Swimming Lessons

Preschool and Progressive Lessons
2 Days per Week
$25 members/$50 Non Members

Saturday Morning Lessons
$18 members/$32 Non Members

Learning to swim at the YMCA is more than just stroke development. Children are taught in small groups with others of their own age and skill level to facilitate the students' socialization skills. Instructors use a child-centered approach which offers more active involvement and a better understanding of swimming, thus more learning and more fun. Of course, YMCA Character Development is at the core of each lesson, as are the essential components of stroke development, boating safety, personal safety, and rescue skills. Be a part of it all, and experience swim lessons the YMCA way.

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Class Descriptions

• PIKE: The Pike class is for beginning swimmers. They will learn adjustment skills in the shallow and deep end, front and back floats, kicking, and some swimming. PRE-REQS: None. TO PASS: They must be able to kick and blow bubbles, kick 1 length with kickboard, back float (10 sec), and swim 10 feet independently.


• EEL: The Eel class is for children well adjusted to the water. PRE-REQS: Pass Pike skills. SKILLS INTRO: Eels will learn more independent floating, diving, and swimming. TO PASS: They must swim 1 length on front and back independently, do front and back float (15 sec), and master sitting dives.


• RAY: The Ray class is intended for the advanced pre-school swimmer. PRE-REQS: Pass Eel skills. SKILLS INTRO: Emphasis will be placed on endurance and learning more advanced strokes. TO PASS: They must float (1 min) on front and back, swim 2 lengths front and back crawl, master sitting, kneeling, and standing dives, and swim 1 length front crawl with rotary breathing.


• POLLIWOG: The Polliwog class focuses on water adjustment. PRE-REQS: None SKILLS INTRO: Front and back floating, gliding, swimming and rhythmic and rotary breathing. TO PASS: They must do a front and back float (15 sec), glide and flutter kick 1 length on back and front, show rhythmic and rotary breathing and increased confidence.


• GUPPY: The Guppy class focuses on continuing to develop basic skills. PRE-REQS: Pass Polliwog or equivalent skills. SKILLS INTRO: Survival floats, treading water, development of front and back crawl, sitting dives, and sculling. TO PASS: Front and back float (1min), tread water (30 sec), swim on front 1 length, swim front crawl with rotary breathing.


• MINNOW: The Minnow class focuses on stroke introduction. PRE-REQS: Pass Guppy or equivalent skills. SKILLS INTRO: Treading water with scissor kick, kneeling and standing dives, front and back crawl, and rescue breaths. TO PASS: Survival float (3 min), tread with scissor kick (30 sec), sitting, kneeling, and standing dives, and front and back crawl 1 length.


• FISH: The Fish level focuses on endurance and stroke enhancement. PRE-REQS: Pass Minnow or equivalent skills. SKILLS INTRO: Breast stroke kick, elementary back stroke, dolphin kick, advanced sculling, underwater swimming, surface dives. TO PASS: Survival float (6 min), tread 3-5 min. using breast stroke and side stroke kick and others. Breast stroke, side stroke dolphin kick 2 lengths, front and back crawl 2 lengths, demonstrate rescue breathing and first aid.


• FLYING FISH: The Flying Fish class focuses on endurance and stroke perfections. PRE-REQS: Pass Fish or equivalent skills. SKILLS INTRO: Treading water using rotary kick, butterfly and breast stroke open turns, synchronized swimming, and lifeguard skills. TO PASS: Must tread using rotary kick 3-5 min, butterfly and breast stroke 2 lengths, master open turns, complete individual medley (2 fly, 8 crawl, 2 back crawl, 2 elementary back and 2 breast stroke). Participate in synchro swim routine, show life guarding skills.


• SHARK: Shark class focuses on endurance, stroke perfection and competitive strokes. PRE-REQS: Pass Flying fish or equivalent skills. SKILLS INTRO: Competitive starts and swim techniques, flip turns, side stroke, lifesaving stroke and approach strokes. TO PASS: Survival float (10 min), master flip turns and front and back starts, front crawl and breast stroke. Heads up approach 2 lengths, side stroke and lifesaving stroke 1 length and elementary back stroke 2 lengths.