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, such as blowing bubbles, face submersion, and arm and leg action. This class is primarily focused on acclimating to the water, as well as learning verbal and physical cues, to prepare them to learn to swim in Preschool Aquatics swim lessons. Parents and children are also introduced to several water safety topics throughout the lessons. 

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. 

Fall 2026 Sessions

*We will not have Saturday session group lessons during the Fall, as the pools are closed during UNC home football game days. We will offer Saturday group lessons again in Spring 2027.

Registration for our Fall Group Swim Lessons will have staggered start and end dates.  

•  Session 1 registration will open on August 1.
  • M/W registrations close on August 19.
• Session 2 registration will open on August 31.
  • M/W registrations close on September 23.
• Session 3 Registration will open on October 5.
  • M/W registrations will close on October 21

Monday or Wednesday Evenings – 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.