Swim Lessons
Swim Lessons
Everything the Y does is in service of building a better you. One of the most effective ways to accomplish this is to teach youth, teens, and adults to swim, so they can stay safe around water and learn the skills they need to make swimming a lifelong way of staying healthy.
Y swim instructors are nationally certified. Their training includes CPR, AED, First Aid, and Oxygen Administration. Swim lessons provide important life skills that could save a life and will benefit students for a lifetime.
Registration for September opens to members on Monday, 8/5 and to non-members on Monday, 8/12
Saturdays, September 7-November 2, NO CLASS 10/12:
9:00-9:30 Parent and Child Stages A&B
9:30-10:00- Preschool Stage 1, Session #1
10:15-10:45- Preschool Stage 2-
10:45-11:15- Preschool Stage 1, Session #2-
11:15-12:00- Schoolage Stage 2
M/W- September 9- October 2
4:00-4:30- Preschool Stage 1
4:30-5:15- Schoolage Stage 1
5:15-6:00- Schoolage Stage 2
T/TH September 10-October 3
4:00-4:30- Preschool Stage 2-
4:30-5:15- Schoolage Stage 3
5:15-6:00- Schoolage Stage 4
Wednesdays- September 11- October 30
6:00-6:45- Teen/Adult Stage 1
Fridays- September 13- November 8, NO CLASS 9/27
7:15-8:00AM- Teen/Adult Stage 2
Private Lessons
Private lessons are a members-only perk. Members may submit a private lesson request through the posted QR Code or through the link below.
Private lessons are subject to staff availability, pool schedule, and existing programming.
Private lessons come in packages of 1, 4, or 8 sessions. Each session is 30 minutes long.
Semi-Private Lessons
Semi-private lessons are a members-only perk. Members may submit a request through the posted QR Code or through the link above.
We allow up to 3 participants of a similar age and skill level to participate in semi-private lessons.
Members are responsible for securing the participants in their sessions. All participants must be members.
Semi-private lessons are subject to staff availability, pool schedule, and existing programming.
Semi-private lessons come in packages of 1, 4, or 8 sessions. Each session is 30 minutes long.
Diverse Abilities Lessons
Dedicated 1:1 instruction focused on water safety and drowning prevention, as well as adapting critical swim skills for individuals with physical or developmental disabilities who may not receive the support needed in a group instruction setting.
This is a community-health based program that provides accessible and equitable low-cost options for community members needing specialized instruction.
Participants will need to provide proof of diagnosis to receive the discounted diverse abilities package.
Package consists of 8 sessions. Each session is 30 minutes long.
Private Lessons (1:1 Instruction) | Semi-Private Lessons (Max 3 Participants) | Diverse Abilities (1:1 Instruction) | |
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1 x 30 min lesson | $30 | $25/ participant | |
4 x 30 min lessons | $110 | $75/participant | |
8 x 30 min lessons | $215 | $145/participant | $70 |
Group Lessons
We offer group swim lessons year round. Each session consists of eight (8) classes.
These sessions meet on a monthly basis twice x week for four (4) weeks on Mondays & Wednesdays or on Tuesdays & Thursdays.
We also offer group lessons that meet once/week for eight (8) weeks on Friday and Saturday morning and on Wednesday evenings.
Makeup days are not offered to individuals who miss their scheduled session dates.
Preschool classes are limited to 4 participants per instructor.
School age and teen/adult classes are limited to 6 participants per instructor.
We currently offer:
Parent/Child stages A & B
Preschool and school age Stage 1 Water Acclimation
Preschool and school age Stage 2 Water Movement
School age Stage 3 Water Stamina
School age Stage 4 Stroke Introduction
Teen/adult Stage 1 Intro to Water Safety
Teen/adult Stage 2 Intro to Stroke Mechanics
Parent/Child: Accompanied by a parent or guardian, infants and toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence-building experiences, while parents and guardians learn about water safety, drowning prevention, and the importance of supervision.
Stage 1 Water Acclimation: Water Acclimation is the first stage of swim lessons and focuses on skills for beginners. In Water Acclimation, students are introduced to the pool and develop safe water habits in a fun and encouraging environment. Students become comfortable with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit a body of water in the event they fall in. This introductory stage builds the foundation for the child’s future progress in swimming.
Stage 2 Water Movement: Water Movement is the second stage of swim lessons. In this stage, students focus on body position and control, forward movement, directional change and basic self-rescue skills. This stage also reinforces how to safely exit a body of water in the event of falling in.
Stage 3 Water Stamina: Water Stamina is the third stage of swim lessons and the final stage in the Swim Basics phase. In this stage, students learn basic stroke techniques, rotary breathing and integrated arm and leg action. In the event they fall into a body of water, children learn how to swim, move to safety and exit.
Teen/Adult Learn to Swim Stage 1 Intro to Water Safety: This class is for teens (13+) and adults with little to no experience in the water. Participants will learn the basics of water safety including breath control, floating on their fronts and backs, front crawl, back crawl, and elementary backstroke, swim-float-swim, and changing body position and direction in the water.
Teen/Adult Learn to Swim Stage 2 Intro to Stroke Mechanics: Participants will continue to work on developing their front and back crawls, as well as begin to learn breaststroke and butterfly. Students will begin to work on endurance, learn how to develop and follow a workout, and continue to work on water safety skills such as treading water, safe submersion and breath control, head first entries and basic touch turns.
For questions or more information, please contact:
Lindsay A. Critzer, Aquatics Director
(540) 943-9622 x206
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