Session DatesMember RegistrationNon-Member RegistrationFall 2: October 25-December 19October 11October 18

We look forward to working with you to meet your swimming goals. Please read the following information regarding lessons at our facility.  For your specific lesson day and time, please refer back to your confirmation receipt email that was sent to you immediately after registering for lessons. Reminder of our policy/procedures to help ensure our child safety initiatives.Anyone aged 11 or younger must enter and be accompanied with an adult until you get to your class.12 and over can enter the building on their own.Everyone must check in at the front desk.If you are a Y member, simply scan your card and head to the Party Room.If you are a non- member, please check in at the front desk each time before heading to class.Please check in at the Entrance D located at the north end of the building by the Masonic Temple.Your swimmer will need to have their photo taken for their YMCA account before the first day of swim lessons for security purposes and in the case of a substitute swim instructor. Please stop by the Member Service Desk to have their photo taken today.Parents are allowed on deck the first and last day of classes only. You may observe the lesson from the Lobby Area above the pool area. An adult is required in the water for Parent/Child classes.The lessons are 40-minutes in length. Swim Instructors use a variety of instructional aides to assist participants in the learning process.We have a Universal Locker Room available for families. Showers are community, please shower with your swimsuit on. Please be timely when using changing rooms to allow others to use them.Lock your items in lockers. Do not leave your items in the changing rooms.If you have questions please contact me, I am happy to assist you. Happy Swimming! Lori KleistRegional Executive Director of Aquaticslkleist@ymca-cv.org

Learn to Swim | School Age lessons are designed for swimmers ages 6–13 and follow a structured, six-level progression that builds water safety, survival, and swimming skills in a positive, supportive environment. ​Level 1: ​Designed for participants uncomfortable in water or with limited swimming experience. Explore water safety and basic swimming skills, such as: submerging, supported front and back floats, rolling front to back and back to front, gliding, kicking, front crawl arms, and jumping in.​Level 2: Designed for participants unable to travel 2 body lengths with minimal assistance. Focus is building independence, good body control and position, forward movement, and water safety. Introduces rotary breathing, prolonged front floats, treading water, and elementary backstroke.​Level 3: Must be able to float on front and back independently for 10 seconds to enroll. Skills are performed independently, improving coordination of previous skills with longer distance in deep water. Introduces front crawl, breaststroke kick, dolphin kick, elementary backstroke, and scissor kick.​Level 4: Swimmers must be able to swim front crawl and elementary backstroke independently 15 yards to enroll. Builds endurance in front crawl, elementary backstroke, treading water with modified scissor kick. Introduces backcrawl, sidestroke, turns at wall, butterfly, breaststroke, and feet-first surface dive.​​Level 5: Swimmers must be able to swim front and back crawl 25 yards to enroll. Builds endurance and refines breaststroke, sidestroke, front crawl, back crawl, butterfly, elementary backstroke, and treading water. Introduces head-first surface dive, front crawl and back crawl flip turns, and importance of CPR/First Aid.​Level 6: Swimmers must be able to swim 50 yards front crawl and elementary backstroke to enroll. Builds endurance and refines front crawl, back crawl, elementary backstroke, butterfly, and sidestroke. Introduces butterfly and breaststroke turns, feet-first surface dive, and retrieval of object from deep water, and personal water safety. Encourage Junior Lifeguard and Swim Instructor Aide as future courses.Swim Lessons are offered year-round in session-based formats for both Members and Non-Members. Please refer to the chart below to view current and upcoming sessions, along with their registration opening dates.

Must be 6 years old to enroll in Learn to Swim Level 1. Level 1 must be passed to register for upper levels. Exceptions can be made by participating in a swim test with an aquatics director.