ADVANCED LEARN-TO-LAP-SWIM ADD-ON
Summer 2026 | June 21 – August 10, 2026
Advanced LTLS: Endurance and Other Strokes – Cost $60 (8 weeks)
8 one-hour classes | June 21 – August 9
Sundays | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. at Kik Pool
Class limited to 6 participants.
Advanced LTLS – Cost $60 (8 weeks)
8 one-hour classes June 21 – August 9
Sundays | 7:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
Requirements: Either ZOOM Full-Access or One-day Membership and an annual USMS Membership are required to participate in this class.
Qualifications: Students should be able to swim 100 yards (4 lengths of a 25 yard pool) without stopping and able to swim at least 800 yards within a one-hour workout. Swimmers interested in improving their strokes who are not yet able to swim those distances should enroll in Learn to Lap Swim (LTLS Thursday evenings) or Adult Learn to Swim (ALTS), our beginning lesson program.
Where: Kik Pool, 1018 Walter Street, Kalamazoo, MI 49001 - located in Upjohn Park near Crosstown Parkway
Description: Advanced LTLS is a small-group lesson that covers introduction to and better technique for breaststroke, competition backstroke, and butterfly for individuals who swim for exercise, fitness, or competition. Students will also work on building better endurance for longer workouts consisting of all strokes including freestyle (front crawl). Flip turns will be covered based on time and interest. Lessons will be structured similarly to a regular coached workout but with more individualized feedback, lower yardage than a typical Zoom workout, and an emphasis on drills and “feeling the water”. Swimmers will be expected to provide their own equipment (pull buoy, fins, paddles), swim regularly outside of lessons. Participants are encouraged to swim two or three days a week – at minimum at least once per week.
Need-Based Scholarship: Our mission is to support swimming for adults in Kalamazoo area. If you need financial assistance to help you pay for the registration fee, please reach out to us at swimming@kalamazoomasters.com.
Kalamazoo Masters Swim Club (ZOOM) was chosen as one of 33 adult programs in 22 states, from the USA Swimming Foundation’s nationwide network of swim lesson providers to receive grant money in 2025.
Step 1: Obtain USMS Membership
(new or returning ZOOM members)
Step 2: Register for ZOOM membership
10 weeks (starts 6/1/26) - Full-Access Membership, access to any and all coached practices per week. Early Bird pricing expires midnight May 31st.
Prorated for 10 weeks (starts 6/1/26) One-day Membership, access to one coached practices per week.
Step 3: Add-on Advanced LTLS and Check Out
Advanced LTLS is a small-group lesson that covers introduction to and better technique for breaststroke, competition backstroke, and butterfly for individuals who swim for exercise, fitness, or competition. Students will also work on building better endurance for longer workouts consisting of all strokes including freestyle (front crawl).
Pro Tip: To check out, look for the cart in the lower right hand corner of the display.