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The YMCA introduced group swim lessons around 70 years ago. Swimming lessons are lead by trained Y-Instructors and supervised by certified lifeguards.  Instructors will teach a variety of swim skills based on age and ability.

 

On your child's first visit to swim lessons, there could be apprehension, excitement, and wonder. Your child may also be a little nervous about you leaving them in the pool area with the instructor. Something you can do to help your child feel less nervous would be to bring them for an open swim night to get used to the pool & get them used to the locker room areas and showers. 

 

Our swim instructors want your children to build up their swimming skills, have self-confidence in the water, enjoy learning to swim and have good water safety awareness. 

Water Safety

Being Safe Around the Water

Drowning is the second leading cause of accidental injury and death among youth. Swim lessons help your children learn the basic skills of swimming and teaches your children simple safety skills to help prevent drownings. 

 

Swimming is something you can do at any age, this is a skill that will last a lifetime and you can always improve your skill.

 

Swim lessons can lead to other new adventures:

  • Going to the lake with friends and family
  • Go to summer camp where there is swimming
  • A new exercise
YMCA Rates for Swimming Lessons
  • Family: $50
  • Youth: $60
  • Non-Member: $90
How often are the classes?

Sessions: Fall, Winter, and Spring (No official Summer lessons)
Swim classes will be once a week for 6 weeks.

Are parents allowed to be on the pool deck?

No parents are allowed on the pool deck during class time. On the final week of lessons, your family may observe the swim class on the pool deck. 

 

 

Parent Tot

This class is to introduce children to the water with singing games, walking in the water and basic aquatic movements. 

Pike 

This class is an introduction to little swim diggers, learning to blow bubbles, kick their feet, float on their back, & put lips, chin, nose, and eyes in the water and eventually their whole face. 

Eel

Be able to: float on back with little help, put face in water, can kick and fin on their back with little help and swim front crawl by themselves.

 

Learn to: Swim front crawl 5 to 6 feet with little help, kick on front with kick board the width of the pool, and jump into water by themselves.

Polliwog

Be able to: This class is an introduction to swimming with big arms, learning to blow bubbles, kick their feet, float on their back & put lips, chin, nose, and eyes in the water and eventually their whole face. 

 

Learn to: Use a kick board, kick & fin on their front and back, swimming with little to no help.

Ray

Be able to: Float on their back, swim the front crawl, and kick with kick board.

 

Learn to: Introduce rotary breathing, kick on front and back with kick board the length of the pool, swimming the length of the pool with some help, introduce the back stroke & little bit of elementary back strong, jump of the diving board with help.

Advanced Polliwog

Be able to: Must have passed Ray class, can swim front crawl, back stroke the width of the pool with little help, jump into deep water with assistance. 

 

Learn to: Swim front crawl with rotary breathing, deep water bobs hanging on to the side of the pool, kicking with kick boards on front and back the length of pool with little help, be able to jump off the diving board and swim to the side with little help, swimming elementary back stroke with noodle the width of the pool.