Swimming Lessons
LEARN TO SWIM, SAVE A LIFE
The YMCA is the nation’s leading swim instructor, teaching people how to swim for over 100 years. We believe swimming is an essential life skill that children should have the opportunity to learn early. Research shows that formal swimming lessons can reduce the risk of drowning by 88% among children ages 1–4. Studies also highlight additional benefits, including improved motor skills, cognitive development, strength, self-esteem, and social confidence.
With nationally certified, highly trained instructors, our lessons focus on essential life-saving skills and techniques while promoting swimming as a valuable tool for lifelong wellness.
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SWIMMING LEVELS
AGES 5 & UNDER (30-minute lessons)
TINY TURTLES (RECOMMENDED AGES 6 MONTHS-3 YEARS)
Parents and children learn basic skills including kicking, floating, blowing bubbles, and basic holds. The goal is for both parent and child to become comfortable in the water. Children in Parent-Tot should be comfortable going under the water before moving to Preschool 1.
STARFISH (RECOMMENDED AGES 3-6 YEARS)
Beginning swimmers who are not completely comfortable in the water. Children will work on bobs, floating, breath control, and body position in the water.
PENGUINS (Swim Test Required)
Advanced beginners who are comfortable going under the water, bobbing, and floating. Children will work on front crawl, rolling on their back to breathe, safety skills, and begin backstroke.
EELS (Swim Test Required)
Advanced beginners who are comfortable going under the water, bobbing, and floating. Children continue to lengthen their unassisted swimming distances, streamline swimming, and will be introduced to kneel diving.
AGES 6+ (45-minute lessons)
BEGINNER (Swim Test Required)
Beginning swimmers who are not completely comfortable in the water. Children will work on bobs, floating, breath control, and body position in the water. At Progressive level, children progress and master skills at a faster rate than the Preschool level.
DEVELOPING SKILLS (Swim Test Required)
Advanced beginners who are comfortable going under the water, bobbing, and floating. Children will work on front crawl, rolling on their back to breathe, safety skills, and begin backstroke.
BUILDING ENDURANCE (Swim Test Required)
Intermediate swimmers will learn front crawl with side breathing, backstroke, breaststroke, and begin butterfly kick. Children will spend a significant amount of time improving their stroke to become more efficient swimmers in the water.
ADVANCED STROKES (Pre-Swim Team)
Advanced Intermediate swimmers will improve stroke technique and learn elementary backstroke, sidestroke, and butterfly kick. Children will learn to build endurance for longer swim distances.
WHY LEARNING TO SWIM IS SO IMPORTANT
There are many important reasons for your child to learn to swim, but the most crucial is that swimming is the only sport that can save their life.
Drowning remains one of the leading causes of accidental death in children, making swimming an essential life-saving skill. It’s also important to remember that children who seem confident in the water are not always competent swimmers.
REGISTRATION
Registrations open at 6:00 AM on the third Monday of each month. Lessons are first come, first served, with limited availability.
