Swimming Lessons
The YMCA will not be offering summer swim lessons due to the upcoming renovations.
The YMCA offers swimming lessons for children six months old through adults.
- Classes for preschool children meet for 30 minutes.
- School age classes meet for 45 minutes.
Swim Lesson Schedule 2013 (6 months old through Adult)
TBD
Registration
TBD
Class Rules and Regulations
- Registration after deadline as space allows. However, classes missed due to late registration cannot be made up.
- Swimmers coming for class must check in at the Welcome Center, then proceed through the locker room before going to the deck to meet their instructor.
- NO REGISTRATIONS WILL BE ACCEPTED OVER THE PHONE. A registration form must be filled out and turned into the YMCA!
- FEES ARE NOT REFUNDABLE. A swim credit will be issued if you are unable to take the class. Contact the Aquatic Office within the first week of class.
- Classes need 3 participants to run the full class as normal.
- Do not allow your child to leave valuables unsupervised. Bring a padlock.
- Class sizes are limited to 6 students. Register as soon as possible to ensure space.
- Children not toilet trained must wear a swim diaper or plastic pants over a cloth diaper.
- Missed classes may not be made up.
- Preschool children may go through either locker room with a parent.
Fees
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Spring Session |
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*Private lessons are available. Please call Mike Smit for details.
Spring
Classes Held Once a Week for 6 Weeks
Pre-School Schedule
The following classes held in Training Pool unless indicated.
| Shrimp/Kipper | |
| Mon | 6:30-7:00pm |
| Inia/Perch | |
| Wed | 7:00-7:30pm |
| Shrimp/Kipper/Inia/Perch | |
| Sat | 10:00-10:30am |
| Pike | |
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Mon Wed Sat |
6:00-6:30pm 6:00-6:30pm 9:00-9:30am |
| Eel | |
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Mon Wed Sat |
6:00-6:30pm 6:00-6:30pm 9:00-9:30am |
| Ray | |
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Mon Wed Sat |
7:00-7:30pm 6:30-7:00pm 9:30-10:00am |
Youth: 6 yrs and in the first grade and older
The following classes held in Rysdon Pool unless indicated.
| Polliwog | |
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Mon Wed Sat |
7:00-7:45pm 7:00-7:45pm 8:15-9:00am |
| Guppy | |
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Mon Mon Wed Wed Sat |
5:30-6:15pm 6:15-7:00pm 5:30-6:15pm 6:15-7:00pm 8:45-9:30am |
| Minnow | |
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Mon Wed Sat |
7:00-7:45pm 6:15-7:00pm 9:30-10:15am |
| Fish/Flying Fish/Shark | |
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Mon Wed Sat |
6:15-7:00pm 7:00-7:45pm 10:15-11:00am |
* Classes held in Training Pool
Level Information
Prerequisites For Each Level
Preschool: 6 months - 5 years old
Shrimp/Kipper: Water readiness class. Parents participate in the water with the children. (6-18 months)
Inia/Perch: Begin Pike skills with parent in the water. (19-36 months)
Pike: Child is able to listen and follow instructions. Ready for teacher/student discipline. Parent not required in the water.
Eel: Child will submerge. Knows paddle stroke and able to swim width of training pool on own wearing flotation cube. Will attempt to float on front and back. Parent not required in water.
Ray: Able to swim one length of paddle stroke in Training pool with float belt front, back, and side. Knows how to float on front and back.
Youth, 6 years old and in the first grade or older
Polliwog: Beginning level. No pre-requisites.
Guppy: Knows rhythmic breathing. Can do front and back floats, paddle on front 45 feet with flotation cube, 15 feet without cube.
Minnow: Swim front and back crawls 30 feet with basic form.
Fish: Swim front and back crawls 25 yards. with good form. Have begun breaststroke, sidestroke, and elementary back stroke.
Flying Fish: Swim front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, elementary back and side stroke 50 yards. each. Swim butterfly 15 yards.
Shark: Swim front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke, elementary back and side stroke 100 yards each. Swim butterfly 15 yards.
About Our Instructors
Utilizing the nationally recognized and accredited YMCA and American Red Cross programs, each YMCA instructor is required to achieve multiple levels of certification to reach instructor status. Along with their high level of training, each instructor is dedicated to teaching with the basic YMCA principles and practices at heart.