Classes

We currently offer numerous types of private and group lessons. Click on the side menu at any time to view our class descriptions!

Financing

MSS offers one of the highest quality programs in Virginia, and never turns anyone away for financial reasons. If for some reason you cannot afford the lessons, MSS offers a  Flexible Finance Form which allows some pricing options. It must be submitted to our management and approved before you can register for lessons. All Flexible Finance requests will still require a minimal payment of $35 with the registration form. We also offer discounted rates for multiple children enrolled in our private 8 Day Blitz lessons as well as discounted rates for all our special needs students.*

(*Remember if using Flexible Finance you must first submit the form and get it approved before registering. No registration can take place without payment.)

Locations

Since 2000 MSS has offered lessons in numerous locations around the city of Richmond and last year spread out to Petersburg and Charlottesville. For the 2010 season MSS will continue to offer its spring and summer lessons out of primarily backyard pools and a few commercial locations. All pools in September- April are at indoor locations. Beginning in May, MSS will add heated outdoor pools until late June when they also use unheated pools. When you register, Only general locations will be given until you have completed the registration process, at which time you will receive the exact address of your lesson.

If you or someone you know would like to offer the use of your backyard pool for MSS to use for two weeks during May- August please contact the MSS office.  

Make Up and Cancellation Policies

• If MSS cancels any lesson due to weather or instructor absence, MSS is responsible for re-scheduling a makeup within the time frame of the session enrolled in.
• All weather or sickness make ups are handled by the individual instructors (not the office), and are scheduled during instructor breaks dependent upon instructor availability.
• There are no make- ups if a student misses a lesson for any personal reason.
• MSS will allow one make-up per session if a private lesson is missed due to medical or family emergency.
• We do not make-up for individuals who do not come to class for reasons other than medical or family emergencies.
• If more than 3 lessons of the 8 Day Blitz are missed then contact the office and they will discuss your options.
• MSS does not allow any cancellations once lessons have begun. If lessons are canceled with less than a two week notice, there is no refund.

Safer Swimmer Test

For many parents, the number one motivation behind placing their children in swim lessons is for SAFETY! As a swim school, it is our goal to lessen the number of drownings by teaching quality lessons and educating our community about water safety. For this reason, we have developed an optional "Safer Swimmer Test" that is a test solely for the purpose of seeing how a child who has fallen into the water will respond to their circumstances. In this test, the child will need to jump into the water fully dressed, swim a teacher-determined distance, and then get out of the pool unassisted.