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Back to School, Back to Pool: Why Fall Is the Best Time to Start Swim Lessons
Back to School, Back to Pool: Why Fall Is the Best Time to Start Swim Lessons As the school year begins and routines fall back
August 8, 2025
Welcome to Bulldog Swim Academy
Grow Your Swim Skills
Bulldog Swim Academy offers swimming lessons for toddlers, elementary school children, teens, and adults in Orange and New Haven, CT.
Our Swimming Programs
Bulldog Swim Academy offers swimming lessons for toddlers, elementary school children and adults. We use a self paced, mastery model that allows everyone to learn and grow at their own pace. Classes are small, so that every student receives excellent personal attention. Becoming safe and confident around water and in the pool are the most important skills that our students will learn in all of our programs.
Our Process for Youth Swim Classes
Bulldog Swim Academy uses a perpetual and mastery model. The benefits are:
Enroll and register once; your student continues in classes until they complete all of the levels or you decide to take a break.
Your student is promoted to the next level as soon as they master the skills in the current class, they learn and progress at their own rate.
Our classes have a 4:1 student to instructor ratio, this means a lot of attention and practice every class.
Safety first. Our first priority is to make our students water safe. We give them the skills they need to prevent accidental drowning.
Our classes use Layers and Repetitions to teach. All of the skills they learn are an important part of a bigger, more challenging skill.
Why Choose Bulldog Swim Academy
Former Olympians on Staff
Safety-first Approach
Fun Lessons
Small Class Sizes
Easy & Convenient Booking
State-of-the-art Facilities
🌟 Green Level Goals with Instructor Mike! 🏊♀️
Watching our students master essential water skills is the best! This level is all about building confidence and technique.
In this clip, you can see our student rocking:
⬆️ Pop-ups (learning to get that breath!)
🐊 Alligator Breathing (great face control!)
🌊 Jumps and retrieving Rings from the bottom!
Keep up the fantastic work, team! You’re making waves! 💚
#BulldogSwimAcademy #GreenLevel #SwimLessons WaterSafety InstructorDre FutureSwimmer
🌟 Green Level Goals with Instructor Mike! 🏊♀️
Watching our students master essential water skills is the best! This level is all about building confidence and technique.
In this clip, you can see our student rocking:
⬆️ Pop-ups (learning to get that breath!)
🐊 Alligator Breathing (great face control!)
🌊 Jumps and retrieving Rings from the bottom!
Keep up the fantastic work, team! You’re making waves! 💚
#BulldogSwimAcademy #GreenLevel #SwimLessons WaterSafety InstructorDre FutureSwimmer
🏊♂️ Level Up: Blue Class Skills! 🐾
Watch Instructor Mike walk us through the essential swimming skills mastered in the Blue Level at Bulldog Swim Academy. Consistency is key!
Featuring:
Starfish Float 5
Peanut Butter 1 (Sculling/Kicking)
Peanut Butter & Jelly (Back to Front Roll)
Cannonball Float 1 (Safety Float)
Underwater Swim 1 (Launching & Wipers)
Seahorse Ride 1 (Vertical Balance)
Streamline 1 (Powerful Launch)
Ready to dive into the next level?
#bulldogswimacademy #SwimLessons #BlueLevel #LearnToSwim #SwimSkills #WaterSafety
🏊♂️ Level Up: Blue Class Skills! 🐾
Watch Instructor Mike walk us through the essential swimming skills mastered in the Blue Level at Bulldog Swim Academy. Consistency is key!
Featuring:
Starfish Float 5
Peanut Butter 1 (Sculling/Kicking)
Peanut Butter & Jelly (Back to Front Roll)
Cannonball Float 1 (Safety Float)
Underwater Swim 1 (Launching & Wipers)
Seahorse Ride 1 (Vertical Balance)
Streamline 1 (Powerful Launch)
Ready to dive into the next level?
#bulldogswimacademy #SwimLessons #BlueLevel #LearnToSwim #SwimSkills #WaterSafety
Get ready to serve, volly, and support a great cause! 💜 Bulldog Swim Academy is proud to support Project Purple, working towards a world without pancreatic cancer.
Join us on November 15, 2025, from 9 AM - 4 PM for a fun-filled day. Scan the QR code in our post to donate!
#teambulldogswimacademy #PickleballTournament #ProjectPurple #PancreaticCancerAwareness
Get ready to serve, volly, and support a great cause! 💜 Bulldog Swim Academy is proud to support Project Purple, working towards a world without pancreatic cancer.
Join us on November 15, 2025, from 9 AM - 4 PM for a fun-filled day. Scan the QR code in our post to donate!
#teambulldogswimacademy #PickleballTournament #ProjectPurple #PancreaticCancerAwareness
🌟 Make a Difference This Holiday Season! 🌟
Join the Bulldog Swim Academy for our Food, Coat & Toy Drive and help us make a positive impact in our community! 💙
We are collecting donations for:
🥫 Non-Perishable Food
🧥 New or Gently Used, Clean Coats
🎁 New, Unwrapped Toys
Drop Off Donations:
Dates: November 12th through December 12th
Times: 4 PM - 7 PM Monday - Thursday
OR: 10 AM - 12 PM Saturdays & Sundays
Together we can help local families stay warm and share holiday cheer! Thank you for your support!
🌟 Make a Difference This Holiday Season! 🌟
Join the Bulldog Swim Academy for our Food, Coat & Toy Drive and help us make a positive impact in our community! 💙
We are collecting donations for:
🥫 Non-Perishable Food
🧥 New or Gently Used, Clean Coats
🎁 New, Unwrapped Toys
Drop Off Donations:
Dates: November 12th through December 12th
Times: 4 PM - 7 PM Monday - Thursday
OR: 10 AM - 12 PM Saturdays & Sundays
Together we can help local families stay warm and share holiday cheer! Thank you for your support!
On this Veterans Day, we pause to honor the incredible service and sacrifices of our veterans. From all of us at Bulldog Swim Academy, thank you. ❤️🤍💙
Reminder: Classes are running as scheduled today! We are open to serve our community, just as our veterans served us.
#VeteransDay2025 #HonoringService #SwimAcademy #NeverForget
On this Veterans Day, we pause to honor the incredible service and sacrifices of our veterans. From all of us at Bulldog Swim Academy, thank you. ❤️🤍💙
Reminder: Classes are running as scheduled today! We are open to serve our community, just as our veterans served us.
#VeteransDay2025 #HonoringService #SwimAcademy #NeverForget
From beginner to independent swimmer! 🏊 This is the Red Level where students transition to real stroke movement and deep-water skills.
Watch the focus on Freestyle technique and a strong, controlled Treading Water hold. Safety first, skills always! Great job to Instructor Manuel and our dedicated student!
What’s the best swim tip you ever received? Share it below! 👇
#SwimLife #SwimmingLessons #TreadingWater #bulldogswimacademy
From beginner to independent swimmer! 🏊 This is the Red Level where students transition to real stroke movement and deep-water skills.
Watch the focus on Freestyle technique and a strong, controlled Treading Water hold. Safety first, skills always! Great job to Instructor Manuel and our dedicated student!
What’s the best swim tip you ever received? Share it below! 👇
#SwimLife #SwimmingLessons #TreadingWater #bulldogswimacademy
Learning to swim with the best! Instructor Iyahnie guiding our swimmer through the essential skills of Level White.
We’re building strong foundations with Freestyle 3, perfecting that Backstroke 1 arm action (thumb out, pinky in!), and mastering our full-body control with the Monkey Airplane Soldier 1 drill. Great work in the water!
#BulldogSwimAcademy #SwimLessons #Freestyle #Backstroke #WhiteLevel #WaterSafety
Learning to swim with the best! Instructor Iyahnie guiding our swimmer through the essential skills of Level White.
We’re building strong foundations with Freestyle 3, perfecting that Backstroke 1 arm action (thumb out, pinky in!), and mastering our full-body control with the Monkey Airplane Soldier 1 drill. Great work in the water!
#BulldogSwimAcademy #SwimLessons #Freestyle #Backstroke #WhiteLevel #WaterSafety
👋 A friendly reminder from your Bulldog Swim Academy team!
We want to make sure your swim journey is smooth and clear. Please take a moment to review our key policies on Enrollment, Payments, Makeups, and Withdrawal.
Quick highlights:
Classes are ongoing and billed monthly until a withdrawal is requested.
To avoid extra tuition charges, please provide 15 days written notice via email or post for withdrawal.
Makeups are a courtesy—you get one token every 90 days (max four per year).
A non-refundable $25 Anniversary Fee is charged yearly on your enrollment date.
Review the details in the slides to stay informed and swim on without a hitch! 💙
#BulldogSwimAcademy #SwimPolicies #SwimFamily #keepswimming
👋 A friendly reminder from your Bulldog Swim Academy team!
We want to make sure your swim journey is smooth and clear. Please take a moment to review our key policies on Enrollment, Payments, Makeups, and Withdrawal.
Quick highlights:
Classes are ongoing and billed monthly until a withdrawal is requested.
To avoid extra tuition charges, please provide 15 days written notice via email or post for withdrawal.
Makeups are a courtesy—you get one token every 90 days (max four per year).
A non-refundable $25 Anniversary Fee is charged yearly on your enrollment date.
Review the details in the slides to stay informed and swim on without a hitch! 💙
#BulldogSwimAcademy #SwimPolicies #SwimFamily #keepswimming
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