Youth Swim Lessons
We offer year round swim lessons for members and non members. For our members we offer lap and family swim, life guarding, scuba, swim team, stroke mechanics and a variety of exercise classes. The YMCA offers swim lessons for both preschool and youth. Preschool lessons are 30 minutes long and start at the age of 6 months to 5 years old. Classes are offered in our small pool year round, which is kept at 88 degrees. Preschool classes provide activities which will prepare a child to move in the water, improve strength, flexibility, coordination and self confidence. Youth classes are 45 minutes long and start at 6 years old through 15 years old. Classes are offered in our large pool year round, which is kept at 81 degrees. Youth classes prepare a child for personal safety, stroke development, personal growth and basic rescue.
Swim Lessons
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Home School Swim Lessons
$125/2-week lessons
For more information contact April Miles, 301-739-3990, x4221
Accompanied by a parent, infants, toddlers learn to be comfortable in the water and develop swim readiness skills through fun and confidence building experiences, while parents learn about water safety, drowning prevention and the importance of supervision.
Stage A Parent/Child 6 mos. and up to 3 yrs more
Stage B Parent/ Child 6 mos. and up to 3 yrs.
Preschool/Swim Basics
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
- Swim, float, swim-sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
- Jump, push, turn, grab
Preschool Water Acclimation/Pike 3 yrs to 5 yrs
Preschool Water Movement/Eels 3 yrs to 5 yrs
Preschool Water Stamina/Tadpoles 3 yrs to 5 yrs
Preschool/Swim Strokes
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills, and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
Preschool Stroke Introduction/Rays 3 yrs to 5 yrs
Preschool Stroke Development/Starfish 3 yrs to 5 yrs
Youth/Swim Basics
Students learn personal water safety and achieve basic swimming competency by learning two benchmark skills:
- Swim, float, swim-sequencing front glide, roll, back float, roll, front glide, and exit
- Jump, push, turn, grab
Water Acclimation/Polliwog Ages 6-12
Water Movement I/Goldfish Ages 6-12
Water Movement II/Guppy Ages 6-12
Water Stamina/Minnow Ages 6-12
Youth/Swim Strokes
Having mastered the fundamentals, students learn additional water safety skills, and build stroke technique, developing skills that prevent chronic disease, increase social-emotional and cognitive well-being, and foster a lifetime of physical activity.
Stroke Introduction/Fish Ages 6-12
Stroke Development/Flying Fish Ages6-12
Stroke Mechanics/Shark Ages 6-12
Lifeguarding
Ages 15 and older. In this course, students learn about the duties and responsibilities of being a lifeguard. Students also learn how to use rescue equipment, rescue a distressed swimmer, rescue an active drowning victim, rescue a passive drowning victim, and manage a suspected head injury victim.
Students must attend all the classes and pass all tests to become a certified lifeguard. In addition, participants must pass the pre-course test.
This test requires:
- 300 yards of free and/ breaststroke
- A surface dive to a depth of 7–10 feet
- Returning to the surface with a 10-pound object
- Swimming 25 yards back to the starting point
- Treading water without the use of arms for 2 minutes
When returning to the starting point, the candidate must hold the 10–pound object with both hands and must keep his or her face above the water. These practices require strenuous activity. Upon successful completion of the course, students receive an American Red Cross Lifeguard Training Certificate, which includes First Aid, and CPR for the Professional Rescuer which is valid for 2 years.
Class Starting Dates/Meeting times: Visit the front desk for a current schedule.
Material: Manual Download.
Click “Participant” Access digital materials and download life guarding manual.
You will also need a swim suit, towel, and a rescue mask.
Fee: 275.00 Members
300.00 Non Members
$75 non refundable deposit is required at the time of signing up
RECERTIFICATION LIFEGUARDING CLASS
The lifeguard course option combines online learning with in-person skill sessions conducted by a Red Cross certified swim instructor. Must be at least 15 years old by the last day of the course and successfully complete the skills pre-test: 300-yard continues swim (freestyle and/or breaststroke), tread water with no hands for 2 minutes, swim approx. 20 yards, surface dive to depth of 7-12 feet, retrieve 10lb object, kick on back carrying the object approximately 20 yards, in 1 minute and 40 seconds.
DATES: Visit the front desk for a current schedule.
FEE: $165.00 Members $190.00 Non-members
Water Safety Instructor (WSI)
During our swim instructor certification training course, you’ll learn how to help individuals enjoy their time in the water safely – and in a wide range of ways. Throughout the course we’ll focus on many key areas that can help you succeed as aquatics instructor, such as:
- Water safety at public pools, homes, natural bodies of
- Hydrodynamics, including why some things float, resistance to movement and creating movement in water, swimming efficiency and laws of levers.
- Basic safety, survival and swimming skills to help children gain water competency.
- Helping people with disabilities and other health conditions enjoy the water safely.
- Higher-level swim skills that help prepare people of all ages for any aquatic activity.
- Stroke mechanics for all competitive strokes as well as starts, turns and headfirst entries.
- Fundamentals of diving from a diving board.
Pool Operator Class
This course prepares the student to take and pass the State of Maryland Health Department Examination to become a certified swimming pool operator. Upon completion of the course and passing a required examination with a grade of 75 percent or better. Fee includes text, which is written by the course provider Aquatic Training Services. You must be at least 16 years old to register for this course.
