You don't need to be a member of the Y to take swimming lessons, but members receive a discount on lessons.
*Your child must be a Y member to receive the discounted rate
With Y Swim Lessons, it’s simple—just sign up for Preschool lessons and we’ll determine the appropriate stage for your child.
In this program, preschoolers learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills—swim, float, swim and jump, push, turn, grab.
Preschoolers develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. This class is for kids who aren’t yet comfortable going underwater voluntarily.
In this class, your child will:
Preschoolers focus on body position and control, directional change, forward movement in the water and continue to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water. This class is for kids who aren’t yet able to do a front and back float on their own.
In this class, your child will:
Preschoolers learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages. The class also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm/leg action. This class is for kids who aren’t yet able to swim 10-15 yards on their front and back.
In this class, your child will:
Having mastered the fundamentals, preschoolers learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique.
Preschoolers learn the front crawl, back crawl, breaststroke kick and butterfly kick. This class is for kids who aren’t yet able to swim 15 yards of front and back crawl.
In this class, your child will:
The next session for classes and lessons begins the week of March 2—registration opens February 11 for members and February 17 for non-members.
