Kilpatrick Athletic Center launches SwimAmerica Lessons

04:19PM / Saturday, September 07, 2024Print Story | Email Story

GREAT BARRINGTON, Mass. — The Kilpatrick Athletic Center (KAC) has partnered with SwimAmerica to launch a series of Fall 2024 swimming lessons to the community.

SwimAmerica, a national learn-to-swim program designed to teach new swimmers endurance and technique, works with coaches and athletic trainers to offer lessons to their communities, including community members beginning their training at the age of three.

"Our goal in SwimAmerica is to teach water safety skills and excellent swimming technique. Every child that participates in our program will come out of it with more knowledge and skills to be safe in the water," said Assistant Aquatics Director John Vitell. "The Kilpatrick Athletic Center is proud to have been offering swim lessons for 26 years — since its opening."

The Kilpatrick houses an eight-lane, 25 yard pool with a minimal level of chlorinated, locally-sourced spring water, which leaves the water soft and without chemical smell or taste, while also making it safe to swim in.

The Kilpatrick will launch lessons for young swimmers hoping to kick the school year off with a splash beginning Tuesday, September 10th. Pre-School learners - ages three and four - will begin Tuesdays, Sept. 10 to Oct. 29, 5:15 - 5:45 p.m; Parent and Infant (seven months to three years old) lessons begin Tuesdays, Sept. 10 to Oct. 29, 4 - 4:30 p.m.

School-age lessons for ages 5 to 13 will begin Tuesdays and Thursdays, Sept. 10 and 12 through Oct. 29 and 31, and will be broken into separate groups: Stations 1-5 will have class from 4:30 p.m and 4:40 - 5:10 p.m. Stations 6-10 will attend from 5:20 - 6:00 p.m. If this is your child's first time in our program, please register them for a stations 1-5 time slot, where the first class will be an evaluation.

Programs consist of seven lessons. Lessons will pause the week of October 1st and 3rd and resume the following week. If you have any questions, feel free to reach out to John Vitell at jvitell@simons-rock.edu

Learn more about the Kilpatrick Athletic Center here: https://simons-rock.edu/student-life/campus-experience/kilpatrick-athletic-center/index.php

Tags: bard college, swimming,

iBerkshires.com Text Ads

Greylock Youth SummerFest

Come join in on the wealth building fun! August 3-8. Click for event details. Insured by NCUA.

www.greylock.org

rk MILES Blding Materials

Are You Ready to Update Your Home? Start With rk MILES. 4 Locations (800)670-7433

www.rkmiles.com

If you would like to contribute information on this article, contact us at info@iberkshires.com.

Letter: Southern Berkshire Ambulance Expresses Gratitude for Support

Letter to the Editor07:00PM / Saturday, August 08, 2026

To the Editor:

Over the next nine months, the Southern Berkshire Ambulance Squad (SBAS) will take delivery of two new ambulances, at a cost of roughly $1 million, to replace two vehicles that are very much on their last wheels. Lacking that $1 million, SBAS had to put out an emergency call of its own. I write to share the wonderful news that Berkshire Preservation Inc. (BPI) more than answered our call.

BPI's board, which includes Carole Owens, Louis Schroeter, Wende and David Carver, Nelson Furlano, and Todd Ehrlich worked tirelessly to organize a benefit concert at the Colonial Theatre that netted $98,877 for SBAS. We saw firsthand how hard they worked to bring it off, and we could not be more grateful to be the beneficiaries of their efforts and generosity.

SBAS answers your emergency calls 24/7/365. It means a great deal to us that when we were the ones in need, BPI answered ours. If you would like to learn more about BPI, and you should, please go to preservationinc.org.

With deep gratitude,

Ken Schumacher
Great Barrington, Mass.

Ken Schumacher is president of the board of directors
of the Southern Ambulance Squad

View Full Story