YOUTH SWIM LESSONS
Ages 6-12 years
For our older swimmers, we focus on endurance, pool and personal safety, skill development and lifesaving techniques. Skills are assessed and children are placed with instructors in the appropriate age groups.
POLLIWOG
This is our beginner level for those who are uncomfortable in the water or haven?t ever taken swim lessons. We teach basic water skills including floating and kicking. Swimmers in this level require help from an Instructional Flotation Device or assistance from their instructor at all times.
GUPPY
We help swimmers begin to refine their personal safety skills and strokes while they increase their endurance level. We slowly introduce deeper water so that swimmers can increase their independence.
MINNOW
Swimmers learn to perfect the front crawl and backstroke while we introduce them to the breaststroke.
FISH
Our intermediate class in which swimmers continue to work on floating, treading and Instructional Flotation Device skills while learning new skills like the butterfly stroke and competitive turns and starts.
FLYING FISH/SHARK
Our most advanced levels in which swimmers continue to work on their strokes and turns, incorporating rescue and snorkeling skills. Swimmers should be able to swim all 5 strokes (front crawl, breaststroke, sidestroke, backstroke and elementary backstroke) for a minimum of 100 yds. with open turns, swim the butterfly stroke for 25-50 yds. with or without fins and demonstrate the steps for CPR on a mannequin.
We offer Swim Lessons at the following:
We offer Swim Lessons at the following:
- Downtown Family YMCA
- Northeast Family YMCA
- Oldham County Family YMCA
- Southeast Family YMCA
- Southwest Family YMCA
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