Pool Hours

(effective June 1-August 29)

Monday-Friday Open Swim: 11:00am-5:00pm and 7:00pm-8:45pm

Saturday Open Swim:  12:00pm-4:45pm

WEEKDAY Swim Lesson Sessions

Session 1: June 1-11
Session 2: June 15-25
Session 3: June 29-July 9
Session 4: July 13-23
Session 5: July 27-Aug 6
Session 6: August 10-20

Registration begins in March and ends the day prior to the first day of the session. All lessons are 30 minutes. Each session runs Monday-Thursday for two weeks. Fridays are reserved for make-up lessons.

Facility Member: $35/session

Program Member: $65/session

SATURDAY Swim Lession Sessions

Session 1:  June 6-August 1

(No class on July 4)

Mini Session:  August 8-29

Registration begins in March and ends the day prior to the first day of the session. All lessons are 30 minutes.

Swim Lesson Descriptions

PRE-SCHOOL LEVELS:

Pike (Beginner): For children who are comfortable in the water and able to swim five feet with faces in the water and no flotation device. Children are taught to float, kick, and perform progressive arm movements across the pool.

Eel (Intermediate Beginner): Pre-requisite is ability to put face under water and 3 consecutive bobs. This class emphasizes safety, kicking techniques, floating, gliding, retrieving objects from pool bottom, introduction to paddle stroke, games and the use of IFD’s and PFD’s.

Ray / Starfish (Advanced Beginner): For children who can swim 15 feet with faces in the water and no flotation device. Reviews and improves stroke skills on front, back and side, builds endurance, and teaches treading water skills.

OLDER YOUTH LEVELS:

Polliwog (Beginner): For those uncomfortable or inexperienced in the water. Teaches basic water skills including gliding with face in water, floating and kicking.

Guppy (Advanced Beginner): For children able to swim 20 feet without a flotation device. Teaches swimming on front, back and side and breathing while swimming.

Minnow (Intermediate): Swim Placement required if you have not taken YMCA swim lessons in the last year. For children able to swim 25 yards on front and back with or without a flotation device. Teaches front crawl with rotary breathing, backstroke, sidestroke, beginning breaststroke. Because of pool depth diving will not be taught.

Fish/Flying Fish: For students who are comfortable with front and back crawl. Teaches breaststroke and butterfly. Refines stroke technique and teaches basic rescue skills.

ADULT & TEENS (13 years and up):

Beginner: Goal is to help the beginner or non-swimmer feel comfortable in the water. Participants progress at their own rate and learn methods to help overcome their reservations about the water. Breath control and the basics of floating and gliding are taught.

Intermediate: For swimmers who are comfortable on in the water but want to work on stroke technique.