SHRIMP ~ Parent-Child (6 to 36 months)

A parent and child work together to provide the child with a positive first experience in the water. In this class, parents will learn the basic cues and holds to teach their children basic water skills.Fundamental skills will be introduced through songs, games and activities. The SHRIMP program prepares the child for group lessons without a parent or guardian in the water.

PIKE ~ (3 to 5 years)

PIKE is the program if your three year old is not yet ready to separate from you for swim lessons, this is the class to enroll him/her in! You will be in the water with your child while they learn pool rules, front and back floats, water entry and how to swim on the stomach. Pikes become adjusted to the water, learn basic safety skills including breath holding, paddling, floating and submerging underwater.

EEL ~ (3 to 5 years)

EEL swimmers are the advanced beginner level that reinforces PIKE skills. Your child will learn to paddle on their front, back and side without a float belt; jump in without assistance; EEL swimmers are comfortable in the water and able to swim on their own without support for a short distance. Additional endurance and skill performance will be included at this level.

RAY ~ (3 to 5 years)

The RAY level is designed for an intermediate pre-preschooler who is able to swim 30 feet on their own.The child learns to swim more independently. Children will float on front and back without a float belt; tread water with a float belt; swim front/back crawl, breaststroke, elementary backstroke, and sidestroke 20 feet without a float belt. Stroke improvement and endurance are the prime objectives.

STARFISH ~ (3 to 5 years)

This advanced class is designed for the swimmer too young to participate in the Guppy level yet ready for advanced skills. STARFISH refines strokes learned previously in RAY without a float belt; child does the font and back float for one minute and does a head first dive without assistance. Course includes an introduction to additional safety skills, increased endurance, water sports and stroke refinement.

POLLIWOG (6 and up)

This class is for the novice swimmer with little or no swimming skills or who has a fear of the water. POLLIWOG is the beginning level for school age children who have never taken YMCA lessons. The class is designed to have the child become acquainted with the water. Children will learn the fundamentals of swimming.

GUPPY ~ (6 and up)

This class is designed for children with basic swimming skills and an ability to move through the water on their own. Stroke development and skill building are learned at this level. Children will begin swimming the length of the pool. This advanced beginner class teaches your child to swim 25 yards using front/back crawl, sidestroke, elementary backstroke; front/back float for one minute; tread water for 30 seconds and learn rhythmic breathing.

MINNOW ~ (6 and up)

This intermediate level class will encourage endurance building, stroke development and safety skills. MINNOW further refines the child’s strokes and dives, as well as, increasing pool and personal safety, boating, and rescue skills. Children will learn to swim 25 yards using front/back crawl. Advanced strokes including the backstroke, breaststroke, and sidestroke will be taught.

FISH ~ (6 and up)

This class builds on previous skills by adding the butterfly stroke, first aid, basic snorkeling skills and teamwork. At this level children continue to swim strokes adding the appropriate turns and building endurance. The child will also perform floats; swim butterfly stroke; head/feet first sculling; head-first dive and swim down 6 – 8 feet.

FLYING FISH

This advanced level classes encourage stroke refinement and advanced swimming skills. Butterfly, flip-turns, and starts will be introduced. Water Polo skills, personal ground rules for risk, leadership and setting goals.

At this advanced level, children will develop the ability to perform more complex combination of swimming movements.

SHARK

At this level SHARKS continue to improve strokes and turns. SHARK students will learn inverted breaststroke, overarm sidestroke; swim 100 yards of front/back crawl with flip turn and breaststroke with turn; swim inverted breaststroke for for 50 yards; butterfly stroke for 25 yards ; 200 yards of individual medley consisting of butterfly, backstroke, breaststroke, front crawl.