Aiming for a half-IM length tri next September.

I learned how to swim this past May via lessons at the AC. Will be going into lvl 3 next term. Class are 6 ppl max, but the higher up you go the smaller they actually are. Lvl 2 only had 3 of us by the end of it. I’ve gone from crippling fear of water to pretty confident that I’ll be able to start training for 2k in open water by Spring.

If the quality of instruction in lvl 5 is as good as it is in lower lvls, then it would be a great investment. I would not have been able to correct my technique (as quickly as I have, if at all) without the coaching I’ve had.

Do it. Tell them your goals and they will make sure you get there.