Youth Swim Instruction

For specific information from the Summer 2024 Recreation Program Planner, click here.

All participants of Charles J. Cook Pool swim lessons, regardless of age, will REQUIRE a Town of Cortlandt Photo ID Card (Free of charge with purchase of swim lesson).  For more information on how to get a Town of Cortlandt Recreation Photo ID Card for your child, please click here.

If the child already possesses a valid COMUNNITY PASS ID, you may register for swim lessons online  at  WWW.TOWNOFCORTLANDT.COM/RECONLINE.

If the child does not yet possess an ID, the child must come to the Town of Cortlandt Recreation Dept. Office or to one of the designated Photo ID Sessions to acquire a card before swim lesson registration can be completed. Town of Cortlandt Photo ID Cards and swim lesson registrations MUST BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME.

If you choose to complete a hard copy registration form, please be sure to put the Course Number, Session, Swim Level Number and your 1st and 2nd choice for time slots on the Youth Swim Instruction Registration Form.

Popular lesson times fill up quickly! Limited enrollment.

Pre-School and Tiny Tot Swim 

For specific information from the Summer 2024 Recreation Program Planner, click here.

All participants of Charles J. Cook Pool swim lessons, regardless of age, will REQUIRE a Town of Cortlandt Photo ID Card (Free of charge with purchase of swim lesson; If the child is 3 years old or younger, the card will expire at the end of the pool season).  For more information on how to get a Town of Cortlandt Recreation Photo ID Card for your child, please CLICK HERE.

If the child already possesses a valid COMMUNITY PASS PHOTO ID CARD, you may register for swim lessons online at WWW.TOWNOFCORTLANDT.COM/RECONLINE .

If the child does not yet possess an ID, the child must come to the Town of Cortlandt Recreation Dept. Office or to one of the designated Photo ID Sessions to acquire a card before swim lesson registration can be completed (If your child is too young to take a photograph, a placeholder will be used instead). Town of Cortlandt Photo ID Cards and swim lesson registrations MUST BE DONE AT THE SAME TIME.

*In order to qualify for the lower rate, participants ages four and up must possess their own Swim Pass.  If the participant is three or under, the parent or guardian must possess a season pass.  Family Season Passes also apply.*

If you choose to complete a hard copy registration form, please be sure to put the Course Number, Session, on the Pre-School/ Tiny Tot Swim Registration Form.

Popular lesson times fill up quickly! Limited enrollment.

Swim lesson registrations can be completed online beginning Thursday, March 28th at 8:30 AM through to Thursday, June 27th.  After this point, all swim lesson registration will be taken at Charles J. Cook Pool, 10:00 AM- 4:30 PM, Monday- Friday.