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Swim Lessons
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Private Lessons
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Adult Swim Lessons
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Swim Lessons are going to give your child a chance to progress gradually through a series of levels (defined below). The YMCA Swim Lessons prides itself on incorporating the four Core Values (Caring, Honesty, Respect and Responsibility) into every level, as well as teaching the children how to swim on their own from the very beginning! These lessons are for children 3 years & older and potty trained (Excluding Water Bugs).
Please remember, openings for swim lessons are limited. If you realize your swimmer will miss several of the classes, please wait and register for the next session. Thank you for your consideration.
Current Swim Lesson Schedule
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SESSION II: Feb. 8 - 17, 2010
DAYS: Monday & Wednesday for 2 weeks
TIMES: 5:30 – 6:00 p.m., 6:00 – 6:30 p.m., 6:30 – 7:00 p.m.
SESSION III: Apr. 26 - 29, 2010
DAYS: Monday through Thursday
TIMES: 4:00 – 4:30 p.m., 4:30 – 5:00 p.m., 5:00 – 5:30 p.m.
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FEE:
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Members: $25.00
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Non-members: $45.00
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For all those who need to be recertified in CPR for the Professional Rescuer!
CLASS SCHEDULE: TBA
FEE: Member: $25.00, Non-member: $35.00
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SESSION IV: Jan. 12 - Feb. 4, 2010
SESSION V: Feb. 23 - Mar. 18, 2010
SESSION VI: Apr. 13 - May 6, 2010
DAYS: Tuesday & Thursday
TIME: 11:15 – 11:45 a.m.
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FEE:
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Members: $10.00
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Non-members: $25.00
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Lifeguard Training Course
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PREREQUISITES: Must be 15 years of age and successfully complete swimming skills test: 300 yards of Front Crawl and Breast Stroke; and successfully retrieve a brick from the bottom of the pool and swim it back to the shallow. Participants will perform the skills test the first day of class.
CLASS BEGINS: TBA
FEE: Member: $85.00, Non-member: $100.00
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Intro to Swim is for all Non-YMCA members grades K-5 who are interested in learning how to swim and be introduced to the Columbus Family YMCA. We will be offering four introductory levels of the YMCA swim lessons. The levels are Polliwog, and Guppy.
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Polliwog
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Polliwog is the beginner level for children in Kindergarten & up. The swimmers will be learning the basic swim strokes and lifesaving techniques. They will begin learning the three main strokes: front, back and side paddles.
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Guppy
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In this level, the children will be taking the next step to being a better swimmer, by learning more advanced skills and building endurance. We add to the paddles different swimming techniques, such as, using the arms in a symmetrical motion in addition to practicing the alternating paddle with rhythmic breathing.
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Diaper Dips
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Diaper Dips is designed for children 6 to 30 months, just getting used to the water. One or both parents (grandparents or guardians) are in the water with the child. We sing songs, play with ducks and balls, and “jump in”. This class is designed for little ones to enjoy the water. Swim diapers are required for those children not toilet trained.
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Parent & Perch
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Parent and Perch is for children ages 2 to 3 years that are ready to be more independent while swimming. A parent/caretaker is in the water with the child while an instructor shows how the parent should teach the child the basics of swimming.
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Water Bugs
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This class is for children 30 to 36 months old who are ready to try a swim class without a caretaker. The Water Bugs class is designed to be a transition from Diaper Dips and/or Parent & Perch to Pike (Tadpole I). These children will learn how to participate in a class and learn the basics of swimming. In a setting with more one on one attention!
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Pike (Tadpole I)
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The swimmers will be learning basic skills and strokes, such as, front, back and side paddles.
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Eel (Tadpole II)
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This level is designed to challenge the swimmers and to improve their endurance. By the end of this level the swimmers should be able to swim on their front, back and side independently for 25 yards!
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Ray (Tadpole III)
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In Ray the preschoolers will be learning the basics of some more strokes and continuing to swim longer distances. We will continue to add to the list of strokes that the children will be learning and doing!
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Starfish (Tadpole IV)
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Starfish is the most advanced preschool level. We will begin to take the beginner strokes and turn them into more advanced strokes. By the time the swimmers are done with this level they should be able to swim longer distances and with a proper technique.
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School Aged Children (Kindergarten and Up)
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Polliwog
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Polliwog is the beginner level for children in Kindergarten & up. The swimmers will be learning the basic swim strokes and lifesaving techniques. They will begin learning the three main strokes: front, back and side paddles. Swimmers may wear bubbles but it is not required.
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Guppy
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In this level, the children will be taking the next step to being a better swimmer, by learning more advanced skills and building endurance. We tweak the paddles and start using an overarm crawl stroke with the beginnings of rhythmic breathing.
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Minnow
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This level is all about endurance and polishing. They start putting all the skills previously learned into practice in swimming the whole length of the pool. The swimmers are constantly moving and always building endurance.
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Fish
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By this level the swimmers should know and perform every stroke (Front and back crawls, elementary backstroke, breaststroke, sidestroke, and butterfly kick) well. They will be swimming constantly and working on perfecting each stroke. |
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Flying Fish
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Flying Fish should be able to perform all strokes including the butterfly very well and the endurance should be very high! The new skills learned are in the front and back crawls where the swimmers learn how to do flip turns!
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Shark
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Shark is designed to help the swimmers polish their skills and swim long distances incorporating the turns learned in Flying Fish! This level also begins showing more advanced lifesaving skills.
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