's office is located in Garden City, at 750 Stewart Avenue. To find us please pull into the parking lot for Ethan Allen and drive to the back of the building. We are the rear entrance.

Stroke Clinic is offered Monday - Thursday afternoons at 5:00 pm and/or 6:00 pm depending on the class. All swimmers must be evaluated by Long Island Swimming staff to take part in the stroke clinic. The link on the left hand side of this page has more information about our next tryout.

White Stroke Clinic
The White Stroke Clinic is the first level of our stroke clinic program. Swimmers who have completed the Long Island Swim School Lane 4, or who have been evaluated by our instructors are eligible for this group. Children in Long Island Swimming's White Stroke Clinic will be introduced to basic swimming drills to improve their technique. Swimmers will also begin to learn flip turns and the open turns used in competitive swimming. White Stroke Clinic takes place at our Stewart Avenue pool. Classes are 40 minutes long and swimmers receive a 1:10 coach to swimmer ratio.

Red Stroke Clinic

The Red Stroke Clinic is the second level of the Long Island Swimming Stroke Clinic program. Swimmers who have completed the White Stroke Clinic, or who have otherwise been evaluated by our staff, are eligible for this group. Children in the Red Stroke Clinic will build upon the drills they have already learned, and work to improve their technique further. Instructors spend more time working on turns and also begin to teach racing dives. The Red Stroke Clinic takes place at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower park. Classes are 50 minutes long and swimmers receive a 1:13 coach to swimmer ratio.

Blue Stroke Clinic

The Blue stroke Clinic is the most advanced level of the Long Island Swimming Stroke Clinic program. Swimmers who have completed the Red Stroke Clinic, or who have otherwise been evaluated by our staff, are eligible for this group. Children in Advanced Stroke Clinic continue to develop proper technique while also building their endurance. Swimmers learn new drills and swim more to prepare them for swim team. The Blue Stroke Clinic takes place at the Nassau County Aquatic Center in Eisenhower park. Classes are 50 minutes long and swimmers receive a 1:13 coach to swimmer ratio.

Long Island Swimming's Stroke Clinic programs are taught by our friendly and knowledgable staff. All of our Stroke Clinic instructors were competitive swimmers, and the program is overseen by our full-time Long Island Aquatic Club coaching staff. Our instructors work closely with the LIAC coaches to break down the latest drills and most effective technique for our stroke clinic swimmers.

Swimmers in our stroke clinic programs may be invited to participate in swim meets. Once each session Long Island Swimming hosts a mini meet. These meets are a fantastic opportunity for our Stroke Clinic swimmers to show off what they've learned in a relaxed racing environment. The mini meet is a terrific learning experience for our Stroke Clinic swimmers and a great introduction into the competitive side of swimming.

Swimmers in our stroke clinic programs may also be invited to participate in swim meets with our competitive team, Long Island Aquatic Club. Swimmers are consistently evaluated by the coaching staff and are not asked to compete in these meets unless the instructors beleive they are both physically and mentally ready.

Long Island Swim School is the teaching arm of Long Island Swimming. Since its inception in 1979, Long Island Swimming has provided swim lessons for thousands of children throughout Nassau County and Long Island. Our program is under the direction of USA Swimming national level coaches Dave Ferris and Ginny Nussbaum. They are considered two of the top swimming coaches in the world. As top level coaches they know what works and they know how to teach it. Long Island Swimming works with every level of athlete from beginner through aspiring olympian. Long Island Swim School has programs to take your child from learn to swim into swim for life.

All swimmers must be evaluated by the coaching staff to participate in Stroke Clinic. Swimmers who are already in our program receive the paperwork for a new session when it becomes available. After two weeks registration becomes available to swimmers who have recently been evaluated. Please remember that there is a limit to the number of swimmers we can take each session. Once you receive your stroke clinic paperwork be sure to return it as soon as possible.

Long Island Swim School is located at 750 F. Stewart Avenue Garden City, NY 11530. Please mail all registration forms to this address. We are open Monday - Thursdays between 10 am and 6:30pm, and on Saturday mornings from 9:00 am until Noon when swimming lessons are in session.

If you have questions about our Stroke Clinic programs you can call 516-378-8467 or email Amy at ATaylor@longislandswimming.com