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

Thank you for enrolling in Group Swim Lessons at YMCA of the Chippewa Valley – Eau Claire South Branch. 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.Please check in at the Main Entrance member service desk.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 for the first and last day of classes only. You may observe lessons from the large TV around the back of the front desk. 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 very small family changing room on the pool deck which will become very busy between lessons. Please plan to arrive with swimmers in their swimsuits. If possible, use the gender appropriate locker room showers and changing areas with a parent/guardian, or stay in swimsuits for your travel home.Lock your items in lockers. Do not leave your items unattended at any time.If you have questions please contact me, I am happy to assist you.Happy Swimming! Corey MukaiAquatics DirectorEau Claire South YMCAcmukai@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.