Our swim lesson sessions follow a seasonal rotation
Registration typically opens ~3 weeks before the session start for YMCA members and ~2 weeks before for community members. Exact dates and pricing may vary by branch
Spring
Spring I: early April – mid May
Spring II: early June – mid July
Summer
Summer: mid July – late August
Fall
Fall I: early September – mid October
Fall II: late October – mid December
Winter
Winter I: early January – mid February
Winter II: late February – early April
Swim Lesson Offerings
Ages 6 Months - 3 Years
In swim starters children develop body awareness, independence, water safety skills and comfort in the water through fun games, activities and confidence-building experiences. Parents and children also learn essential water safety skills. Close supervision is the best way to prevent drowning. Parents learn how to supervise children in the water, how to prevent accidents, and how to plan for emergencies.
Ages 3 Years - 12 Years
In Swim Basics, students develop a high level of comfort in the water by practicing safe water habits, engaging in underwater exploration, and learning how to swim to safety and exit if they fall into a body of water. By the end of this series of stages students will build endurance to be able to swim 15 yards each of their front stroke and back stroke as well at use the ‘swim, float, swim’ technique to swim 25 yards (one length of the pool) independently. Swimmers will also master the ‘jump, push, turn, grab’ self-rescue skill.
School Age
In Swim Basics, students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: Swim, Float, Swim & Jump, Push, Turn, Grab. In Swim Strokes, having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity!
School Age Classes Offered: 1 instructor to 6-8 children ratio
- 1S / Water Acclimation – Increases comfort with underwater exploration and introduces basic self-rescue skills preformed with assistance (Beginner)
- 2S / Water Movement – Encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills preformed independantly (Advanced beginner)
- 3S / Water Stamina – Develops intermediate self-rescue skills preformed at longer distances than in previous stages (Low Intermediate)
- 4S / Stroke Introduction – Introduces basic stroke technique in front and back crawl and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke (High Intermediate)
- 5S / Stroke Development – Introduces breaststroke and butterfly and reinforces water safety through treading water and sidestroke (Low Advanced)
- 6S / Stroke Mechanics – Refines stroke technique on all major competitive strokes and encourages swimming as part of a healthy lifestyle. (High Advanced)
If you haven’t yet learned how to swim or wish to improve your skills, this is the class for you. Strokes will be introduced and developed, as well as endurance. Safety skills will also be a focus of this class. Adult lessons focus on learning to increase your comfort around water and then working on specific strokes and developing them. Our Swim Instructors will tailor the class to the individual and will work with you to increase learning.
YMCA Member: $62| Community: $105
Contact the Aquatics Office at your home branch from information regarding adult group and private lessons
Not Sure Where To Start?
Try our Swim Lesson Selector below! Answer some basic questions about your swimmer and we will help you find the right class to meet their needs.
