UPDATED MAY 13, 2026

TNYA is proud to provide an Adult Learn-to-Swim program (ALTS) aiming to teach New Yorkers basic water skills. Our course will teach you to jump confidently into deep water, tread water for at least a minute, float (back and front) for at least a minute, rhythmically breathe with a freestyle (front crawl) stroke (at least 25 yards), swim backstroke (at least 25 yards), and safely and confidently exit the pool from the deep end.

We are dedicated to meeting participants where they are in their swimming journey. Our coaches are US Masters Swimming certified Adult Learn to Swim instructors following the U.S.A. Swimming adult learn to swim curriculum. Classes are capped so as to yield at most a 1 : 3 instructor : student ratio.

Our program is offered weekly at our Tribeca, Hell’s Kitchen, and South Bronx locations. You can attend any combination of practices in any combination of locations, but you must attend six classes and we strongly recommend at least one class per week. All classes must be used within six months of purchase. Because the curriculum does not work if you don’t attend at least six classes, we don’t offer free trials, partial courses, one-off classes, or refunds except for documented medical reasons.

Participants must pre-pay for all six classes. We charge . Registration also includes a free trial for any two other TNYA practices for after you’ve completed your six ALTS classes.

If a class is full, you can either join the waitlist, which you can do direct on the Mindbody site, or book another time or location. Note that classes open 60 days in advance on a rolling basis, so on May 1 (for example), you can book classes until June 30.

TNYA also supports the ALTS program operated by +POOL, a New York City nonprofit driving free and safe access to the waters around New York City for swimming.

The ALTS program is appropriate for those without basic lifesaving swimming skills to get themselves to safety if they were to fall into deep water. If you already have these basic lifesaving skills, then the appropriate clinic program for you is our intermediate swim clinic program called Technique Development. If you do not yet have these lifesaving skills, then ALTS is the appropriate program for you!

Sponsorships and Financial Aid

Thanks to Pride Gives Back, US Masters Swimming, and the USA Swimming Foundation, we now offer financial aid for our ALTS program. If you cannot afford the $19.50 per class payment, we have funds to assist you! Please complete our financial aid application and allow two weeks for processing.