One lesson at a time rather than a full 7 lesson session. Lessons are 30 min long

You’ll receive seven thirty-minute lessons with a YMCA swim lesson instructor, individualized to meet your goals.  Private lessons can be scheduled year-round, and our flexible scheduling plan allows you to schedule lessons to fit with your busy schedule.  Private lessons are ideal for participants who would prefer more specialized instruction, participants with special needs, advanced swimmers, and adults.

Ideal for siblings, friends, relatives, etc.  (Please note, the YMCA does not pair you with another person, you must register with them).  We do suggest that swimmers in semi-private lessons are similar in age and swimming ability to maximize the amount of hands-on instruction per swimmer. However, we can accommodate special requests.

Beginner lessons are ideal for those who have little to no experience in the water. During beginner lessons, we introduce basic self-rescue skills and encourage students to gain comfort in underwater exploration and develop independent movement with aid from an instructor.

Forward movement in the water, basic self-rescue skills, ability to go underwater comfortably without goggles,
floating with minimal assistance, and jumping into the pool are the main goals of Beginner Lessons.

Skills: Submerge, Front Glide, Back Glide, Water Exit, Back Float, Front Float, Jump Push Turn Grab, Swim Float Swim.

Students enrolled in Intermediate lessons should be able to go underwater comfortably without goggles,
float with minimal assistance, and jump into the pool.

Intermediate lessons encourage forward movement in the water and independent basic self-rescue skills.
Students will be introduced to rhythmic breath control, integrated arm and leg movement, and how to propel
forward on front and back.

Developing stamina, ability to go underwater comfortably without goggles, floating with minimal assistance, jumping into the pool, submerging and returning to the wall with assistance are goals of intermediate lessons.

Skills: Jump Push Turn Grab, Swim Float Swim, Front and Back Glide, Front and Back Float, Roll, Tread Water.

Students enrolled in this lesson should be able to go underwater comfortably without
goggles, float with minimal assistance and jump into the pool, submerge and return to the wall without assistance.

Students will learn to submerge and retrieve an object in chest-deep water, swim on front and back unassisted for 15 yards.

Introducing competitive strokes reinforcing water safety
through treading water and sidestroke, swimming one length of the pool unassisted on
front and back are goals of Advanced Lessons.

Skills: Submerge and retrieve object from chest deep water, Tread water 30 sec, Jump Push Turn Grab, Swim Float Swim 10yds, Roll, Front and Back Float unassisted, Front and Back Glide unassisted

Skills: Endurance swimming, Front crawl, Back crawl, Tread Water 1 min, Breaststroke, Butterfly kick, Side stroke, Resting stroke.

Advanced lessons teach students the core techniques in competitive swimming.  Great class if unsure about WAC, this will set the standard for swim team.

Students enrolled in Advanced lessons should be able to go underwater comfortably without
goggles, float with minimal assistance and jump into the pool, submerge and return to the wall without assistance.

Endurance swimming: 25’s and 50’s

Skills: Freestyle, Backstroke, Breaststroke, Butterfly, Side Stroke, Treading water, Resting Stroke

Accompanied by a parent, children learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention and the importance of supervision.

Ages 6 months to 36 months

Parent/Guardian MUST get in the water with the participant.

Skills: Blow bubbles, Front Tow, Water Exit, Roll, Back Float, Front Float