Make a splash year-round with Cooper. For more than 20 years, Cooper Fitness Center has taught children the lifelong and lifesaving sport of swimming. Our goal is to make strong and secure swimmers by teaching swim skills and water safety.
Swim Pro Marni Kerner provides private and semi-private lessons in a positive and nurturing environment. Lessons focus on helping each swimmer:
- Develop stroke mechanics and efficiency
- Learn proper breathing mechanics
- Build stamina and confidence in the water
- Overcome fear of the water
Learn More:
Private/Semi-Private Lessons (Year-Round)
Cooper Swim Club (Summer)
Competitive Swim Training (Winter)
CHILDREN & TEEN SWIMMING LESSONS
Our Swim Pro, Marni Kerner, works with children of all ages, infants to teens. She has more than 15 years of experience teaching swimming, including coaching The Hockaday School swim team since 2009.
We offer:
- Private and semi-private lessons
- Triathlon swim training
- Swim team preparation training
Cooper Swim Academy is built on the core structure of consistency, class size, class time and repetition. Read more about how our lessons are structured.
For beginner to intermediate swimmers, 30-minute private lessons are recommended. For intermediate to advanced swimmers, 60-minute lessons are ideal.
PRIVATE LESSONS
Year-round
Individual Lessons
- 30-minute lesson, $65
- 60-minute lesson, $110
One-Week Package
- Five, 30-minute lessons in one week (M-F), $275
- Three, 60-minute lessons in one week (M-F), $295
Package to be Completed within One Month*
- Five, 30-minute lessons in one month, $300
- Three, 60-minute lessons in one month, $315
*To be completed within one month of start date
SEMI-PRIVATE LESSONS
2-4 children within the same family; Year-round
Individual Lessons
- 30-minute lesson, $45/swimmer
- 60-minute lesson, $75/swimmer
One-Week Package
- Five, 30-minute lessons in one week (M-F), $175/swimmer
- Three, 60-minute lessons in one week (M-F), $195/swimmer
Package to be Completed within One Month*
- Five, 30-minute lessons in one month, $200/swimmer
- Three, 60-minute lessons in one month, $210/swimmer
*To be completed within one month of start date
PARENT-CHILD LESSONS
Year-round
30-minute session; children's age: 8-17
Member, $70/half hour; Non-member, $80/half hour
COOPER SWIM CLUB
May 10-August 12, 2021
Ages 6-15
A pre-competitive group swim program, Cooper Swim Club conditions and challenges any level of swimmer. For availability and pricing, contact Marni Kerner by email or phone, 972.233.4832, ext. 5447.
Must be able to swim any stroke 25 yards unassisted
Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays | 5:30-6:30 p.m.
Tuesdays and Thursdays | 4:30-5:30 p.m.
YOUTH COMPETITIVE SWIM TRAINING
Polar Bears Swim Training
December 10, 2020-March 6, 2021
Ages 6-15
Swim like a polar bear by swim season with Cooper Fitness Center’s Polar Bears competition-oriented swim sessions. Led by Cooper Swim Pro Marni Kerner, your young swimmer practices swim strokes and conditioning exercises in our one-hour sessions.
Cubs ages 6-15 years must be able to swim 50 yards continuously. Limited to 8 participants.
Unlike the Arctic, the water is always warm at Cooper.
Times:
Thursdays, 4:30-5:30 p.m. (off December 24 and 31)
Saturdays, 11 a.m.-noon
Cost: $70/session | $140/week