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Double Time Swim Club teaches swimmers aged 5 and up. From five, most children can follow instruction, hold a focus for a full lesson and retain a correction from one week to the next, which is what makes real progress possible rather than just water play.

At Double Time Swim Club, lessons are sold as monthly blocks: $225 for 4 lessons a month, $325 for 8 and $425 for 12. A 2.5-month season package is $500 for once a week, $750 for twice a week and $1000 for three times a week, which works out lower per month than paying month to month. Private one-to-one lessons are $75–$100 an hour. Prices exclude HST. Sibling and referral discounts apply on top.

Group lessons run at Newtonbrook Secondary School, 155 Hilda Avenue, North York, ON M2M 1V6 — just west of Yonge Street, north of Finch Avenue in North York. Private one-to-one lessons run at the North Park pool, 75 N Park Rd, Thornhill, ON L4J 0G6. Summer lessons move to private pools; contact the club for current summer arrangements.

A swimsuit, a towel, goggles that fit, and a swim cap for swimmers with longer hair. Flip-flops for the deck are useful. Anything else specific to the venue is covered in the Club Policy.

Arrive a few minutes early so the swimmer is changed and ready on the pool deck at the start time. The first session is used to establish the swimmer's actual level, so expect some easy swimming and a lot of watching from the coach. You will leave knowing what the swimmer is working on next.

That is normal and it is not a problem. The first time in the water is an assessment: the coach looks at comfort, breathing, body position and stroke, then recommends the right program. You do not need to self-diagnose before getting in touch.

Once a week keeps a swimmer moving forward steadily. Twice a week is the point at which technical corrections start to hold between sessions instead of resetting, and it is what most swimmers working on stroke changes should aim for. Three times a week suits swimmers training toward competition or working to a deadline.

Yes. A private lesson is one hour, one-to-one with the coach, at $75–$100 an hour. The exact rate depends on the pool, the time of day and coach availability. They run at the North Park pool, 75 N Park Rd, Thornhill, and are booked session by session — on their own or alongside a monthly block.

Yes. A second sibling receives 5% off and a third sibling receives 10% off. New swimmers who come to the club through a referral are eligible for a 15% discount for that semester.