The Water Log
What to Expect at Carmel High School
On Monday, October 12, we will temporarily close the Carmel Swim Academy facility to perform planned maintenance. All programming will shift to the Carmel High School Natatorium Complex during this closure. We realize going to CHS is a lot different than going to CSA, and we wanted to provide you with a comprehensive guide to preemptively answer any questions you have. This post contains significant information about accessing the Carmel High School campus, parking, where to enter the building, and how to navigate to your program.
October 2026 Staff Spotlight: Aiden Peters
This month, we’d like to introduce you to Aiden Peters! Aiden is one of our CSA lifeguards, and you’ll primarily find him working shifts at the Carmel High School Natatorium Complex. We asked him a few questions so you could get to know Aiden better.
CSA Facility Maintenance + Program Impacts
There is planned facility maintenance at the CSA pool, which will have an impact on our programs starting Monday, October 12, 2026 and running through early-to-mid-November. Part of this maintenance involves draining the pool to repaint it. We are fortunate to be able to offer our programming in an alternate location during this temporary closure to ensure the swimmers in your household can maintain their momentum in the pool. Read on for details about this short-term adjustment.
Adult Swim Lesson Options
Learning to swim at any age is important! Carmel Swim Academy’s mission is, “creating a safer, healthier, and stronger community through swimming.” It’s never too late to learn to swim and ensure you can enjoy being around the water with confidence and find new ways to engage with a healthy lifestyle. To help you learn to swim, or improve your strokes, CSA offers two options for adult swim lessons.
FAQ: Where do I wait while my child is in the pool?
A common question we get at the Carmel Swim Academy… where do I watch my child’s swim lesson? When you have a swimmer in the water for lessons, you are welcome to watch their class from either our elevated mezzanine viewing area or the accessible windows in the lobby on the first floor. Read on for more!
September 2026 Staff Spotlight: Penny Carter
This month, we’d like to introduce you to Penny Carter! Penny wears many hats at Carmel Swim Academy: she serves as a deck supervisor, she lifeguards, and she teaches swim lessons! We asked her a few questions so you could get to know her better.
Just Keep Swimming! Benefits of Year-Round Lessons
While many people associate swim lessons with warm weather and outdoor pools, Carmel Swim Academy provides programming all year! Your child can benefit greatly from year-round participation in swimming lessons. Read on for three important reasons to stay in the water and how to register for our next session of lessons.
Launching in September: Consistent Five Week Sessions
Carmel Swim Academy is delighted to share an update to our group swim lesson sessions: all sessions will now run on a consistent, five-week calendar. Why are we making this change? To make life easier for YOU and your family! You can now have consistent expectations for planning, experience a regular cadence for registration, and clear and consistent pricing from one session to the next. Read on for more details and to see all of our upcoming session dates for the year ahead.
CSA FAQs: Recording a Future Absence
We know your family does more than swim lessons! That’s why we ensure you can have easy access to makeup tokens when you need to miss a Carmel Swim Academy class. Sometimes, you know in advance that you’ll need to miss a class, whether it be for a trip, appointment, performance, etc. If you know ahead of time, you can record a future absence right in the customer portal! That helps us open that spot for another swimmer to use a makeup token, or even for a swimmer to test out CSA with a drop-in class. Here are the steps to record a future absence.
August 2026 Staff Spotlight: Sara Gorgey
This month, we’d like to introduce you to Sara Gorgey! Sara is one of our Carmel Swim Academy lifeguards. We asked her a few questions so you could get to know her better.
