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1120 West Patrick Street, Frederick, MD 21702Monday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Tuesday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Wednesday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Thursday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pm · Friday: Closed · Saturday: 8:00 am to 1:00 pm · Sunday: ClosedMonday: 3:00 pm to 7:30 pmWoman owned(301) 555-0105
Kickboard Swim School
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Swim lessons in Frederick, Maryland

A warm pool and a level for every swimmer

Kickboard is a family swim school with one heated teaching pool. We teach ages 3 to 10 in six levels, each with its own cap color, and every swimmer starts with a short placement visit in the water.

Book a placement visitSee the six levels
  • Ages 3 to 10
  • Six levels, six cap colors
  • Parents watch through the glass
A shallow teaching pool with wide steps, a rope of floats and a skylight overhead, the water still and the pool empty

Six levels

Find your swimmer's cap color

Each level has a cap color, an age range and a short list of what swimmers practice. A placement visit tells us where to start, and the instructor decides when a swimmer moves up.

  1. Water comfort

    Yellow cap, ages 3 to 5
    Skills

    • Entering and leaving by the steps

    • Blowing bubbles

    • Getting the face wet, one step at a time

    • Moving through the water holding the instructor's hands

    Moving up

    When bubbles and a calm entry by the steps are steady, the instructor suggests Floating.

  2. Floating

    Orange cap, ages 4 to 6
    Skills

    • Floating on the front and back with support

    • Putting the face in and blowing bubbles

    • Kicking with a kickboard

    • Reaching for the wall

    Moving up

    When floating with support and kicking with a board are steady, the instructor suggests Kicking.

  3. Kicking

    Green cap, ages 5 to 7
    Skills

    • Kicking on the front and back

    • Gliding from the wall

    • Arm pulls with a kickboard

    • Turning the head to breathe

    Moving up

    When kicking and gliding are steady on the front and back, the instructor suggests Strokes.

  4. Strokes

    Blue cap, ages 6 to 8
    Skills

    • Freestyle arms with breathing to the side

    • Back crawl arms

    • Swimming across the width of the pool

    • Treading water with the instructor close

    Moving up

    When freestyle and back crawl cross the width of the pool, the instructor suggests Stroke combinations.

  5. Stroke combinations

    Purple cap, ages 7 to 9
    Skills

    • Freestyle and back crawl linked together

    • Breaststroke kick

    • Swimming a length of the pool

    • Sculling on the back and treading water

    Moving up

    When two strokes link and a length of the pool is swum, the instructor suggests Endurance and technique.

  6. Endurance and technique

    Navy cap, ages 8 to 10
    Skills

    • Longer swims at an even pace

    • Butterfly kick and the four strokes

    • Turns at the wall

    • Streamlines off the wall

    Moving up

    There is no level after this one; the instructor sets new goals with each swimmer every session.

Where to startBook a placement visit

Sample levels.

Every swimmer moves at their own pace.

Your first visit

Three steps from the front door to a class

A placement visit is a short time in the water with an instructor, so we can suggest a level.

What to bring and what we look at
  1. 01

    Step 1: Book a time

    Choose a placement time on our enrollment page, or call the front desk. Tell us your swimmer's age and the level you think fits, or tell us you are not sure.

  2. 02

    Step 2: Get in the water with an instructor

    Your swimmer gets in on the step or within arm's reach of the instructor while you watch from the pool side. We look at how they enter, float and kick, and we go at their pace.

  3. 03

    Step 3: Leave with a level

    The instructor suggests a level and a cap color, and we show you the classes with room on the schedule.

This session's classes

Afternoons Monday to Thursday and Saturday mornings, by level and age.

Fall session

Showing 19 of 19

  • Monday

    • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

      Yellow cap

      Jahziel · 30 minutes

      Ages 3 to 5Water comfortOpenRegister

    • 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm

      Orange cap

      Aryana · 30 minutes

      Ages 4 to 6FloatingOpenRegister

    • 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

      Green cap

      Dempsey · 45 minutes

      Ages 5 to 7KickingWaitlistRegister

    • 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm

      Blue cap

      Rylan · 45 minutes

      Ages 6 to 8StrokesOpenRegister

  • Tuesday

    • 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm

      Blue cap

      Sherlene · 45 minutes

      Ages 6 to 8StrokesFull

    • 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

      Purple cap

      Heike · 45 minutes

      Ages 7 to 9Stroke combinationsOpenRegister

    • 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm

      Navy cap

      Heike · 45 minutes

      Ages 8 to 10Endurance and techniqueOpenRegister

  • Wednesday

    • 4:00 pm – 4:30 pm

      Yellow cap

      Ayla · 30 minutes

      Ages 3 to 5Water comfortFull

    • 4:45 pm – 5:15 pm

      Orange cap

      Ayla · 30 minutes

      Ages 4 to 6FloatingOpenRegister

    • 5:30 pm – 6:15 pm

      Green cap

      Dempsey · 45 minutes

      Ages 5 to 7KickingOpenRegister

    • 6:30 pm – 7:15 pm

      Blue cap

      Rylan · 45 minutes

      Ages 6 to 8StrokesWaitlistRegister

  • Thursday

    • 4:00 pm – 4:45 pm

      Green cap

      Aryana · 45 minutes

      Ages 5 to 7KickingOpenRegister

    • 5:00 pm – 5:45 pm

      Purple cap

      Heike · 45 minutes

      Ages 7 to 9Stroke combinationsWaitlistRegister

    • 6:00 pm – 6:45 pm

      Navy cap

      Sherlene · 45 minutes

      Ages 8 to 10Endurance and techniqueOpenRegister

  • Saturday

    • 8:00 am – 8:30 am

      Yellow cap

      Jahziel · 30 minutes

      Ages 3 to 5Water comfortOpenRegister

    • 8:45 am – 9:15 am

      Orange cap

      Enid · 30 minutes

      Ages 4 to 6FloatingOpenRegister

    • 9:30 am – 10:15 am

      Green cap

      Dempsey · 45 minutes

      Ages 5 to 7KickingOpenRegister

    • 10:30 am – 11:15 am

      Blue cap

      Sherlene · 45 minutes

      Ages 6 to 8StrokesWaitlistRegister

    • 11:30 am – 12:15 pm

      Purple cap

      Rylan · 45 minutes

      Ages 7 to 9Stroke combinationsOpenRegister

Sample classes.

Times change by session; the enrollment page has the latest.

At the pool

Watch from the bench behind the glass

Parents sit on the bench behind the glass wall, and brothers and sisters are welcome beside you. Swimmers can see you from the water, and the instructor waves to the bench before each class begins.

  • Shoes in the cubbies, towels on the hooks

  • Phones stay away from the water's edge

  • A parent or guardian stays on site

Family policies
A preschooler with goggles pushed up at the pool wall, smiling, with an adult sitting on the deck behind

What families write

  • “We booked a placement visit not knowing which level to pick. The instructor got in the water with my son, took her time and told us why she suggested the yellow cap.”

    Tasha W., parent of a four-year-old

  • “The schedule shows which classes have room and which have a waitlist, so I am not guessing, and the front desk picks up the phone.”

    Marcus L., parent of a seven-year-old

  • “The water is warm, the bench by the window is comfortable, and the instructors keep the same routine every week. My daughter knows what comes next.”

    Priya N., parent of a six-year-old

Sample reviews.

Who is in the water

An instructor is in the water or on the step beside every swimmer. The board shows how many swimmers each instructor has in every level, and the checks our instructors hold.

Safety at the pool

Adults to children

  • 1 adult to 3 children

    Water comfort, ages 3 to 5

  • 1 adult to 4 children

    Floating, ages 4 to 6

  • 1 adult to 4 children

    Kicking, ages 5 to 7

  • 1 adult to 4 children

    Strokes, ages 6 to 8

  • 1 adult to 6 children

    Stroke combinations, ages 7 to 9

  • 1 adult to 6 children

    Endurance and technique, ages 8 to 10

  • Ages 3 to 10

Staff checks and training

  • Background checks
  • CPR and first aid
  • Lifeguard training
  • Water safety instructors

Safety routines

  • Sign-in and the deck

    Swimmers sign in at the front desk, rinse at the showers and wait on the bench until the instructor calls their level.

  • Parents on site

    A parent or guardian stays at the pool during every class and watches from the bench or the deck.

  • Unwell or closed

    We tell families by text when the pool closes, and a missed class is made up in the same session.

Sample details.

Book a placement visit

Choose a time on our enrollment page. Bring a towel; swim shirts are welcome.

Book a placement visit
Phone(301) 555-0105
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