For families not sure which level of swim lessons their child is ready for. If your child is not currently in swim lessons, and you want them evaluated for placement in the next session of lessons, an instructor will be on hand to make recommendations from 12:30-1:30 on Saturdays.

Come and enjoy family swim with your child and our instructor will evaluate your child’s skills and help you place them in the correct class for the upcoming session.

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.

Water movement encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently.

Students will learn:

* Swim, float, swim – sequencing front glide, roll, back float, and exit.

* Jump, push, turn, grab

Participants may only sign up for 1 session per child. Registration for multiple sessions will be refunded and taken off the roster. This is to ensure other children have a chance to get into our swim lesson program! thank you for your understanding!

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Note: Classes are 8 Classes and 30 minutes in length at Graham Aquatic Center

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of waters in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a students future progress in swimming. This level is for children ages 3-5 years old.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Make-ups will only be given for classes missed due to holidays and if the Y has to cancel a class. Make-ups will be held during the make-up week of the session.

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.

The student is not required to have any skills in the water. This class is designed for those who are not comfortable submerging or swimming without their feet on the bottom.

Students will learn:

* Swim, float, swim – sequencing front glide, roll, back float, and exit.

* Jump, push, turn, grab

Participants may only sign up for 1 session per child. Registration for multiple sessions will be refunded and taken off the roster. This is to ensure other children have a chance to get into our swim lesson program! thank you for your understanding!

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Water Acclimation is the first stage of swim lessons and focuses on beginner skills. This class is designed for those who are not comfortable submerging or swimming without their feet on the bottom.

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 if they fall in. This introductory stage builds the foundation for the child’s future progress in swimming. and the student is not required to have any water-related skills.

Students develop comfort with underwater exploration and learn to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of waters in stage 1. This stage lays the foundation that allows for a students future progress in swimming.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Make-ups will only be given for classes missed due to holidays and if the YMCA has to cancel a class.

In stage 2, students focus on body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Make-ups will only be given for classes missed due to holidays and if the Y has to cancel a class. Make-ups will be held during the break week in between sessions.

Encourages forward movement in water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Swimmers learn personal water safety and are introduced to basic swimming competencies by learning two bench mark skills:

1) Swim, Float, Swim – sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit;

2) Jump, push, turn, grab

The student should be able to happily submerge their entire head and blow bubbles under water.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

In this stage, children focus on exploring body position and control, directional change, and forward movement in the water while also continuing to practice how to safely exit in the event of falling into a body of water.

Each class is 30 minutes.  7 classes total in a session.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Our Water Movement class encourages forward movement in the water and basic self-rescue skills performed independently. Swimmers learn personal water safety and introduce basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills: 1) Swim, Float, Swim – sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit; 2) Jump, push, turn, grab

Students in Pre-school Level II should be able to happily submerge their entire head and blow bubbles underwater.

In Stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water. This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Make-ups will only be given for classes missed due to holidays and if the Y has to cancel a class. Make-ups will be held during the break week in between sessions.

Develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages. Swimmers learn personal water safety and basic swimming competency by learning two bench mark skills:

1) Swim, Float, Swim – sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front float, and exit without floatation

2) Jump, push, turn, grab

Student should be able to swim with floatation or assistance 1/2 the length of the pool and happily submerge the entire body blowing bubbles.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Water Stamina is the third stage of swim lessons and the final stage in the Swim Basics phase. In this stage, students practice swimming on the front and back independently, rolling over and treading.

Water Stamina develops intermediate self-rescue skills and swimming skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages. Swimmers learn personal water safety and introduce basic swimming competency by perfecting two bench mark skills: 1) Swim, Float, Swim – sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit; 2) Jump, push, turn, grab

Student should be able to swim with floatation or assistance 1/2 the length of the pool and happily submerge the entire body blowing bubbles.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Note: Classes are 8 Classes and 30 minutes in length at Graham Aquatic Center

Our Water Stamina class develops intermediate self-rescue skills performed at longer distances than in previous stages. Swimmers develop the ability to swim 25 yards on their front through practice with two benchmark skills: 1) Swim, Float, Swim – sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit; 2) Jump, push, turn, grab.

Students should be able to swim with flotation or assistance 1/2 the length of the pool and happily submerge the entire body, blowing bubbles.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class, no refund will be given.

*Students should be able to swim 10-15 yards independently, front float, and back float to register for this class.*

In stage 3, students learn how to swim to safety from a longer distance than in previous stages in the event of falling into a body of water.  This stage also introduces rhythmic breathing and integrated arm and leg action.

Our refund policy allows for a full refund prior to the start of the class and a 75% refund after the first class. After the start of the second class no refund will be given.

Stroke Introduction introduces basic stroke techniques in front crawl and back crawl, and reinforces water safety through treading water and elementary backstroke. Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills and build stroke technique.

Students must be able to swim on their front or back without support or flotation for half the length of the pool.