Parent-Child Swim Lessons

Parent and Child Aquatics

In Parent-Child swim lessons (6 months-36 months) parents learn how to safely work with their child in the water, including how to appropriately support and hold their child, and how to prepare and encourage their child to participate fully and try the skills.  Children receive an introduction to basic skills that lay a foundation for learning to swim. As the children progress through the skills, they are challenged to try more advanced skills until they are ready to move into Preschool Swim Lessons.  Parents and children are introduced to several water safety topics throughout the lessons.

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 or Wednesday Evenings – 4 Classes

Saturday Mornings – 4 Classes

Prices:

• 4 classes- $35 for members and $40 for non-members

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!

If you run into any issues, feel free to reach out to uncaquatics@unc.edu or (919)962-0768 for assistance.