Official Website: www.gcsto.com       614-478-5445      PO Box 30483, Gahanna, OH 43230                                                       Steve Nye: Head Coach/Owner   stevenye@sbcglobal.net
Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio

Swimming Lesson Information

Document Description Owner Updated Size                     Download
GCSS 2009/2010 Columbus Area Application Steve Nye 1/6/2010 31.23 Columbus Swim School Application
GCSS 2009/2010 Columbus Area Informational Brochure Steve Nye 1/22/2010 63.49 Columbus Area Swim School Informational Brochure
GCSS 2009/2010 Mansfield Area Informational Brochure Steve Nye 2/5/2010

Mansfield Area Swim School Informational Brochure

GCSS 2009/2010 Mansfield Area Application Steve Nye 2/5/2010 31.2    Mansfield Swim School Application
Columbus Sports Club Current Roster Steve Nye 1/9/2010

 CSC 01.2010  

Concourse Hotel Fitness Club Current Roster Steve Nye 1/9/2010

   CSFC 01.2010  

St. Charles Preparatory School Current Roster Steve Nye 1/9/2010

   SC 01.2010    

Ontario High School (Mansfield) Current Schedule  Steve Nye

program starts 2/27/10


PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO OPEN SWIMMING FOR PARTICIPANTS OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT ANY OF OUR FACILITIES. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND FOR OBVIOUS LIABILITY REASONS... NO ONE IS TO BE IN THE POOL UNTIL THEIR INSTRUCTOR ARRIVES AND CLASSES BEGIN... THANKS!

                                                            bear pair

2009/2010

The Greater Columbus Swim School
Swimming Lesson Information
 - Creating the Difference... GCSTO Strong -

As a Local Partner in USA Swimming’s Make a Splash Campaign, we are asked to gather data on the ethnicity of our participants to better determine how our program is servicing ALL aspects of the central Ohio community so we do ask for that information for summary reasons, alone. 


The Greater Columbus Swim School Program was chosen as central Ohio’s #1 lesson program in the 2009 Nickelodeon’s Parent’s Pick Awards and has been chosen by the USA Swimming Foundation as central Ohio’s local partner in their national Make A Splash campaign.



This program has been in operation for over 20 years now and is structured to be one of the most progressive swimming lesson program designs to be found! Developed by GCSTO head coach, Steve Nye, the GCSS has become a model program to follow. Year's of continual development using the advice of all involved in the program have led to the current structural format of that which is offered. We teach basic in-water survival techniques as well as advanced competitive swimming skills to our participants in an intricately well-structured and well-organized manner. Our program highlights include:


Multiple Locations (5 year-around indoor locations and 3-4 more summer outdoor locations all over central Ohio)
  • Multiple Locations (4 year-around indoor locations and 3-4 more summer outdoor locations all over central Ohio)
  • Multiple Class Days & Times (we virtually have classes 6-7 days per week throughout the entire course of the year and most often at more than one time throughout the day) 
  • Private, Semiprivate & Group Lessons
  • Parent-Tot, Preschool, School Age & Adult Classes
  • Small Class Sizes (3-4 max in preschool, adult & schoolage beginner 1 classes and 4-5 max in all remaining schoolage classes)
  • Flex Scheduling (we form fit our schedules during the scheduled days and times that we teach classes around your schedule so that you can have your class scheduled at a time that is most convenient for you)  
  • Makeup Classes (we allow anyone missing a class, for whatever reason, to try and schedule a makeup class on another day, at another time, or at another location to replace that missed class if the availability exists within our current schedule to do so)
  • Highly Trained/Certified Instructors (all of our instructors are life guard, CPR & First Aid certified, must complete our own Instructor’s Training Course/ITC, participate in 2 yearly in-services and must complete our 4-part Advanced Swim School Skills Instructors Training Course)
  • An Introductory Core Strength Development Program For Schoolage Participants (so that they can help develop the strength skills needed to improve their swimming while at home)   

Contact Us!
Both, our Columbus area and Mansfield area informational brochures are located at the top of this page. Please read the "Registration Information" section in those brochures carefully so that you can gain a complete understanding of how our program is structured. For more information or help with registration procedures, please contact the Head Instructor & Program Coordinator listed in your brochure. In Columbus that is Erin Harris at gcsto_harris@sbcglobal.net or 614-582-2597. In Mansfield that is Sarah Schmidt at schmidt.551@buckeyemail.osu.edu or 419-571-2358.
 Join us and find out why the Greater Columbus Swim School carries such an amazing reputation and is continually 

Creating the Difference... GCSTO Strong!



PLEASE NOTE THAT THERE IS NO OPEN SWIMMING FOR PARTICIPANTS OR THEIR FAMILY MEMBERS AT ANY OF OUR FACILITIES. FOR YOUR OWN SAFETY AND FOR OBVIOUS LIABILITY REASONS... NO ONE IS TO BE IN THE POOL UNTIL THEIR INSTRUCTOR ARRIVES AND CLASSES BEGIN... THANKS!

Also, Please note that there is a maximum of 50 swimmers per day accepted at our Concourse facility. The first 50 participants to sign up (with payment) will be accepted on their day of choice at that location with group lesson participants taking priority over private and semi-private participants. All others coming in after these first 50 group lesson participants will be asked to move to their second choice of days and times.

 

Greater Columbus Swim School Lesson Participants... Ready To Join Our Swim Team?

If you have taken swimming lessons with us through the Greater Columbus Swim School dating back to the spring of 2009, we have an incredible incentive program for you. For every full session that you’ve done with us in group, semi-private or private lessons since the spring of 2009 (which was the inception of this incentive program) we will award you with a $10 credit good towards membership onto our swimming team, the Greater Columbus Swim Team of Ohio. This is not a credit towards future swimming lessons but is only towards the swim team, itself. What we want to do is thank you for your dedication and support by helping you to make your first year on GCSTO's age group swim team an enjoyable and INCREDIBLY affordable experience. If you’ve been with us since then and want to find out what your credit would be please contact julinye@ymail.com. If you would like to join our team please also contact coach Steve Nye at stevenye@sbcglobal.netor 614-478-5445 to find out how to do so. Any swimmers who are currently at our School-Age Intermediate 2 or Advanced levels are automatically ready for our team (as this is how our program is designed) so please contact coach Nye if you’d like to take advantage of the team’s 2 week free trial period for new swim team members. We practice at 4 locations and have programs that meet anywhere from 2 to 4 times a week based on that which you feel you are ready for in terms of commitment. Remember, if its’ still swimming lessons that you want through our Greater Columbus Swim School, you should contact one of the head instructors listed above. Thanks!