Adult Level Swim Lessons

Adult Swim Classes

For teens and adults ages 13+

Adult Basics

Adult Basics is for adults who have either not had swimming lessons before, or have just started learning and would like to become more comfortable in the water.  Basic swimming skills are taught along with water safety.  This class has a 1:6 instructor to swimmer ratio.

Adult Intermediate/Advanced

This level of swimming is for adults with at least a basic level of knowledge of swimming skills and would like to refine their skills and gain endurance.  This class has a 1:10 instructor to swimmer ratio.

Registration for each session closes on the Tuesday before the first day of class. Requests for group swim lesson refunds must be submitted in writing to uncaquatics@unc.edu no less than 2 weeks prior to the first day of swim lessons. 

Spring 2026 Sessions

Registration for our Spring Group Swim Lessons will have staggered starts.  

• Session 1 registration will open November 12th and close on December 18th at 12pm. Session 1 registration will reopen January 1st and close again on January 8th at 12pm.
• Session 2 registration will open on January 15th and close on February 11th at 12pm.
• Session 3 registration will open on February 23rd and close on March 18th at 12pm.

Monday and Wednesday Evenings – 8 Classes

Saturday Mornings – 4 Classes

Prices:

• 8 classes – $85 for members and $90 for non-member
• 4 classes – $50 for members and $55 for non-member

All UNC Aquatics programs are open to UNC faculty, staff, students and their families, and the Chapel Hill/Carrboro community.  If you are a member of the university community, you can use your ONYEN to login and register.  If you are a member of the university and would like to register your child or dependent, you can add them to your account by visiting stayactive.unc.edu, logging in with your ONYEN, clicking on your profile picture in the top right corner and updating your profile by clicking ADD FAMILY MEMBER at the bottom. 

If you do not have an ONYEN, please follow these steps to create an account:

• Log into stayactive.unc.edu
• Click on “Sign In” in the top right corner
• Click on “Sign Up” at the bottom of the pop up box
• Once you have created an account, go to the profile by selecting the username in the top right corner.
• Scroll down to “Add Family Member”
• Add the First Name and Last Name of the person participating in the class and click NEXT
• A Date of Birth for the participant is required to register for Aquatics programs.
• You are now ready to register for your desired program!