4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Water comfort
Jess Harlow
Adaptive and inclusive swimming in Brighton, New York
Swim lessons that start with what helps
Laneline is a small swim school with its own warm pool. Children, teens and adults with different needs learn here, and a family that wants one place for everyone can book it together. Every swimmer starts with a placement visit.
- Children, teens and adults
- A ramp, wide steps and a lift
- Our own warm pool
At the placement visit
Tell us what helps
A first visit is a conversation, not a form. You know your swimmer, so we ask, and then we follow.
Getting in
By the ramp, the wide steps or the lift, with an instructor beside your swimmer. You choose, and we set it up before you arrive.
The water and the room
Warm or cooler, busy or quiet. We can start in the shallow corner and take as long as your swimmer likes.
How we talk and show
In words, with signs or picture cards, by showing first, or by letting your swimmer lead.
Who stays close
An instructor in the water, a caregiver beside your swimmer, or a caregiver on the deck or behind the glass.
Our pool
A warm teaching pool with a way in for everyone
We teach in one pool, indoors, so a swimmer learns where everything is. The water is warm and the shallow end is wide, with a ramp, steps and a lift on the deck.
A ramp entry with a rail
Wide steps into the shallow end
A lift on the deck
A bench behind the glass for families
Five levels
Levels named for what swimmers do
A level is a group of skills, not an age. Children, teens and adults share the same five, in classes grouped by age. A placement visit tells us where to start, and the instructor suggests moving on when a swimmer is ready.
- 01
Water comfort
SkillsGetting in by the ramp, the steps or the lift
Getting used to the water, the room and the sounds
Holding the wall or the instructor's hands
Finding a way to rest in the water
Moving upWhen getting in feels easy and the swimmer is happy away from the wall, the instructor suggests Floating.
- 02
Floating
SkillsFloating on the front or the back with support
Resting with a noodle or a belt
Blowing bubbles, if the swimmer likes
Turning around in the shallow end
Moving upWhen floating with support is steady, the instructor suggests Kicking.
- 03
Kicking
SkillsKicking with a board or a noodle
Arm pulls on the front and the back
Moving from the wall to the instructor
Changing direction
Moving upWhen kicking and pulling carry the swimmer a few body lengths, the instructor suggests Strokes.
- 04
Strokes
SkillsFreestyle and back crawl, adapted to the swimmer
Breathing to the side or lifting the head
Swimming across the width of the pool
Resting on the back between strokes
Moving upWhen a stroke carries the swimmer across the pool and back to a rest, the instructor suggests Longer swims.
- 05
Longer swims
SkillsSwimming a length of the pool with rests at the wall
Swimming beside a partner
Turning at the wall
Choosing the next goal with the instructor
Moving upThere is no level after this one; the instructor sets new goals with each swimmer every session.
Where to startBook your placement visit
Sample levels.
Every swimmer moves at their own pace.
By season
A session in every season
Every session is eight weeks in our one pool. A swimmer joins the next session with room, and placement visits run all year.
- September to early November
Fall session
Every level has a class, with room for new placements and for swimmers who are moving up.
- Eight weeks, Monday to Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings
Open - January to March
Winter session
The same week of classes in the coldest months, a good time to start for a swimmer who wants a warm pool to look forward to.
- Eight weeks, Monday to Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings
Open - April to June
Spring session
Families on the waitlist are offered a place in the order they asked, and we call or text the day one opens.
- Eight weeks, Monday to Thursday afternoons and Saturday mornings
Waitlist - July and August
Summer weeks
A swimmer comes every morning for a week, then picks another week or waits for the fall session.
- Weeks 1 to 6, Monday to Thursday mornings
Open
Sample sessions.
A class lasts forty-five minutes.
Fall session
A week of classes
Every class lasts forty-five minutes, and a swimmer keeps the same instructor through the session.
Fall session
Showing 15 of 15
Tuesday
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Floating
Naydelin Monzon
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Strokes
Naydelin Monzon
6:15 pm – 7:00 pm
Longer swims
Darshan Gurung
Thursday
4:00 pm – 4:45 pm
Floating
Naydelin Monzon
5:00 pm – 5:45 pm
Kicking
Jess Harlow
6:15 pm – 7:00 pm
Water comfort
Rickie Bearden
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Sample classes.
Times change by session; the enrollment page has this week's.
In the water
Who is in the water
An instructor is in the water with every swimmer, and a second adult joins where a swimmer needs more hands.
Adults to children
1 adult to 1 child
Water comfort, ages 5 and up
1 adult to 1 child
Floating, ages 5 and up
1 adult to 2 children
Kicking, ages 5 and up
1 adult to 2 children
Strokes, ages 5 and up
1 adult to 2 children
Longer swims, ages 5 and up
Staff checks and training
- Background checks
- CPR and first aid
- Lifeguard training
- Water safety instructors
Safety routines
Getting in
The instructor sets up the ramp, the steps or the lift before the swimmer arrives, and goes at the swimmer's pace.
Rinse and sign-in
Every swimmer rinses before class, and an instructor signs each swimmer in and out.
Parents and caregivers
A parent or caregiver stays on site and watches from the deck or the bench behind the glass. A caregiver in the water is planned at the placement visit.
Unwell or closed
A swimmer with a fever or a stomach bug stays home. We text families when the pool closes, and a class lost to a closure is made up.
Sample details.
Book a placement visit
Pick a time on our enrollment page and tell us what helps your swimmer. We will set up the way into the water before you arrive.
Phone(585) 555-0104
Hours
- Monday to ThursdayToday
- 3:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m.
- SaturdayToday
- 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m.
- Friday and SundayToday
- Closed