Swimming at Headfirst Summer Camps

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Day Camps with Pools

Headfirst Summer Camps are proud to offer instructional swim, recreational swim, and water play at our 6 sites in Washington, D.C., Bethesda, MD, and Oakton, VA. If you're looking for swimming fun for your camper, look no further!

Instructional Swim includes goals that are kid-specific, from jumping into the deep end to side breathing. Your child will be carefully supervised at all times, with a 3:1 child-to-staff ratio in the pool. Swim reports will be sent home to parents at all sites except for Bethesda II (The Woods Academy), so you can track your camper's progress!

Recreational Swim is an opportunity to engage in safe and supervised free-swim and pool-based games. Campers will be assessed for use of permitted areas of the pool.

Water Play is a fun way for campers to cool off in the middle of the day, often including inflatable obstacle courses that spray water and have a shallow pool at the end. The water play activity will always be an active way for campers to cool down from the summer heat. 

Read what parents have to say:

"I loved seeing the weekly swim reports, my camper is much more confident in the water!"
"Swimming is a must for my family, and they got plenty of it with Headfirst!"
"My camper can't wait to go back and see her favorite pool counselor!"

Instructional Swim

  • Ages: Rising Pre-K 3 to Rising 1st Graders
  • Programs: Junior Day Camp, Day Camp, Multi-Sport I
  • 3:1 Camper to Aquatics Instructor Ratio
  • Note: Flint Hill Only Has Water Play
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Recreational Swim

  • Ages: Rising 2nd Grade to Rising 7th
  • Programs: Multi-Sport II/III/IV, Innovators, Inc., Sprouting Scientists
  • Monitored Free-Swim with Games and Aquatics Staff In and Out of the Pool
  • Note: Flint Hill Only Has Water Play

Water Play

  • Ages: Rising Pre-K 3 to Rising 7th
  • Programs: Junior Day Camp, Day Camp, Multi-Sport (all levels), Sprouting Scientists, Innovators, Inc.
  • At Sites Where Instructional and Recreational Swim Are Not Available, Water Play Is Utilized To Cool Off From the Summer Heat for All Ages and Programs
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