Swim Lessons

Registration for January group swim lessons will open to Waynesboro Family YMCA members on December 2nd at 9 AM and to Program Participants on December 9th at 9 AM. 

Winter 2024 Group Swim Lessons:

Saturdays, January 11- March 8, NO CLASS February 15

• 9:00-9:30– Parent & Child Combined 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– School Age Stage 1

Mondays & Wednesdays- January 6-February 3, NO CLASS January 15

• 4:00-4:30 Preschool Stage 1
• 4:30- 5:15– School Age Stage 1
• 5:15-6:00– School Ager Stage 2

Tuesdays & Thursdays, January 7- 30

• 4:00-4:30 Preschool Stage 2
• 4:30- 5:15– School Age Stage 3
• 5:15-6:00– School Age Stage 4

Wednesdays, January 22- March 12

• 6:00-6:45PM– Teen/Adult Stage 1

Fridays, January 24- March 14

• 7:15-8:00AM– Teen/Adult Stage 2

Mondays & Wednesdays, February 24- March 19, registration begins January 20 for members and January 27 for program participants.

Tuesdays & Thursdays, February 25- March 20, registration begins January 20 for members and January 27 for program participants.

Group swim lessons will be on hiatus from November 18-January 5th. We will be working on scheduling private, semi-private, and diverse abilities lessons in the interim and will be reaching out to members currently on the waitlist. 

We offer group swim lessons year round. Each session consists of eight (8) classes unless otherwise noted.

These sessions meet on a monthly basis twice a week for four (4) weeks on Mondays & Wednesdays or on Tuesdays & Thursdays.

We also offer group lessons that meet once a 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.

If a class is full, we encourage interested participants to register for the waitlist as we will offer spots to waitlisted participants if they come available. 

We currently offer the following group lesson options:

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.

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 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. 

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.